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July Fourth and the 250th birthday of the founding of the United States of America illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

America at 250 should celebrate founders, freedom and Mel Brooks

By Jed Babbin

Mel Brooks arrives at the premiere of "Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!" in Los Angeles on Jan. 20, 2026. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Happy birthday, ‘2000 Year Old Man’. Mel Brooks is turning 100

By Jake Coyle - Associated Press

Rick Moranis, cast member of the upcoming film "Spaceballs 2," speaks during the Amazon MGM Studios presentation at CinemaCon on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Rick Moranis returns to big screen in first ‘Spaceballs: The New One’ footage

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

Lone Star's Eagle 5 Winnebago in "Spaceballs," now available on 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber.

‘Spaceballs’ 4K Ultra HD movie review

By Joseph Szadkowski - The Washington Times

Michelle and Max Brooks with his parents Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks. (Photo courtesy of Max Brooks.)

Holidays, celebrities and the zombie apocalypse

By Tim Constantine

FILE - In this May 25, 1967 file writer-comedian Carl Reiner poses in his new hairpiece in Los Angeles. Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy’s front ranks as creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and straight man to Mel Brooks’ “2000 Year Old Man,” has died, according to reports. Variety reported he died of natural causes on Monday night, June 29, 2020, at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 98. (AP Photo/Harold Filan, File)

Carl Reiner, comedy’s rare untortured genius, dies at 98

By HILLEL ITALIE - Associated Press

In this Nov. 15, 1977, file photo, Buck Henry and Teri Garr appear at the opening of the movie &quot;Close Encounters of the Third Kind&quot; in New York. Henry, the versatile writer, director and character actor who co-wrote and appeared in &quot;The Graduate'' has died in Los Angeles. He was 89. Henry's wife, Irene Ramp, told The Washington Post that his death was due to a heart attack. (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz, File)

Buck Henry, prolific ‘Graduate’ writer-actor, dies at 89

By Andrew Dalton - Associated Press

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Funny Man: Mel Brooks’ by Patrick McGilligan

By Aram Bakshian Jr.

FILE - In this May 3, 2001 file photo, actor Gary Beach, who starred as Roger DeBris in the Broadway production of &quot;The Producers,&quot; poses in New York. Beach died Tuesday, July 17, 2018 in Palm Springs, Calif. at the age of 70. (AP Photo/Gino Domenico, File)

Gary Beach, who won a Tony in ‘The Producers,’ dies at 70

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 17, 2017 file photo, Mel Brooks attends the LA Premiere of &quot;If You're Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast&quot; in Beverly Hills, Calif. This week, Brooks will be on hand to kick off the ninth annual TCM Classic Film Festival at the TCL Chinese Theater Thursday night in Hollywood with a special screening of the first film he ever directed: “The Producers.” (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Q&A: Mel Brooks still loves movies, just not streaming them

By LINDSEY BAHR - Associated Press

In a Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 file photo, Bill Pullman attends a premiere for "Battle of the Sexes" on day 4 of the Toronto International Film Festival at the Ryerson Theatre, in Toronto. On Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, the “Independence Day” actor was the recipient of the Excellence in Acting Award at the Woodstock Film Festival last Saturday night in Kingston, in New York’s Hudson Valley. The Daily Freeman reports that after being handed the award, Pullman placed it on a shelf attached to the lectern on the stage. As Pullman began to speak, he jostled the lectern, causing the award to topple to the floor and break in two pieces. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

‘Spaceballs’ sequel possibility a ‘ticking clock,’ says star Bill Pullman

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

Mel Brooks attends the LA Premiere of "If You're Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast" at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

Brooks, Reiner, Lear, Van Dyke discuss living well after 90

By SANDY COHEN - Associated Press

Amy Yasbeck. (Dave Kapp)

John Ritter widow Amy Yasbeck discusses importance of aortic dissection screening

By Keith Valcourt — Special to The Washington Times

Gene Wilder starred in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" in 1971. (Courtesy Warner Home Video)

Gene Wilder, comic performer, remembered; friends recall his serious side off camera

By Sandy Cohen - Associated Press

BOOK REVIEW: ‘People!: A Memoir’

By Aram Bakshian Jr.

Mel Brooks weighed in on the controversy surrounding Sony and the Kim Jong-un deprecating movie "The interview," joking that he at least waited until Hitler no longer posed a threat before directing "The Producers." (YouTube)

Mel Brooks on Sony controversy: ‘I waited ’til Hitler was dead’ for ‘The Producers’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

FILE - This June 6, 2013 file photo shows honoree Mel Brooks onstage for the American Film Institute's 41st Lifetime Achievement Award Gala in Los Angeles. Brooks will star in his first solo show Monday, April 28, 2014, at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. It’s being billed as an “an introspective retrospective.” The 87-year-old writer and director of comedy classics including &quot;The Producers,&quot; &quot;Blazing Saddles,&quot; &quot;Young Frankenstein&quot; and &quot;History of the World: Part I&quot; has won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. (Photo by Chris Pizello/Invision/AP, File)

Mel Brooks putting on a 1-man show in Los Angeles

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

Mel Brooks will receive the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award. His credits include "The Producers." (Associated Press)

Taking Names: Mel Brooks to receive AFI life achievement honor

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES