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Walk This Way: Nine-Disc Mel Brooks Blu-ray Set!
27 October 2009 4:48 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
If you're a fan of the irreplaceable and wonderful Mel Brooks, chances are you've already got The Mel Brooks Collection -- a DVD box jam-packed with most of the directors classic films. I already double-dipped to get them all in one spot, in space-saving super-slim cases, but now there's a collection worthy of a double or triple dip. And -- darn you all! -- yet another reason to get a Blu-ray player.
As DVD Snapshot shares, there's a new The Mel Brooks Collection on the way, and this time in glorious Blu-ray. But it's not just the old collection in high definition. It's the same roster +1 -- the film that was surprisingly lacking from the first release -- Spaceballs. That means, vacuum cleaner intergalactic hijinx along with Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety, History of the World Part I, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Silent Movie, To Be or Not to Be, »
- Monika Bartyzel
What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #12
11 October 2009 1:08 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Okay, so I didn't watch only these two movies, but I have a few movies I am saving for actual reviews including the new Natural Born Killers Blu-ray and Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding which hits Criterion Blu-ray on October 20. While Monsoon Wedding will be a traditional review, I hope to encourage some conversation when I post my commentary on Natural Born Killers.
As always, remember you can keep tabs on my personal Netflix queue right here. I now have 50 friends on the movie rental site and would love to have a few more if those of you out there with accounts are interested. Now, here's the recap of my week in movies...
The Thaw (2009) Quick Thoughts: I already mentioned the Ghost House Collection this was a part of in my DVD/Blu-ray round-up last tuesday and Sara reviewed all four films from the collection last week. I finally got »
- Brad Brevet
Classic Cameos: Count Basie, 'Blazing Saddles'
8 October 2009 11:45 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Jazz fans may appreciate Count Basie more than the rest of us, but the jazz pianist's cameo in Blazing Saddles is pretty funny even if you don't know much about him. It's all part of the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy's shtick that plays with conventional aspects of Hollywood films, culminating in the sidesplitting climactic sequence that blends movie sets, pie fights and Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
The Count Basie cameo occurs fairly early in Blazing Saddles. Bart (Cleavon Little) is headed to the Old West town of Rock Ridge as the new sheriff, dressed to the nines. Count Basie's signature jazz number, "April in Paris," plays in the background, highlighting Bart's urbane demeanor. And as Bart rides across the prairie, he encounters ... Count Basie and his orchestra, performing "April in Paris" right there on the frontier. It's one of the more subtle laughs in the film, but it never fails to amuse me, »
- Jette Kernion
There's No Place Like Blu-Ray For 'Wizard Of Oz,' In The DVD Report For Tuesday, September 29
29 September 2009 3:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Rare is the occasion where the week biggest release isn't a new blockbuster but rather a septuagenarian, but that's the case this time as a young girl from Kanas eclipses anything New Hollywood has to throw at us. This is your DVD Report for Tuesday, September 29, 2009.
Since the advent of Blu-ray, studios have casually mined their catalogues for suitable re-releases, and while the results have often been notable, they're usually nothing to stop the presses over. But every once in a while, that little extra effort is made that blows something out of the water and we get something like MGM's timeless "The Wizard of Oz," which breezes into its 70th birthday with one of the best Blu-ray collections of all time.
Presented in a large hardbound rectangular case, the 70th Anniversary Edition of "Oz" comes as a three-disc Blu-ray set featuring a whopping 20+ hours of bonus content, and is »
- Brian Jacks
Five Flicks For Ringing In The Jewish New Year During Your Rosh Hashana Celebrations
18 September 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
This weekend, my people will gather will their families to celebrate the high holy holiday of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. Following the weekend festivities, Jews enter into a week of repentence, concluding with a day of fasting on Yom Kippur.
Technically, you're not supposed to be watching TV during Rosh Hashana, a certified "day of rest." I was raised in a reformed household though, so we play by a looser set of rules than more observant practitioners. Togetherness in my own family is usually punctuated by a movie or two. And since the Coen brothers' intensely Jewish "A Serious Man" doesn't hit theaters for a few more weeks, we've got to make do with what's watchable at home. Here are a few suggestions to bring along for your own gatherings...
