He paired with lifelong friend Carl Reiner to create genius works including The 2,000 Year Old Man, and Brooks co-created Get Smart, the spy spoof sitcom. But Mel Brooks, who recently turned 98 ...

Fifty years ago, The Times’ Charles Champlin spoke to Mel Brooks for the opening of his feature directing debut, “The Producers,” starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder. In 2001, it would be ...

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, who turned ...

For more casual styles, the collection offers a matching navy hoodie and sweat pants, both printed with bold white Brooks Brothers word marks. Striped ringer tees offered in Navy, Grey ...

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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, ...

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 ...

80th Anniversary Collection is also on sale for just $50 (was $90), and it offers really good value for money as you're getting 18 animated Batman movies on Blu-ray. While these are regular 1080p ...

You can read more about the big move for the Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan musical comedy here and about casting for the West End production here. This week WhatsOnStage secretly met up with the Menier ...

Following the 2x Oscar winner’s death at age 95, writer-director Mel Brooks reminisced about working with Hackman on his Academy Award-nominated 1974 comedy classic Young Frankenstein.

Although Gene Hackman‘s legacy includes a myriad of masterful dramatic performances, he also managed to elicit some laughs during his storied career. Starring the late Wilder as the titular ...

He lived a long life and left an amazing legacy. May he rest in peace.” Young Frankenstein director Mel Brooks wrote: “I was privileged to know Gene Hackman because he played tennis with ...