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Video: L.A. Film Fest: Maya Rudolph on her many husbands of comedy
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 4 days ago
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On Friday night at the Los Angeles Film Festival , the actress Maya Rudolph appeared at an event billed as "The Serious Business of Being Funny," in which she would discuss her comedic influences in an interview with Elvis Mitchell. A one-time "
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Gene Wilder: Richard Pryor Smoked Until His Death
New York City :: NY :: USA | 5 days ago
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Legendary comic Richard Pryor defied doctors' advice to smoke in his final days and continued to puff away even on his deathbed, according to his close pal Gene Wilder . The funnyman, who struggled with substance abuse throughout his career, suffered
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Gene Wilder still upset over Tim Burton's ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory': ‘I don't care for that director'
New York City :: NY :: USA | 6 days ago
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ET Gene Wilder still upset over Tim Burton's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory': 'I don't care for that director' by Jeff Labrecque Image Credit: John Lamparski/WireImage When director Tim Burton and Johnny Depp teamed up in 2005 to make a new
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'Willy Wonka' Celebrates A Milestone Birthday Today
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 8 days ago
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06/11/2013 2:51 pm EDT Follow: It seems that "Young Frankenstein" is all grown up! Retired actor, comedian and author Gene Wilder celebrates his 80th birthday today. Best known for his roles as Willy Wonka in the 1971 film "Willy Wonka & The
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Mel Brooks makes a noise for PBS
Pasadena :: TX :: USA | 1 month ago
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Frau Blucher wasn't in the house but Mel Brooks was making hysterical whinnying noises just the same, working the room, just like old times. Brooks is the subject of an American Masters biography, Mel Brooks: Make a Noise, which premieres Monday, May
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Mel Brooks Talks Storytelling, Hollywood Friendships, And . . . Zombies?
New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 month ago
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92 views Mel Brooks Talks Storytelling, Hollywood Friendships, And . . ...Mel Brooks has been taking audiences along for his ride for decades. The director of memorable comedies like Blazing Saddles , The Producers , and Young Frankenstein was
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20 Iconic Movie Duos
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago
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Best friends are tough to find and sometimes even tougher to keep. But in the world of cinema, several movie duos have defied the odds and fostered some magical friendships both on-camera and offscreen. Though they may portray fictional stories of
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Critic's Notebook: A Richard Pryor Retrospective, ‘A Pryor Engagement,' at BAM
Bam :: Iran | 4 months ago
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Photofest Richard Pryor (in Which Way Is Up?) is the focus of a retrospective. Photofest Gene Wilder, left, and Richard Pryor in Stir Crazy (1980), in the retrospective. In a virtuoso sendup of Shaft -style cool, he agrees to find a missing wallet,
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Gilda's Club chapter in Wis. sticks with name
Madison :: WI :: USA | 5 months ago
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Stung by the overwhelmingly negative reaction to removing the name of original "Saturday Night Live" cast member Gilda Radner from a cancer support group's title, the Madison-area chapter is borrowing one of the comedian's catch phrases for its next
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North Jersey Gilda's Club determined to keep its name
New York City :: NY :: USA | 7 months ago
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The decision last week by the Wisconsin affiliate of Gilda's Club to rename itself has left a lot of non-profit marketing experts shaking their heads. It also has spurred speculation about whether the national organization, which underwent a merger
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