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Remembering Gene Wilder: Portrait of an Actor as a Saint

Remembering Gene Wilder: Portrait of an Actor as a Saint

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekApril 3, 2024Remembering Gene Wilder, Gene Wilder, Ron Frank, Documentary, Richard Pryor, Mel Brooks, Carol Kane, Alan Alda, Ben Mankiewicz, Hot DocsComment

History of the World, Part II: Historical, If Not Hysterical

History of the World, Part II: Historical, If Not Hysterical

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekMarch 6, 2023History of the World: Part II, Disney+, Mel Brooks, Sequel, Comedy, Sketch comedy, Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz, Seth Rogen, Jason Alexander, Jack Black, Kumail Nanjiani, Sarah Silverman, Rob Corddry, Johnny KnoxvilleComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Some Words - Including 'Oh My!' - From George Takei on Voicing a Cat in Paws of Fury

Original-Cin Q&A: Some Words - Including 'Oh My!' - From George Takei on Voicing a Cat in Paws of Fury

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekJuly 11, 2022Animated movie voice stars, George Takei, Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, Cats versus dogs, Mel BrooksComment

The Automat: A Warm Memory of a Dining Concept that Defined a Century of American Culture

The Automat: A Warm Memory of a Dining Concept that Defined a Century of American Culture

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekApril 22, 2022Americana, The invention of fast food, The Automat, Mel Brooks, Lisa Hurwitz, Carl Reiner, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Colin Powell Comment