Editor's note: Follow this link if you're having trouble deciphering the Yinglish.
Nothing makes »
- Adam Rosenberg
9 Mel Brooks Movies Bundled for Blu-ray
18 September 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
Online retailers DVDEmpire.com and Amazon.com have both added active pre-order listings for The Mel Brooks Collection on Blu-ray Disc with an Srp of $139.99. Per the listings, the 9-disc set will include previously released Brooks' films on Blu-ray Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs and Young Frankenstein, along with newcomers High Anxiety, History Of The World Part I, Robin Hood: Men In Tights, Silent Movie, To Be Or Not To Be and The Twelve Chairs. A little trivia: Robin Hood: Men in Tights will mark the fourth Robin Hood adventure to appear on Blu-ray. The first three are The Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves with Kevin Costner and the first season of BBC's Robin Hood television show. Pre-order The Mel Brooks Collection on Blu-ray at Amazon.com. »
2,000+ Words for the 2,000 Year Old Man: Mel Brooks Is Saluted by the Academy
25 July 2009 3:13 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
In early 1978, a child wandered into a now-razed mall cinema somewhere in the Midwest, ponied up $3.50 at the box office, and discovered that he had arrived early for his intended screening of Mel Brooks' consciousness-altering Hitchcock spoof, High Anxiety. Naturally, the child peeked at the tail end of the previous screening -- and felt a keen sense of spiritual expansion as a subtle crane shot aiming for the actors suddenly smashes, very awkwardly for all concerned, through a window! The child was me, and my perception of cinema was irrevocably altered. I loved every frame of the next screening, and -- catching up to the rest of the world who had caught on with Mel's astounding 1974 double-play of Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein -- I became aware of a genius. My angle on Oscar. (photo: Gregory Weinkauf) That genius --... »
- Gregory Weinkauf
Young Mel-enstein: How Brooks Broke Into Show Biz
21 July 2009 12:51 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Mel Brooks (to Eric Estrin)
When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences stages its tribute to Mel Brooks on Friday, it will be honoring one of only 12 people to have won all four major show business awards -- Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Grammy. Brooks has repeatedly reinvented his career, going from TV sketch writer to half of the classic “2000 Year Old Man” standup routine (with Carl Reiner) to multi-hyphenated filmmaker to Broadway impresario. Along the way, he created three of the AFI’s Top 20 movie comedies, “The Producers,” “Blazing Saddles” and “Young Franke... »
- Lew Harris
Young Mel-enstein: How Brooks Crashed Showbiz
21 July 2009 12:46 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
"I'm mortified. So I walk down to the floodlights, and I say to the audience, 'Hey, this is my first job as an actor, I’m really only 14.'"
By Mel Brooks (to Eric Estrin)
When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences stages its tribute to Mel Brooks on Friday, it will be honoring one of only 12 people to have won all four major show business awards -- Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Grammy. Brooks has repeatedly reinvented his career, going from TV sketch writer to half of the classic “2000 Year Old Man” standup routine (with Carl Reiner) to multi-hyphenated filmmaker to Broadway impresario. Along the way, he created three of the AFI’s Top 20 movie comedies, “The Producers,” “Blazing Saddles” and “Young Franke... »
- Lew Harris
Social Security Comes To Cape May Stage With Lynn & Ronald Cohen 7/22-8/29
9 July 2009 12:39 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Cape May Stage continues to build its artistic momentum as it presents Social Security, starring a strong ensemble of some of the most accomplished actors ever to grace its stage. Real-life couple Lynn & Ronald Cohen's natural chemistry creates comedic fireworks in this smart, fast-paced contemporary play. Written by acclaimed screenwriter, Andrew Bergman, (Blazing Saddles, Soapdish, Fletch, The In-Laws) this comedy set in the pretentious world of the New York City art scene promises laughs from start to finish. »
Top Ten Movies Midway Through 2009
8 July 2009 4:00 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Top Ten Movies Midway Through 2009 Last year I did a mid-way top ten and only two of the films on that list (Wall-e and In Bruges) made my year end top ten. How many of this year's mid-way ten will make it? Judging by tomorrow's list of the 20 films I am anticipating over the next six months I wouldn't be surprised if the list changes drastically, but that is then... this is now. Photo: 20th Century Fox / Focus Features / Sony Classics / Summit Entertainment / Miramax Before we get to the list of ten I have a few that just missed the cut starting with Adventureland, which is actually my #11 selection and the first one to miss the top ten. As a matter of fact it is almost interchangeable with my #10 selection. But over the years I have grown to hate the idea of a tie in these kind of lists so »
- Brad Brevet
Mel Brooks To Be Honored By Academy On July 24
2 July 2009 6:45 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles will be honoring Mel Brooks on July 24. The actor, director, composer and writer will be hailed by a star-studded tribute.
