I was 15 and probably looked about 11 when "Blazing Saddles" was released in 1974, but my buddies and I had no trouble buying movie tickets. The kid at the counter was no cop, and the sweet lady ...
Blazing Saddles, The Terminator, and North by Northwest are all getting 4K Ultra HD releases. In honor of Blazing Saddles’ 50th anniversary, North by Northwest’s 65th anniversary, and The Terminator’s ...
Fifty years ago, actor and director Mel Brooks released what many consider to be one of the greatest films in American cinema, “Blazing Saddles,” a movie that highlighted the struggles of the American ...
Let's look back at Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles as the comedy icon celebrates his 98th birthday this month. The film, released 50 years ago this year, is widely considered one of the funniest movies of ...
1974 was a cultural pivot point. The optimism of earlier decades had burned away in the wake of Vietnam and Watergate, ...
This year's 15th annual TCM Film Festival will celebrate EGOT winner Mel Brooks, specifically highlighting his trailblazing parody, Spaceballs. The writer, director, producer, actor, and playwright is ...
A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne ...
The Emmy winner penned jokes for Flip Wilson, Marlo Thomas and Luciano Pavarotti and worked often with Mel Brooks. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor While working as a writer on a 1972 CBS special, ...