In 1974, Mel Brooks fully embraced the parodic cinema for which he has, for better and worse, become synonymous. The year opened with Blazing Saddles, an operatic ode to Westerns and bad taste, and closed with Young Frankenstein, a slightly more subdued homage...

Austin is a unique and exciting city for cinema, and as such there’s lots of films and cinema-related events to choose from. These weekly posts will cut through the mainstream releases to highlight the Top 5 cinematic events to check out each week. Mond...

New York City may get all the new releases first, but there’s a lot more to the film culture here than just what’s in the mainstream theaters! Every week we bring you the top 5 cinematic events to check out. New Directors/New Films (Film Society at Lincoln ...

Last week I attended a screening of The Incredible Burt Wonderstone with every intent to review the film here on Movie Mezzanine. Unfortunately, five minutes after the credits began to roll I had essentially forgotten about the swing and a miss of a comedy I h...