The only actor Mel Brooks worked with that he didn’t find funny: “We are cutting that line”
Mel Brooks didn't want one of his actors to get any funny lines because he thought they couldn't handle it, and giving them a ...
The only comedy line Mel Brooks refused to cross: “It’s true, there is a limit”
Most things are fair game for comedy, but Mel Brooks has always maintained the one line that he's refused to cross in the name of a laugh.
Director Désirée Nosbusch Brings ‘Poison,’ Roth and Dyrholm Home, Recalling Mel Brooks’ Advice
The all-round talent screened her fiction feature debut as a director at the Luxembourg City Film Festival: "I have Trine ...
Barry Levinson on the ‘Diner’ TV Series That Never Was — and How Mel Brooks Inspired the Movie
Alto Knights' director Barry Levinson on his abandoned 'Diner' series with James Spader and Michael Madsen in Kevin Bacon and ...
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Mel Brooks thought there was ‘no reason’ to make The Producers into a musical
US actor and writer Mel Brooks has said he thought there was “no reason” to make his 1967 hit film The Producers into a musical. The 98-year-old, who won an original screenplay Oscar for the film, ...
Mel Brooks Recalls Gene Hackman’s “Perfect” ‘Young Frankenstein’ Performance: “I Was Over The Moon”
Although Gene Hackman‘s legacy includes a myriad of masterful dramatic performances, he also managed to elicit some laughs during his storied career. Following the 2x Oscar winner’s death at age 95, ...
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Last year the Colorado legislature voted to exempt itself from large portions of our beloved Open Meetings Law because, as ...
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Young Frankenstein: 12 Stories of Mel Brooks’ Monster Hit Coming Alive
The Mel Brooks classic Young Frankenstein turns 50 this month. Here are 12 stories of how it came alive.... alive! Cleavon Little (L) and Gene Wilder in Blazing Saddles. Warner Bros. Brooks ...
Gene Hackman Death: Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood Mourn “Inspiring and Magnificent” Two-Time Oscar Winner
The 'French Connection' and 'Hoosiers' star was found dead, along with his wife and their dog, at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Mel Brooks Thought There Was “No Reason To Make ‘The Producers’ Into A Musical”
The musical adaptation of the film version of The Producers is one of Mel Brooks’ greatest successes, but the veteran comedian has revealed it nearly didn’t happen. He wasn’t sure his 1967 ...