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It Lives! Mel’s Frankenstein Digs Up the Monster Ticket

The $450 top ticket price for the new Mel Brooks musical Young Frankenstein is shocking in this regard: Why so little? After all, it’s a free country. If our Mel wants to charge a king’s ransom to see...

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Mel Brooks Is Still An ‘Empty Shell’ Without Bancroft

Mel Brooks’ expected smash hit musical Young Frankenstein opens tonight, but Mr. Brooks still feels the loss of his wife, Anne Bancroft, who died two years ago from cancer. Over at Salon, Paul Mazursky...

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Mel’s Monster Is Puttin’ on the Fritz

Late in the second act of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein comes the sublime song-and-dance showstopper that lifts us all into comic euphoria. The inspired, iconic version of “Puttin’ on the Ritz”—here...

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What My Family Was Really Thinking When We Went to See Mel Brooks’ Young...

Twenty minutes to curtain… Dad: This should be great! I loved The Producers! And I don’t really care for musical theater! Mom: This should be great! I loved The Producers! And I love musical theater!...

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Recession Cinema: Young Frankenstein

Save your pennies, skip Film Forum and watch our classic pick on TV! In our humble-ish opinion, the three funniest movies ever made are Leo McCarey’s The Awful Truth, Billy Wilder’s The Apartment and,...

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Gene Wilder, Legendary Actor and Comedian, Dies at 83

Gene Wilder died today at age 83 but it seems unfair to dwell on the death of someone who was so supernaturally talented at being alive.

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