Editor’s Note: Noah Berlatsky (@nberlat) is a freelance writer in Chicago. The views expressed here are his own. View more opinion on CNN. On social media at least, Mel Brooks’ classic “Blazing ...
It was “too dirty” for John Wayne to accept a part. Too “disgusting and vulgar” for Ted Ashley, the chairman of Warner Brothers, who threatened to “bury” the film. But director Mel Brooks stuck to his ...
Fifty years ago, actor and director Mel Brooks released what many consider to be one of the greatest films in American cinema, “Blazing Saddles,” a movie that highlighted the struggles of the American ...
In 1974, Mel Brooks, Cleavon Little Jr, and Gene Wilder captivated audiences around the world through the release of the hit comedy Western, Blazing Saddles. A celebration of political incorrectness, ...
If anyone knows how to make a comedy, it's Mel Brooks. His body of work is rife with comedy classics like Young Frankenstein and Spaceballs, the latter of which has a sequel — at last — in production ...
Mel Brooks' satirical Western Blazing Saddles got mixed reviews when it opened in February 1974, but it became the year's biggest box office hit. Above, Cleavon Little, left, as Sheriff Bart and Gene ...
Namwene Mukabwa is a Collider author based in Nairobi, Kenya. He has a penchant for Westerns, classics, historical, and underrated movies and television series. He became hooked on screens at the age ...
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