http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mel_BrooksFind stories, videos, and photos about Mel Brooks from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:53:54 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/SHOWBIZ/10/07/zombie.book.brooks/tztop.zombie.book.courtesy.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mel_Brooks14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Mel Brooks from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/10/07/zombie.book.brooks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/10/07/zombie.book.brooks/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith the movie "Zombieland" sitting on top at the box office, fans of the walking dead got another grisly, ghoulish treat on Wednesday.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/05/obit.deluise/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/05/obit.deluise/index.html#cnnSTCTextDom DeLuise, who spiced up such movies as "Blazing Saddles," "Silent Movie" and "The Cannonball Run" with his manic delivery and roly-poly persona, has died, his son's publicist said.Tue, 05 May 2009 22:28:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20276649,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20276649,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe actor, best known for his flamboyant director role in Blazing Saddles, was 75Tue, 05 May 2009 20:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/19/review.get.smart/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/19/review.get.smart/index.html#cnnSTCTextForty-three years ago, Mel Brooks and Buck Henry hatched a show about a not-so-smart intelligence agent constantly confounded by his own incompetence.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:58:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1816518,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1816518,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHow to prep a humorous old-fangled TV show for the modern big screen? Gunk it up with action sequences. So not funnyThu, 19 Jun 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1810528,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1810528,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics Harvey Korman, the tall, versatile comedian who won four Emmys for his outrageously funny contributions to The Carol Burnett Show and played a conniving politician to hilarious effect in Blazing Saddles, died ThursdayFri, 30 May 2008 01:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/worklife/12/28/mf.jewish.comedians/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/worklife/12/28/mf.jewish.comedians/index.html#cnnSTCTextHanded down since Moses was kvetching about having to cross the desert in his bare feet, Jewish humor emanated from Eastern Europe where the Hebrews overcame some seriously hellacious circumstances on the way to the Promised Land. "Laughter through tears," they called it. Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:30:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1682320,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1682320,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMel Brooks's follow-up to The Producers doesn't have the same spark Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/29/news/funny/mel_brooks/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/29/news/funny/mel_brooks/index.htmProducer Mel Brooks is charging a record high of $450 a seat for a weekend performance of his new Broadway musical, 'Young Frankenstein,' according to a newspaper report.Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/16/review.producers/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/16/review.producers/index.htmlIt's impossible to imagine any movie getting as much advance publicity as Mel Brooks' "The Producers."Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:11:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/07/bancroft.obit/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/07/bancroft.obit/index.htmlActress Anne Bancroft, who seduced Dustin Hoffman in "The Graduate" and won Oscar and Tony awards for playing Helen Keller's teacher in "The Miracle Worker," has died of cancer at age 73, her agent said Tuesday.Wed, 08 Jun 2005 02:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/03/16/ew.books.kiss/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/03/16/ew.books.kiss/index.htmlIt's impossible not to feel deep affection for Gene Wilder, the frizzy-haired Mel Brooks regular, Oscar nominee and Mr. Gilda Radner: His sui generis screen persona fused volatility and adorability into a new isotope of comic acting.Wed, 16 Mar 2005 16:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/02/21/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/02/21/showbuzz/index.htmlBrenda Strong, who plays the deceased Mary Alice Young on ABC's "Desperate Housewives," has a long history of playing dead.Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/11/10/lane.producers/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/11/10/lane.producers/index.htmlThe Broadway sensation "The Producers" made a big splash in its transatlantic debut on Tuesday in London's West End.Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:06:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/09/20/381140/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/09/20/381140/index.htmA generation of pandering film reviewers has rendered the phrase "laugh-out-loud funny" almost meaningless through repetition. But--and I'm not afraid to repeat this--America (The Book) (Warner, $2...Mon, 20 Sep 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/10/cloris.leachman/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/10/cloris.leachman/index.htmlIn the end, it comes down to the obvious fact that Cloris Leachman loves being in front of a crowd.Thu, 10 Jun 2004 15:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/02/02/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/02/02/showbuzz/index.htmlRapper-actor Ice Cube has returned to the barbershop and he expects some more bruising.Mon, 02 Feb 2004 20:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/25/roversidebar/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/25/roversidebar/index.htmlSome wore their lucky shirts. Others kept up a tradition of eating peanuts during the nail-biting moments of a space mission.Sun, 25 Jan 2004 13:37:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/12/08/355125/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/12/08/355125/index.htmWell, you can say one thing about Rosie O'Donnell: She puts her money where her mouth is. She footed the entire $10 million bill for her recently opened Broadway musical Taboo and voiced her intent...Mon, 08 Dec 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/11/18/75744/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/11/18/75744/index.htmThe makers of a made-for-TV movie based on Barbarians at the Gate, 1990's best-seller by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar on the RJR Nabisco takeover battle, have one key role to fill before filming ...Mon, 18 Nov 1991 05:01:00 EST