Mel Brooks

'Newlywed Game' with Sherri Shepherd heads to Bounce TV

2013-05-21 13:13:00

"The Newlywed Game" is renewing its TV vows. Episodes of the veteran game show that pits newly married couples against each other are being revived on Bounce TV, which is geared toward African Americans. The series, which first premiered on ABC in 1965,...

Review: 'Mel Brooks: Make a Noise' on PBS' 'American Masters'

2013-05-20 13:26:00

"Do I get paid for this?" says Mel Brooks at the end of Robert Trachtenberg's biographical documentary, "Mel Brooks: Make a Noise," premiering Monday as part of the PBS series "American Masters." "If this program was called 'Dutch Masters,' I'd have boxes...

Scorsese to present AFI Life Achievement Award to Mel Brooks

2013-05-20 06:00:00

Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese ("The Departed," "Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull," "Hugo") will present the American Film Institute's 41st Life Achievement Award to comedy master Mel Brooks at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on June 6. Scorsese...

TV Picks: 'North America,' 'Ghost Army,' 'Mad Men,' Mel Brooks

2013-05-16 16:06:00

"North America" (Discovery Channel, Sunday). The latest blockbuster nature documentary to justify your purchase of an HDTV (see also "Planet Earth," "Life," "Frozen Planet," "Africa") is the seven-part "North America." There are some hectoring musical...

Oscar outdoor summer screenings open with 'Much Ado About Nothing'

2013-05-15 15:19:00

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will resume its summer screening series on June 5 with the showing of Joss Whedon's 2012 adaptation of "Much Ado About Nothing." The screening will be one of 25 events scheduled from June to August at...

William Friedkin takes a high-speech chase through his career

2013-05-12 13:45:00

Filmmaker William Friedkin, who's best known for such landmark films as "The French Connection" and "The Exorcist" in the early '70s, looks back on a long career directing movies, opera and theater in his new memoir, "The Friedkin Connection." Why do...

Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival opens with the comedy 'Putzel'

2013-05-12 14:00:00

The romantic comedy "Putzel," starring Melanie Lynskey and Susie Essman, will have its L.A. premiere as the opening night presentation at the eighth� Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival on June 1 at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. Other films...

Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner and Judd Apatow kick off #Comedyfest

2013-04-30 19:04:00

Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, joined in comedy history as the 2,000-year-old man and his interviewer, and joined at the hip in life, made a tandem, two-headed appearance Monday afternoon at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills. With Judd Apatow as...

Rediscover 'I Am Suzanne!' 'The Desert Song' at TCM film fest

2013-04-25 16:16:00

The TCM Classic Film Festival is screening several vintage blockbusters this weekend in Hollywood, including “The Great Escape,” “My Fair Lady” and “Giant.” But peppered among these classics are films that don’t...

Old movies still draw a crowd

2013-04-19 08:00:00

When it comes to old films, Robert Osborne is hard to stump. But this time he had to consult his notes. "Hold on, it's so obscure, even I don't remember the name of it," said Osborne, who has served as the main on-air host of Turner Classic Movies for...

Absolute lock-down predictions for the Dodgers' 2013 season

2013-04-01 06:40:00

Here is this year’s list of 25 things I positively guarantee will happen with the Dodgers this season. If you will examine last year’s list of predictions, you will note I hit every single one. It’s a gift. 1. On opening day fans...

'Temptation's' Renée Taylor just has to laugh at it all

2013-03-27 07:30:00

This post has been corrected. See note below for details. Ren�e Taylor is a very funny lady known for such comedic roles as Eva Braun in Mel Brooks' 1968 classic "The Producers," Fran Drescher's ultimate Jewish mother on "The Nanny" and Brian Benben's...

8 p.m. Monday, May 20, PBS At 86, Mel Brooks busts any desirable demo, but this new "American Masters" special shows the comedy master behind "The Producers," "Blazing Saddles," "Young Frankenstein," "Spaceballs," "Get Smart" and my personal favorite, "History of the World: Part I," still knows

2013-05-20 06:49:00

Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks open #Comedyfest, co-hosted by Comedy Central and Twitter.

2013-04-30 18:38:23

Chappelle landed his first major role in Mel Brooks' 1993 Robin Hood spoof, playing Ahchoo, one of Robin's men in tights, when he was only 19 years old. The movie was met with mixed reviews, but has since developed a cult following.

2013-03-05 10:32:36