Thanks to fan Alan N. for sending the following link which contains a gross amount of pictures, exactly 144 when I checked, from the Mel Brooks Hollywood Walk of Fame Star unveiling which took place last month. A quick glance confirms Carl Reiner, Max Brooks and Philip Seymour Hoffman(?) in attendance. Mel’s Star is located [...]

Did you hear Mel got a star? Congrats Mel! Too bad I missed the event, something that’s becoming oh too frequent but is understandable with all my varying interests. Here’s how I found out about it: Mark: How was the unveiling of the star? Felix: What star? Mark: Oh, I assumed you were at Mel [...]

I stumbled upon this event while searching on Craigslist for some other random stuff today. Apparently there is going to be a LIVE TRIBUTE to Mel Brooks 7-24-09 in Beverly Hills Theatre in Beverly Hills, CA. The event is general admission and tickets are available through creativecampaign@aol.com for $55/ticket  (only 6 tickets available).  Special guests [...]

Hey all. Life Stinks! I finally met Mel Brooks tonight at the American Cinematheque Mel Brooks Retrospective screening of Life Stinks at the Aero Theatre in chilly Santa Monica, CA. Phew, what a sentence. The night started off well with a special screening of a 35mm print of the Critic followed by the feature Life [...]