I recent site visitor brought the following Film Society of Lincoln Center Anne Bancroft Film Festival to my attention.  It’s taking place in NY from March 8-11th with a notable appearances by Patty Duke, Mike Nichols, Neil Simon, and Marsha Norman. I’m not as familiar with Marsha Norman’s work, but Neil Simon, Patty Duke (’cause […]

Today the world said goodbye to Dom DeLuise. Dom was a “regular,” and it was always fun to see where he might pop up in the latest Brooks feature. I will always remember him for his roles in Blazing Saddles, as the flamboyant director, and History of the World Part I, as the emperor. Dom […]

Hi All,
Wow, move over Lehman Brothers, we’re all in for quite a treat! Jim Benson has posted a new episode of his TV Time Machine Radio Show with Mel Brooks… and it clocks in at over an hour! It’s full of great clips that most fans have not heard for as far back as 60 […]

Just a quick update today. I’ve added, to the Print Page, the Writer’s Guild of America West OnWriting issue featuring an interview with Mel & Tom Meehan. The great thing about this interview is that its intended audience are writers, so the material is a bit different than the standard press interview. In addition, there […]

Hey all, just finished transcribing a few old NPR shows. Check them out on the Print page. If you’ve still got your hearing I’ve included links to the original NPR pages with streaming audio on each transcript.
Aug 18th 2004 NPR Morning Edition - Susan Stramberg talks with Mel about The Producers in Washington DC, […]