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Author
Language
English
Description
Brooks shares never-before-told, behind-the-scenes anecdotes and remembrances as he charts his rise from a Depression-era kid in Brooklyn to the recipient of the National Medal of Arts. From his career with Caesar's Your Show of Shows to his many films, and his Broadway musical adaption of The Producers, he offers insight into the inspiration behind the ideas for his boundary-breaking work, and shares details about many close friendships. -- adapted...
Author
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
198 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Brooks reminisces about the making of Young Frankenstein in 1974. From his first viewing of the original Frankenstein when he was six, to his collaboration with Gene Wilder and the rest of the cast and crew, Brooks provides behind-the-scenes anecdotes, photos, interviews and more.
5) The 2,000 year old man in the year 2,000: the book : including how to not die and other good tips
Author
Publisher
Cliff Street Books
Pub. Date
1997.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 127 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (approximately 900 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Maxwell Smart is bumbling Agent 86 of CONTROL, the secret agency created to fight the evil KAOS organization. Invariably, Smart's bumbling style lands him in hot water. Lucky for him, Agent 99 is there to bail him out.
8) High anxiety
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this manic spoof of Hitchcock, a neurotic psychiatrist becomes the new head of a sanitarium and is caught up in kidnapping, murder, and mistaken identity.
10) Silent movie
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A has-been movie director (Mel Brooks) intends to make a comeback by making a silent movie, and in the process, save his film studio from a takeover by a New York-based conglomerate.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a former aristocrat who is now a Russian clerk under the new Soviet regime learns that his dying mother-in-law sewed a fortune of family jewels into one of twelve dining room chairs, he sets off across Russia to find it--with an opportunist, a priest and his former servant all in pursuit.
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mel Brooks has energetically avoided a documentary profile from being made, until now. He has agreed to throw himself into a new documentary about his storied career, giving American Masters exclusive interviews and complete access to his film archives.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A celebration of the joys good friendship can bring while the excitement of adventure and imagination inspires kids to learn from their own experiences. Children learn about life lessons and each coveys a moral that kids learn through daily experiences. Includes The Great Fairy Test read along.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Movie fans know the work of Harold and Lillian, even if they don't recognize the names. Working largely uncredited in the Hollywood system, storyboard artist Harold and film researcher Lillian left an indelible mark on classics by Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Mel Brooks, Stanley Kubrick, Roman Polanski and many more. Through an engaging mix of love letters, film clips and candid conversation with Harold and Lillian, Danny DeVito, Mel Brooks,...
17) Robots
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
With the help of his misfit mechanical friends, a small town robot named Rodney embarks on the adventure of a lifetime as he heads for the big city to pursue his dreams and ultimately proves that anyone can shine no matter what they're made of.
18) The producers
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Max Bialystock was once the king of Broadway, but now he only seems to be able produce flops. Things turn around for Max when he's visited by the neurotic accountant Leo Bloom, who proposes a scheme tailor-made for producers who can only make flops: raise far more money than you need, then make sure the show is despised. No one will be interested in it, so you can pocket the surplus. With this in mind, they decide to produce a musical called 'Springtime...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A celebration of the joys good friendship can bring while the excitement of adventure and imagination inspires kid to learn from their own experiences. Children learn about life lessons. Conveys a moral that kids learn through daily experience. Set in two distinct places and times: 1950's Ireland and the present day.
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (approximately 232 min.) : sound, black &white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dig deep into Sid's treasure chest of comedy gems and join him for 19 of his rarest sketches-unseen since the 1950's and more priceless than ever! Dusted off and digitally restored, these buried treasures from the golden age of comedy are hilarious.
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