Three Films Split Inaugural “Stay in L.A.” Documentary Development Grant

A true crime doc, a portrait of background actors and a film about St. Elmo Village will split the $30,000 award, intended to ...

‘The American Revolution’ Review: Ken Burns Tackles the War for Independence in Patriotic, Pragmatic and Familiar Form

PBS' six-part, 12-hour documentary lets Burns, Sarah Botstein and David P. Schmidt dive deep into all-too-relevant U.S.

Mel Brooks Wanted to Cut ‘Young Frankenstein’s Best Joke

Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein is clearly one of the greatest horror parodies of all-time, and the greatest Frankenstein ...
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Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein

The grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein, inherits his family's estate in Transylvania. With the help of a hunchbacked sidekick and a leggy lab assistant, Frederick ...