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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Davis Musical Theater’s Mel Brooks musical ‘Young Frankenstein’ review
Davis Musical Theater presents a laugh-out-loud comedic musical “Young Frankenstein,” based on the Mel Brooks movie from 1974. The shows run now through March 30, on Fridays and ...
The only actor Mel Brooks called perfect: “Needless to say, I was over the moon”
The only actor Mel Brooks called perfect was Gene Hackman, who delivered a legendarily hilarious cameo as a blind priest in 1974's 'Young Frankenstein.' ...
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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Mel Brooks recalls Gene Hackman's "perfect" 'Young Frankenstein' performance
Although Gene Hackman left a legacy of outstanding dramatic performances, he also managed to elicit some laughs throughout his illustrious career. Writer-director Mel Brooks reminisced about working ...
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‘It’s a perfectly good little movie’: 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 ...
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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 ...