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Mel Brooks
May 15, 2019 | Leave a Comment
Director, writer, and actor Mel Brooks won an Emmy in 1967 for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety for The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special. He went on to win an Academy Award two years late...
Pete’s Dragon a timeless tale – Blu-ray review
November 29, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Reviewer Alexandra Heilbron gives her thoughts on the heartwarming movie Pete’s Dragon, which is now available on DVD and Blu-ray. Check out the bonus features!
John Hurt – Spaceballs
August 17, 2021 | Leave a Comment
Mel Brooks' classic 1987 sci-fi spoof Spaceballs is without a doubt one of the more memorable comedies of the '80s. Taking jabs at practically every major hit, it's no surprise then that one such film was Ridley Scott's sci-f...
Robin Hood (2018)
June 23, 2021 | Leave a Comment
Similar to the legend of King Arthur, Robin Hood is a character that Hollywood has tried to adapt multiple times with different levels of success. Hollywood tried to give it a grounded, historical feel with Ridley Scott's 201...
Get Smart (1965-1970)
May 10, 2018 | Leave a Comment
Even in the 1960s, people laughed at James Bond and the secret agent genre. Mel Brooks sensed an opportunity and created the television series Get Smart. Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) stars as a clumsy secret agent. Phones are hi...
Spaceballs (1987)
March 22, 2017 | Comments Off on Spaceballs (1987)
Mel Brooks' Spaceballs wasn't nominated for any Oscars as many of the other films in this gallery were. But it manages to make space a place where comedy can be just as common as shooting stars or free-traveling asteroids. Wi...
Gene Wilder dead at 83
August 29, 2016 | 7 Comments
Legendary Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory actor and comedian Gene Wilder has died at age 83.
New on DVD: The Martian, Hotel Transylvania 2 and more!
January 12, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Check out the wide array of DVDs and Blu-rays releasing today – January 12, 2016 – including The Martian, Hotel Transylvania 2, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension and more!
Amy Schumer on the right track in Trainwreck – DVD review
November 10, 2015 | 3 Comments
Before seeing Trainwreck, I was only vaguely aware of Amy Schumer as a comedian. I did not have high hopes for this film and went in with tunnel vision. Yes, she is crass. And yes, pretty much anything goes. Sometimes, you...
New releases this weekend – The Intern, Hotel Transylvania 2 and more!
September 25, 2015 | 1 Comment
This weekend offers a roster of films ranging from comedy and drama to horror and true story. Make a choice and go see one, or all of them! Robert De Niro is The Intern, a 70-year-old widower, unhappily retired in this Nor...