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After 40 years, Amazon's making the sci-fi sequel nobody asked for, but everyone secretly wants

One of the funniest sci-fi spoofs of all time is returning to our screens – Spaceballs 2 has been announced by Amazon.

Spaceballs: Lewis Pullman in talks to star alongside father Bill Pullman in sequel

Lewis Pullman is in negotations to star alongside his father Bill Pullman in the Spaceballs sequel.

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‘Spaceballs 2’ is finally happening with Bill Pullman returning, Lewis Pullman joining, and an icon coming out of retirement

My brains are going into my feet!

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Mel Brooks makes Spaceballs 2 announcement with cast set to include rarely seen star

Rick Moranis is reportedly set to come out of retirement for the long-awaited sequel

The Independent UK

One joke in the Spaceballs 2 announcement trailer has me convinced Mel Brooks and company are going to make a hilarious movie

Spaceballs 2 is coming, with Mel Brooks returning as Yogurt, but one joke from the announcement is convincing me the sequel will be hilarious.

WhatToWatch

Almost 40 years later, Spaceballs is getting a sequel that brings star Rick Moranis out of retirement

I'm more excited about this than Star Wars

Total Film

Mel Brooks to reprise role in Spaceballs sequel

The actor-writer-director, who will turn 99 this month, is set to return for an in-development follow-up to his 1987 spoof comedy

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The worst Nineties comedies ranked, from Flubber to Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

THE COUNTDOWN: Not everything can be ‘The Big Lebowski’ or ‘Clueless’, as proven by the absolute trainwrecks that passed through cinemas in the Nineties billing themselves as comedies. Ed Power surveys the worst of them, from the Culkin-less ‘Home Alone 3’ to the Bill Cosby ghost film no one (thankfully)…

The Independent UK

‘He is the BBC!’ Alan Yentob, the eternally curious creative who made TV no one else could have dreamed up

From extraordinary interviews with Bowie to green-lighting Ab Fab and Have I Got News For You, Yentob changed the course of not just arts programming but television itself

The Guardian - UK

The Comic Genius: How Mel Brooks' Films Redefined Hollywood Satire

Approaching an incredible 98-year-old, the EGOT winner (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) remains one of Hollywood's most celebrated satirists, whose films continue to provoke laughter—and occasionally controversy—decades after their release.

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The Producers review – zingy Mel Brooks comedy goes big and broad

The supporting cast shine in this boutique production, which leans into spectacle at the expense of real bite

The Guardian - AU

New on Hulu March 29-April 4: our expert's picks for 8 TV shows and movies coming to Hulu this week

Picks for the best new TV shows and movies on Hulu this week include a bevy of classic movies that arrive on Hulu as a new month begins.

WhatToWatch

‘Something must have gone wrong with us’: David Cronenberg and Howard Shore on four decades of body horror

One is the master of gruesome horror, the other is the composer who scored his most famous films. They sit down to discuss their 46-year collaboration, and the unlikely source of their darkest, most disturbing inspiration

The Guardian - UK

Mel Brooks thought there was ‘no reason’ to make The Producers into a musical

The original Broadway production won 12 Tony Awards.

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‘I said there was no reason to make it a musical!’ Mel Brooks on The Producers’ West End transfer

Veteran director, who originally opposed adapting 1967 film for the stage, is ‘very proud’ as Menier Chocolate Factory production will move to London’s Garrick theatre

Evening Standard

Tom Hanks, Michelle Pfeiffer and Barbra Streisand mourn Gene Hackman

Hackman won two Oscars and starred in classic films such as The French Connection.

The Guardian - UK

Is Blazing Saddles racist? Not at all – it shines a torch on a nation undergoing a serious identity crisis

Mel Brooks’s unapologetically in-your-face western spoof broke all the rules and redefined satire – it is just as relevant for today’s polarised world

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Best sci-fi comedies of all time

Nobody in space can hear you scream… with laughter, but they might after you've watched these sci-fi comedies.

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The Independent UK

The One Show is the most unapologetically weird programme on the BBC

IN FOCUS: On paper, BBC One’s weeknight light entertainment show should be one of the broadcaster’s most tedious programmes – but its jarring tonal shifts and random guest list often make for brilliantly bizarre viewing. Katie Rosseinsky explores the endearingly strange appeal of ‘The One Show’

Evening Standard

David Lynch transcended film: he was one of America’s greatest artists

David Lynch’s death marks the passing of a true instinctive genius who stood apart from the rest of Hollywood

The Independent UK

David Lynch, the visionary artist who made films that no one else could

TRIBUTE: The singular American filmmaker died this week at the age of 78, leaving behind a legacy like no other. Louis Chilton looks at the life and work of a man who redefined what cinema itself could achieve

The Conversation

The sharp, smart humour of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein – and Gene Wilder’s genius performance – still stands up after 50 years

In the mid 1970s, Hoyts Cinema Centre in Bourke Street Melbourne (the first multi-screened cinema in Victoria) was my go-to place for new release movies.

Evening Standard

The Producers at Menier Chocolate Factory review: a superb revival of this buoyantly vulgar Broadway musical

4/5 Come for the great gags and music, stay for the hotpants and giant spangled Bratwurst

The Guardian - UK

The Producers review – daring delight is the sparkling standout of London’s festive theatre

Director Patrick Marber and a multitasking ensemble put on an irresistible revival of Mel Brooks’ musical satire

The Independent UK

The Producers returns to the London stage – and it’s as sharp and taboo-busting as ever

4/5 Patrick Marber directs a crowd-pleasing new revival of Mel Brooks’s timeless musical at the Menier Chocolate Factory

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