http://www.newstin.com/us/MEL_BROOKS Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66651210 Take one swashbuckling guy in green on a quest to aid the needy, add one lovely damsel in distress who is obsessed with skin conditions, throw in a conniving sheriff who would rather bowl a strike than hit a bull's eye and mix... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:22:48 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66651210 2008-07-05T16:22:48Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66672619 Winner of a record 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical, 'The Producers' is based on Mel Brooks' classic 1968 film comedy. Max Bialystock, a down-on-his-luck theatrical producer, teams with meek accountant Leo Bloom. Together... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:33:49 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66672619 2008-07-05T21:33:49Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66656370 Your guide loves anything by Mel Brooks, so the original "Get Smart" series would be on my favorites list. When FOX brought it back in the 90's it was lame and it flopped, so when I saw ads for the "Get Smart" movie I thought... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:58:23 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66656370 2008-07-05T12:58:23Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66408786 And of course he was right and we were wrong, as subsequent events have proved. It was the release of the hugely successful CD collection Abba Gold in 1992, long after the Swedish group had broken up and those terrible costumes... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:24:24 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66408786 2008-07-04T05:24:24Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66446221 Renee Elise Goldsberry and Will Chase star in Rent, now playing at the Nederlander Theatre in New York. By Michael Kuchwara, AP Drama Writer NEW YORK — Rent may be saying goodbye to Broadway on Sept. 7, but the long-running... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:00:43 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66446221 2008-07-04T09:00:43Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66384813 By DUANE DUDEK ddudek@journalsentinel.com Posted: July 3, 2008 Check out this guide before you take the kids: "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" (G) Story: A Depression-era girl investigates a mystery and gets through hard times... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:59:03 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66384813 2008-07-04T01:59:03Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66450606 Olly Onions was born near Stoke-on-Trent through no fault of his own. He took a degree in politics at the University of Leeds, where he briefly dabbled in increasingly absurd left-wingery. He lives and works in London and is... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:39:49 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66450606 2008-07-04T09:39:49Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66371091 Robert Simonson Playbill On-Line Thu Jul 3, 9:44 AM ET Currently, he is playing the title role in the Guthrie Theatre's production of Gogol's political comedy The Government Inspector. Earlier this year, he showed his musical... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:44:39 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66371091 2008-07-03T13:44:39Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66169977 Like scent, humor has extremely offensive or captivating effects on us, depending on the kind. In the past two posts I described two kinds, unifying and divisive. The third kind is those who seem to have no sense of humor... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:43:02 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66169977 2008-07-02T16:43:02Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65949618 JACKSON - One Jackson resident will always have fond memories of George Carlin, the noted comedian who died of heart failure at the age of 71 on June 22 at St. John's Health Center, Santa Monica, Calif. Gus Acevedo, a former... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:39:16 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65949618 2008-07-02T05:39:16Z