Mel Brooks Movies

Micke is a total film nerd, who would be rather sitting home watching violent action movies than to be outside drinking and hanging out with friends....

With a career spanning nine decades, EGOT winner Mel Brooks is the master of parody and comedy. From Brooklyn, live TV (with Sid Caesar) and...

Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lear brought primetime into step with the times....

Seminal TV special about two groups of children, one in New York City and the other in Moscow, who befriend each other over a satellite connection...

Broad satire and buffoonery presented as a series of movie trailers. Among the titles and subjects are: "The Howard Huge Story", "Skate-boarders from...

"Mickey's 50" is a 90-minute special that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on November 19, 1978. The special was made to commemorate the 50th...

An in-depth look at artist/filmmaker David Lynch's movies, paintings, drawings, photographs, and various other works of art. Features interview...

A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.

Working largely uncredited in the Hollywood system, storyboard artist Harold and film researcher Lillian left an indelible mark on classics by Alfred...

A feature documentary on the life, career, and theatrical legacy of three-time Emmy and three-time Tony Award-winning actor Nathan Lane. The film...

Documentary on the making of Mel Brooks' classic comedy "History of the World, Part 1."

In this visual essay, Charles Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance, author of "Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema", draws upon a wealth of photography as well...

A feature documentary profiling the most revered screenwriter in movie history, Paddy Chayefsky stands alone as the only writer to win three solo...

Mary Shelley created a monster in 1818, and writers, actors and filmmakers haven't been able to get enough of it ever since. The history of the...

Profile of the producer and former studio head of 20th Century Fox in the 1970s, Alan Ladd Jr.

The 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee...

At the age of 91, Mel Brooks is unstoppable, with his musical "Young Frankenstein" opening to great critical acclaim in London in late 2017. Alan...

The cast of "Blazing Saddles" discusses salient points of the movie and its place in modern culture.

Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming wealthy old biddies to invest in a production many...

A five-minute film for The Disney-MGM Studios combining live-action and animation. Mickey Mouse recalls his first big audition and subsequent...