Stars such as Richard Benjamin, Tracey Ulman, Lesley Ann Warren, Cloris Leachman and Carl Reiner will pay tribute to the comedian. The event will be hosted by Leonard Maltin and will be held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater at 8:00 pm.
The evening will include film clips and personal stories from Mel's friends and artistic collaborators. Brooks film credits include "The Producers," "Blazing Saddles," "Young Frankenstein," "Spaceballs," "Life Stinks" and many, many more.
During Brooks' career, he has won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award. There are only 11 other people that can boast all of these awards in the industry.
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[DVD Review] Spaceballs
2 July 2009 2:15 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
If you ask someone what their favorite Sci-fi spoof movie is, chances are Spaceballs will be mentioned. It’s the as-of-yet unmatched parody of Star Wars (and Star Trek, etc.) that just can’t seem to be replaced. It’s not even Mel Brooks’s best work, but it has a stranglehold on the genre. Brooks has a comic sensibility that many filmmakers can only dream of: the timing is perfect, the casting is always top-notch and the scripts have that necessary balance of self-importance and ridiculous notion to keep the entire scramble of a genre in one piece. Unfortunately, Spaceballs seems to grow dimmer as opposed to brighter as time marches on – but that has a lot to do with Mel’s self-professed, basic principle of parody: you can’t parody what you don’t love. Alas, the world has fallen out of love with Star Wars and Spaceballs feels it. »
- Lex Walker
Vanishing Point
1 July 2009 2:34 AM, PDT | Latemag.com/film | See recent LateFilmFull news »
In case your wondering I'm talking about the 1971 classic and Viggo Mortensen made for TV re-make which I have not seen and pretty much have no interest in seeing either. Having just watched Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (A film which I like), it was time to throw on Vanishing Point (A film I love). Vanishing Point is another film with a simple premise, but one which is given a near perfect execution. Barry Newman (City on Fire, The Limey) stars as "Kowalski" (No first name is ever used). Kowalski is a man who has had a varied career from military service in Vietnam, a cop, a speedway motorcycle rider, a Nascar driver and now he delivers cars across the states.
Arriving in Denver with a car to drop off "Kowalski" decides against the advice of the guy at the depot to pick up another car and drive right back to San Francisco. »
- Leigh
Birthday Bash: Impossible Missions, Punch-Outs And Red Carpet Antics Are Causes For Celebration
29 June 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Just as everyone has an opinion, a favorite meal and a nose — albeit a fake one at times — so too does everyone have a birthday. Even celebrities. Here at Birthday Bash, it’s my mission to salute the fine actors, filmmakers and other Hollywood heroes that are celebrating their special day this week. After all, it’s cheaper than mailing a cake.
