Mel Brooks wrote, directed, and starred in some of the funniest movies of all time. He even wrote the music for them! As a TV writer, working for the great Sid Caesar, Mel Brooks contributed to perhaps the funniest TV … Continue reading
Mel Brooks wrote, directed, and starred in some of the funniest movies of all time. He even wrote the music for them! As a TV writer, working for the great Sid Caesar, Mel Brooks contributed to perhaps the funniest TV … Continue reading
Sidney Poitier is one of the greatest actors in the history of American film. Additionally, Sidney Poitier is the man who broke the color barrier in Hollywood. Like Barack Obama or Jackie Robinson, he was more than just a symbol. … Continue reading
Chuck Barris was the television producer who created “The Gong Show,” “The Newlywed Game,” and “The Dating Game.” From the mid-1960s until the end of the 1970s, Chuck Barris was the king of game shows – and widely derided … Continue reading
Martin Scorsese is one of my favorite film directors! His greatest work: “Raging Bull,” “Taxi Driver,” “The Departed,” “mean Streets and “GoodFellas” rank among the best American films of all time. Although he is widely known – and criticallt acclaimed … Continue reading