With its scathing social satire, raunchy humor and frequent use of the controversial N-word, “Blazing Saddles” got mixed reviews upon its release February 7, 1974. Nonetheless, it galloped to the top ...

Fifty years ago, actor and director Mel Brooks released what many consider to be one of the greatest films in American cinema, “Blazing Saddles,” a movie that highlighted the struggles of the American ...

“It deals with racism by coming at it right, straight, out front, making you think and laugh about it, because, listen, it’s not just racism, it’s all the isms, he hits all the isms,” the ...

"Blazing Saddles," a 1970s Western film, has sparked Twitter debate over whether the movie could be made in today's "woke culture." Many took to Twitter to applaud director Mel Brooks as a comedic ...

It's as tiresome to hear someone say "They couldn't make 'Blazing Saddles' today" as it is to endure the Western clichés the movie skewered when it opened in 1974. For one thing those who lament that ...

(WHTM)– This year is marking a milestone for a couple of classic movies, and to celebrate many movie theaters in central Pennsylvania will be showing them. Mean Girls is celebrating turning 20 this ...

While comedy has always been a place of escapism, it also has the potential to comment on the world unlike any other genre out there. Such is the case with Mel Brooks' 1974 black comedy, "Blazing ...