This week is jam-packed with birthday celebrations — so many, in fact, that I just couldn’t include them all. Still, there are some personalities who I found impossible to ignore…
Gary Busey (June 29): The current generation of moviegoers might only know Gary Busey for bear-hugging and smooching Jennifer Garner on the 2008 Academy Awards red carpet, or perhaps for his stint on “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.” But there’s a plethora of Busey performances that are truly must-see fare, such as his turns as Mr. Joshua in “Lethal Weapon, »
- Josh Wigler
Top Ten Greatest Movie Punches
1 June 2009 12:46 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Top 10 Greatest Movie Punches Although I am sure most of you have already seen the trailer for this weekend's release of The Hangover, I have included it to the right just in case as it served as the inspiration for this top ten list thanks to the right hook Mike Tyson delivers to Zach Galifianakis laying him out for a ten count. The clip got me to thinking about the best punches I have seen landed in movies and those that have stuck with me. Since I hadn't seen The Hangover prior to posting this list I have no idea if Tyson's blow would have made it, but I think I have gathered a collection of ten knockdowns worthy of consideration. Just to clarify, this is a list of my personal favorite single punches thrown in movies. One punch and done. While other punches may surround the ones I »
- Brad Brevet
Drew’s Movie News: Dazed and Confused sequel / Deadpool / Wolverine 2
8 May 2009 11:14 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Dom DeLuise, the iconic character actor, died this week at the age of 75. Whilst perusing his many obituaries, I was struck by Reuters opening paragraph: "Dom DeLuise, the U.S. comic actor who gained fame on television and in movies such as "Blazing Saddles" and "Smokey and the Bandit II," has died..." The first is a comic classic, but the latter? DeLuise was never an A-Lister, but the man was in four Mel Brooks comedies including the revered "History of the World, part 1." He was also in both "The Cannonball Run" movies, silly yet high profile car chase comedies(the first being more revered than the second). "...He gained widespread fame on the Dean Martin Show as "Dominick the Great," a magician whose act routinely went wrong." It seems really random to put "Smokey 2" in the first line of someone's obit, when you have several more high profile and influential projects to choose from. »
- Ricky
Dom DeLuise Passes Away
6 May 2009 2:33 AM, PDT | The Humor Mill | See recent The Humor Mill news »
Comedian and actor Dom DeLuise died Monday night, passing away in his sleep after a long illness. He was 75. With a stage, film and television career spanning 50 years, Dom is remembered for his comedic film roles starring opposite his best friend Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit II (1980), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and the Cannonball Run films from 1981 and 1984. Dom also starred in such hilarious Mel Brooks' films as Blazing Saddles (1974), History of the World Part I, Spaceballs (1987) and Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993). On television, Dom appeared on The Dean Martin Show for eight years and did unforgettable stints on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and The Flip Wilson Show. He also was an occasional substitute stand-in for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show and in 1991 was the host of The New Candid Camera. In addition to his prolific entertainment career, Dom was an accomplished chef, »
- noreply@blogger.com (The Humor Mill Magazine)
Dom DeLuise Has Died
6 May 2009 2:33 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Dom DeLuise, the jovial comedy star who brightened up many a Mel Brooks movie, has died at the age of 75.The actor passed away on Monday evening at St. John’s Health Centre in Santa Monica, surrounded by his wife, Carol, and their three sons, Peter, Michael and David.The portly funnyman was best-known for his energetic appearances in several Brooks films, including Silent Movie, History Of The World Part I and, of course, Blazing Saddles, where he appeared near the end, conducting the film’s infamous ‘French Mistake’ dance number.“Dom DeLuise was a big man in every way," said Brooks, in a statement. “He was big in size and created big laughter and joy. He will be missed in a very big way.”DeLuise’s career was also defined by another partnership with Burt Reynolds, with the two appearing together in the knockabout comedies, The End, The Cannonball Run and Cannonball Run II, »
Dom DeLuise's Funniest Film Roles (Video)
5 May 2009 10:19 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Dom DeLuise, a comedy great, died Monday night after a long illness. He is survived by sons Michael, Peter and David, and dozens of hilarious films. His most memorable performances were often in the hands of writer-director-actor Mel Brooks who cast him in "The Twelve Chairs," "Blazing Saddles," "Silent Movie," "History of the World Part I," "Spaceballs," and "Robin Hood: Men in Tights." Here are some of his most memorable film roles from an expansive career... Blazing Saddles (1974) DeLuise played Buddy Bizarre, a musical director whose set is interrupted by the fight between the townsfolk and Lamarr's army of thugs. It's one of the few times you see him dancing, which is (obviously) hilarious. Watch: Cannonball Run (1981) DeLuise played Victor Prinzim, a mild-mannered mechanic with a crazed alter-ego named "Captain Chaos." We meet Victor about 4 minutes into this clip when... »
- Huffington Post
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