As the film celebrates its 40th anniversary, we look at the story behind David Cronenberg’s The Fly… David Cronenberg is a man that requires no introduction. The Canadian filmmaker is almost a genre unto himself, being one of the principal originators of the body horror sub-genre. Despite being one of his early efforts, The Fly […]
Spaceballs: The New One reveals poster and official synopsis
The official poster for the hotly-anticipated Spaceballs sequel, titled Spaceballs: The New One, has been released ahead of the film’s Hall H presentation next week at San Diego Comic-Con International. The film’s Instagram shared the poster which harkens back to one of the original’s most memorable moments as two Spaceballs literally comb the desert. It also […]
Mel Brooks reveals Spaceballs sequel title Spaceballs: The New One
As part of Amazon MGM Studios’ presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas yesterday, iconic actor and filmmaker Mel Brooks appeared via a pre-taped video message to officially announce the title for the upcoming Spaceballs sequel – and no, sadly, it’s not the long-promised The Search for More Money, but rather Spaceballs: The New One. Here’s […]
Movie Review – John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
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 […]
Spaceballs 2 officially begins production
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 […]
Spaceballs 2 will see Bill Pullman, Rick Moranis and Mel Brooks returning to iconic roles alongside Keke Palmer
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 […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Blazing Saddles (1974)
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 […]
Josh Gad-scripted Spaceballs 2 gets the go-ahead at Amazon MGM Studios
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 […]
Mel Brooks’ History of the World Part II gets a “hysterically accurate” new trailer
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 […]
Mel Brooks’ History of the World, Part II gets a star-studded trailer
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 […]
