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Cruelty at the Core of American Comedy: On ‘Funny Man: Mel Brooks’
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Cruelty at the Core of American Comedy: On ‘Funny Man: Mel Brooks’

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 / 1 April 2019

Gross-out comedies like Paul Feig's Bridesmaids and boy-child juvenilia from the worlds of Adam Sandler and Judd Apatow would be nowhere without the standard set by Mel Brooks.

‘Young Frankenstein’ and Gene Wilder’s Neighing Legacy
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‘Young Frankenstein’ and Gene Wilder’s Neighing Legacy

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 / 1 September 2016
Young Frankenstein is a key film in Wilder’s cinematic legacy, and we are part of Wilder’s legacy every time we quote (even "neigh") Young Frankenstein.
‘Panic Button’ Needs More Panic
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‘Panic Button’ Needs More Panic

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 / 1 April 2015
As this obscure Warner Archive reissue proves, sometimes a film falls to obscurity for a reason.
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‘American Masters: Mel Brooks: Make a Noise’ Is a Fitting, Funny Salute to the Masterful Comic

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 / 23 May 2013
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He’s a Funny Old Man: ‘The Incredible Mel Brooks’

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 / 20 November 2012
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Where’s Woody?

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 / 19 June 2011
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Three Mel Brooks Films Now on Blu-ray — Alas, They’re Not the Best of Brooks

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 / 6 July 2010
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The 2000 Year Old Man: The Complete History

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 / 3 February 2010
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The Dick Cavett Show: Comic Legends

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 / 20 February 2006
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Robots (2005)

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 / 11 March 2005
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Broadway: The American Musical

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 / 27 October 2004