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Movie Review – John Candy: I Like Me (2025)

September 9, 2025 by Ricky Church

John Candy: I Like Me, 2025. Directed by Colin Hanks. Featuring John Candy, Rosemary Candy, Chris Candy, Jennifer Candy-Sullivan, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Murray, Steve Martin, Dave Thomas, Martin Short, Tom Hanks, Dan Aykroyd, Robin Duke, Andrew Alexander, Conan O’Brien, Andrea Martin, Macauley Culkin, Chris Columbus, Mel Brooks and Kelvin Pruenster. SYNOPSIS: The film […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Ricky Church, Top Stories Tagged With: Andrea Martin, Andrew Alexander, Bill Murray, Catherine O'Hara, Chris Candy, Chris Columbus, colin hanks, Conan O'Brien, Dan Aykroyd, Dave Thomas, Eugene Levy, Jennifer Candy, John Candy, John Candy: I Like Me, Kelvin Pruenster, Macauley Culkin, Martin Short, Mel Brooks, Robin Duke, Rosemary Candy, Ryan Reynolds, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks

Spaceballs 2 officially begins production

September 28, 2025 by Gary Collinson

Channelling J.J. Abrams and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the cast and crew of Amazon MGM Studios’ Spaceballs sequel have assembled for an official ‘table read’ photo to mark the start of production on the follow-up to Mel Brooks’ classic 1987 space opera spoof. Seemingly dropping the Spaceballs 2: The Schwartz Awakens title that was […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Anthony Carrigan, Bill Pullman, George Wyner, Josh Gad, Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman, Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Spaceballs, Spaceballs 2

Spaceballs 2 will see Bill Pullman, Rick Moranis and Mel Brooks returning to iconic roles alongside Keke Palmer

June 12, 2025 by Ricky Church

Get ready to feel the Schwartz again as Bill Pullman, Rick Moranis and Mel Brooks are all set to return for Spaceballs 2, the sequel to Brooks’ 1987 parody of Star Wars and other classic sci-fi films. Pullman starred as the maverick space pirate Lone Starr in a mix of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo while Moranis was […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church, Top Stories, Trailers Tagged With: Bill Pullman, Josh Gad, Keke Palmer, Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Spaceballs, Spaceballs 2, Spaceballs 2: The Schwartz Awakens

4K Ultra HD Review – Blazing Saddles (1974)

November 18, 2024 by Brad Cook

Blazing Saddles, 1974. Directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Alex Karras, Mel Brooks, Harvey Korman, and Madeline Kahn. SYNOPSIS: Did Blazing Saddles need a 4K Ultra HD release? Why the heck not? It may not rank up there with about a billion genre movies on people’s wish lists, but this […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Alex Karras, Blazing Saddles, Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks, Slim Pickens

Josh Gad-scripted Spaceballs 2 gets the go-ahead at Amazon MGM Studios

June 19, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

It’s a story that has been orbiting the entertainment news pages since 1987, but now a sequel to Mel Brooks’ Star Wars parody Spaceballs is set to become a reality over at Amazon MGM Studios. According to Deadline the legendary comedy director will remain on board as a producer on Spaceballs 2, which will be […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: Amazon MGM, Josh Gad, Josh Greenbaum, Mel Brooks, Spaceballs, Spaceballs 2

Mel Brooks’ History of the World Part II gets a “hysterically accurate” new trailer

February 7, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

With just a month to go until History of the World Part II premieres on Hulu, a new trailer and pair of posters have arrived online for the limited series sequel to Mel Brooks’ 1981 comedy History of the World, Part I. The four night event begins streaming from March 6th with two episodes being […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Trailers Tagged With: History of the World: Part II, Hulu, Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks’ History of the World, Part II gets a star-studded trailer

January 14, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

Hulu has debuted the first trailer for Mel Brooks’ History of the World, Part II, the long-awaited sequel Brooks’ 1981 comedy film History of the World, Part I. The eight episode series features an star-studded cast which includes Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz, Pamela Adlon, Tim Baltz, Zazie Beetz, Jillian Bell, Quinta Brunson, Dove […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Trailers Tagged With: History of the World: Part II, Hulu, Mel Brooks

4K Ultra HD Review – Spaceballs (1987)

April 4, 2021 by Brad Cook

Spaceballs, 1987. Directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, and Joan Rivers. SYNOPSIS: Another edition of Spaceballs? This one is in 4K, so if you want your Mel Brooks satire in the highest possible resolution that’s available these days, Kino Lorber has […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, Joan Rivers, John Candy, Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Spaceballs

Blu-ray Review – The Producers Special Edition (1968)

April 13, 2021 by Brad Cook

The Producers, 1968. Directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, Kenneth Mars, Estelle Winwood, Lee Meredith, Christopher Hewett, Andréas Voutsinas, and Renée Taylor. SYNOPSIS: Mel Brooks’ debut madcap satire The Producers has been restored in 4K by Kino Lorber for this new Special Edition Blu-ray. They’ve also ported over most of […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Andréas Voutsinas, Christopher Hewett, Dick Shawn, Estelle Winwood, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars, Lee Meredith, Mel Brooks, Renée Taylor, The Producers, Zero Mostel

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank gets a trailer and poster

April 13, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies has released a poster and trailer for Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, the upcoming animated action adventure which centres on Hank, a down-on-his-luck dog who finds himself protecting a village of cats from a ruthless villain who is out to wipe them off the map; check them out […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: aasif mandvi, Cathy Shim, Djimon Hounsou, gabriel iglesias, George Takei, Kylie Kuioka, Mark Koetsier, Mel Brooks, Michael Cera, Michelle Yeoh, Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, ricky gervais, Rob Minkoff, Samuel L. Jackson

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