1974 was a good year for one of the greatest comedy pairings in cinema history, with Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder ... his socialite fiancee Elizabeth (Madeline Kahn) behind. Once in the legendary ...

After 30 years, I finally got to see the entirety of Mel Brooks' History ... to distract the Roman guards! Madeline Kahn and Cloris Leachman also contribute their funny selves to good effect and then ...

These are my favorite films from 1974, which is clearly THE year for Mel Brooks! I can barely pick between the top two titles—Mel Brooks’ and Gene Wilder’s brilliant classic horror spoof “Young ...

Cleavon Little, left, as Sheriff Bart and Gene Wilder as the Waco Kid in Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles." Where, oh, where have we seen this horribly bad, really bad movie before? Are we really ...

I just made a massive two-part video about Awesome Movies from the 70s/80s/90s that were turned into awful tv shows. And while stumbling through my memories -- and doing research -- I came across ...

When Melvin Kaminsky arrived in Europe with a field artillery unit, he thought he would be a radio operator. In need of combat engineers, though, the Army noticed the young private's military ...

"[Mel Brooks] said, 'I'm working on a musical based on my movie The Producers, and I think you and Marty Short are the only two people in the world to play those parts,'" Lane recalled ...

A period piece set in the Great Depression, it uses generic conventions, including from road movies, to show poverty ... Delight (played with relish by Madeline Kahn). Paper Moon is held together ...

So, if you want to read a book about the process of becoming a success in Hollywood, then you can find worse guides than Mel Brooks. I’ve talked a lot about directors, but no movie would be ...

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Madeline Kahn was nominated but did not win.

Danielle Brooks, known for her roles in "The Color Purple" and "Orange Is The New Black," stars in the hit film "A Minecraft Movie." Brooks' costume in the movie features orange and purple as a ...