A half-century after it first hit theaters, Blazing Saddles just received its biggest honor yet. As Hollywood celebrated Mel Brooks' 100th birthday on Sunday, June 28, the American Film Institute ...

As Mel Brooks prepares to celebrate his 100th birthday on Sunday, June 28, one of his most beloved films has received a remarkable new honor from one of the country's most respected film organizations ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credits: Warner Bros. If you love satirical black comedies trying to reclaim narratives, Blazing Saddles (1974) is a great ...

Many people consider Mel Brooks’s ‘Blazing Saddles’ to be one of the greatest comedies of all-time—and with very good reason. The resulting fart scene, in which a gang of thugs pass gas around a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gene Wilder puts his arm around the shoulder of Cleavon Little in a still from the 1974 film 'Blazing Saddles'. (Photo by Warner ...

Mel Brooks’ takedown of racism in America, the 1974 film “Blazing Saddles,” is still relevant and funny as hell thanks to its empowering lead character. Ironically, the film could not be made today.

It's hard to imagine anyone turning down a role in what's now considered one of the greatest Westerns ever made (and ...

Blazing Saddles blazed a trail in American comedy after its release in 1974. Director and star Mel Brooks continues to be a force in comedy 40 years later at age 87. In 2009, he received Kennedy ...

Any fool can see Mel Brooks's flatulent comedy Western is an unflinching attack on racism. Why give it a trigger warning? Ed Power writes about music, television and video games. As a journalist he ...

Classic films now face the wrath of perpetually enraged social justice warriors. Last weekend’s "Watters World" on Fox News Channel analyzed the impact of this politically correct phenomenon. Exhibit ...

Mel Brooks, who turned 100 on Sunday 28 June, has been honoured by the American Film Institute, which named his 1974 Western satire the "funniest film of all time" - knocking 'Some Like It Hot' off ...