Daily entertainment news covering Mel Brooks en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/11/starpulse_writer_gets_schooled_on_vampir Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:00:25 EST Entertainment News 137244@http://www.starpulse.com/news I'm pretty much a vampire virgin. Any cuts on my neck came from bad shave jobs, not the teeth of a pale, blood-seeking eternal being. I just don't get this sudden vampire craze

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/12/best_space_movies Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:53:31 EST Entertainment News 126226@http://www.starpulse.com/news The subject of space is a difficult one in terms of selecting films. Qualifying elements are somewhat subjective. Does the film have to take place in space? Must it include aliens?

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/04/new_movies_on_dvd_nov_4 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:00:39 EST Entertainment News 102412@http://www.starpulse.com/news In Get Smart, Steve Carell steps into the telephonic shoes of television's most beloved bumbling detective in a big-screen adaptation of the hit 1960s-era comedy series created by Mel Brooks.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/30/cloris_leachman_has_last_laugh_after_dwt Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EST Entertainment News 102271@http://www.starpulse.com/news Oscar winner Cloris Leachman's Broadway career has been boosted by her appearance on hit show Dancing With The Stars - producers have reportedly reconsidered her for a role she was rejected for last year.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/28/spotlight_on_movies_that_became_musicals Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:30:00 EST Entertainment News 96705@http://www.starpulse.com/news Fans of movie musicals know that most of their favorites, like "Grease," "West Side Story," "The Sound of Music," and "Oklahoma!" were adapted from popular Broadway plays.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/28/celebrity_birthdays_june_91 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 86681@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to actress/singer Danielle Brisebois (1969), "1408" star John Cusack (1966), Denver Broncos star John Elway (1960), "Star Trek: First Contact" Borg Queen Alice Krige (1954),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/17/opening_june_20_get_smart Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:07:48 EST Entertainment News 90278@http://www.starpulse.com/news 40-Year-Old Virgin star Steve Carell steps into the telephonic shoes of television's most beloved bumbling detective in this big-screen adaptation of the hit 1960s-era comedy series created by Mel Brooks. Continue Summary Pictures / Video / News / More

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/17/carell_hathaway_smarten_up_as_new_max_ag_99 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:31:03 EST Entertainment News 90248@http://www.starpulse.com/news LAS VEGAS (AP) - Steve Carell did not necessarily see the Maxwell Smart in himself. Everyone else did, including co-star Anne Hathaway

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/29/funnyman_harvey_korman_passes_at_81 Thu, 29 May 2008 23:23:01 EST Entertainment News 88688@http://www.starpulse.com/news Blazing Saddles star Harvey Korman has died. He was 81. The Emmy Award-winning actor passed away at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles on Thursday after suffering complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm -

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/20/david_hasselhoff_plans_castle_shows_and_ Tue, 20 May 2008 15:50:45 EST Entertainment News 87959@http://www.starpulse.com/news David Hasselhoff is developing his own rock opera with the writer who turned him into Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde onstage. The former Baywatch creator has teamed up with Frank Wildhorn to create a musical

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/14/summer_movie_preview_indy_returns_the_jo Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:25:06 EST Entertainment News 84205@http://www.starpulse.com/news The spring movie season had a few hits (21, Horton Hears A Who) and some unfortunate misses (Shutter, 10,000 B.C.). Thankfully, we have warm weather and great movies to look forward to in the upcoming months. Here's a sneak peak at some of the films that will be hitting theaters this summer:

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/23/widower_brooks_has_given_up_on_love Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:23:11 EST Entertainment News 75415@http://www.starpulse.com/news Comedy legend Mel Brooks has given up on love at the age of 81. Brooks has been single since Anne Bancroft, his wife of 41 years, died in 2005 - and he is now happy to concentrate on his family, friends and career.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/18/point_counterpoint_should_hollywood_stop Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:45:24 EST Entertainment News 74895@http://www.starpulse.com/news Over the years many classic movies have been remade. Don't get me wrong, some of those remakes have been really good. But the majority of the movies have been really bad.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/10/it_s_aliiive_decca_broadway_to_release_y Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST Entertainment News 73907@http://www.starpulse.com/news Mel Brooks electrifies his latest creation, a musical rendition of his 1974 film classic Young Frankenstein (That's FRON-kehn-shteen) for the Broadway stage.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/12/notable_quotables_206 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:00:19 EST Entertainment News 67550@http://www.starpulse.com/news "I'm a total romantic - I love romantic films. But I don't like being raped by sugar." Keira Knightley hates it when romantic movies are sickly sweet.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/11/classic_tv_on_dvd_megaset_get_smart_rema Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:00:00 EST Entertainment News 67026@http://www.starpulse.com/news Would you believe…and if you didn't already know…Time Life and HBO Video released Get Smart: The Complete Collection last fall. The 25 DVD megaset released by Time Life and HBO for the '06 Holiday Season has continued to be a top-seller, and sales are sure to spike again this year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/25/roger_bart_pulls_out_of_young_frankenste Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:30:00 EST Entertainment News 65308@http://www.starpulse.com/news Former Desperate Housewives star Roger Bart has been forced to pull out of Mel Brooks' new Broadway musical Young Frankenstein after badly injuring his back. The actor stepped out of performances at the Hilton Theater on October 13, and he has been absent ever since.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/22/stars_seaside_retreats_threatened_by_mal Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:14:44 EST Entertainment News 64789@http://www.starpulse.com/news Seaside celebrity enclave Malibu Colony in California has been ravaged by a fast-paced wildfire, which broke out early on Sunday morning. The blaze has already claimed an animal hospital and landmark buildings Hodge Castle, which was reportedly once owned by Bob Dylan, and Malibu Presbyterian Church.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/28/celebrity_birthdays_june_50 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 46594@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to actress/singer Danielle Brisebois (1969), "1408" star John Cusack (1966), Denver Broncos star John Elway (1960), "Star Trek: First Contact" Borg Queen Alice Krige (1954), "About Schmidt" actress Kathy Bates (1948), late "SNL" alum Gilda Radner (1946; d. 1989), British actor John Inman (1935), "The Karate Kid" star Noriyuki "Pat" Morita (1932; d. 2005), "The Producers" creator/actor/director/producer Mel Brooks (1926), and theater composer Richard Rodgers (1902; d. 1979).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/20/cloris_leachman_loses_young_frankenstein Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:35:11 EST Entertainment News 47992@http://www.starpulse.com/news Young Frankenstein star Cloris Leachman has lost her bid to reprise her Frau Blucher character in the film's upcoming stage musical adaptation - Tony-winner Andrea Martin has landed the part.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/19/tony_danza_to_reprise_lead_role_in_the_p Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:36:54 EST Entertainment News 47713@http://www.starpulse.com/news LAS VEGAS (AP) - Tony Danza will reprise his lead role as Max Bialystock in the Las Vegas version of Mel Brooks' hit Broadway show ''The Producers,'' he told The Associated Press on Monday.

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