Mel Brooks
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The legendary comedian, actor, and film producer and director traces his rise from a Depression-era kid in Brooklyn to his stellar film career, offering insight into the inspiration for his ideas and the many close friendships and collaborations behind his success.
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....
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Low-rent Broadway producer Max and his high-strung accountant Leo discover that with the help of a few gullible investors they can make more money on a flop than on a hit. So armed with the worst show ever written and an equally horrific cast, this double-dealing duo is banking on disaster. Bonus features include documentary, featurette, photo gallery, and more!
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Max and 99 pursue their elusive KAOS adversaries around the world - going from Greenland to the scorching sands of the Sahara desert; come face-to-face with their dastardly foes; stay in a Bedoin tent; stay at the "Pussycat Club;" and deep beneath the eaves in a secret KOAS submarine. The madcap misadventures just get funnier.
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Join the agent of control in 26 classic episodes, including the Emmy Award-winning episode Maxwell Smart: Private Eye, and featuring guest appearances from Joey Bishop, Carol Burnett, Johnny Carson, Don Rickles, and many others.
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
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...
9) Putney Swope
Publisher
Vinegar Syndrome
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight: This dadaist thingamajig is a rush of curious sketches, scenes, and shots that takes on a rhythmic life of its own. It stars Downey's multitalented wife, Elsie, in an endless succession of off-the-wall roles. This is a never-seen-before re-edited version of Moment to moment.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A treasure hunt. An aging ex-nobleman of the Czarist regime has finally adjusted to life under the commisars in Russia. Both he and the local priest find that the family jewels were hidden in a chair, one of a set of twelve. They return separately to Moscow to find the hidden fortune.
11) Robots
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
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.
12) High anxiety
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dr. Richard Thorndyke arrives to take over as the new administrator of the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, where he becomes very nervous to discover some suspicious goings-on. When he's framed for murder, Dr. Thorndyke must confront his own psychiatric condition, 'high anxiety, ' in order to clear his name.
Publisher
Cohen
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The film celebrates the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians, Buster Keaton, whose singular style and fertile output during the silent era created his legacy as a true cinematic visionary. Filled with stunningly restored archival Keaton films from the Cohen Film Classics library, it is directed by Peter Bogdanovich, a filmmaker and cinema historian.
14) Spaceballs
Series
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
King Roland, of the planet Druidia, is trying to marry his daughter Princess Vespa to Prince Valium. Before that can happen, Vespa is kidnapped by the evil race of the Spaceballs. The Spaceballs ask Roland a tremendous ransom: they want all the clean air of Druidia, especially since Spaceball had serious pollution problem. The King decides to offer a generous amount of money to a space rogue, Lone Starr, to persuade him to save Vespa.
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The evil Prince John is oppressing the people while good King Richard is away on the Crusades. Robin returns from the Crusades, along with Ahchoo, who steal from the tax collectors, wins an archery contest, defeats the Sheriff of Rottingham, and rescues Maid Marian.
16) Get Smart
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Maxwell Smart is a bungling secret agent who works for CONTROL, whose mission is to battle the forces of their evil crime nemesis known as KAOS. After the identities of CONTROL agents are compromised, Smart along with the competent and beautiful Agent 99 must do whatever it takes to thwart KAOS's latest plot for world domination.
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when what should intrude but World War II in the form of an invasion. His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on stage. This becomes a source of depression for him. When one of her officers comes back on a Secret Mission, the actor takes charge and comes up with a plan for them to escape.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the 550,000 Jewish Americans who fought in World War II. In their own words, veterans both famous and unknown bring their war experiences to life, how they fought for their nation and their people, struggled with anti-Semitism within their ranks, and emerged transformed.