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Fine Arts & Cinema (Part 6) 

🎨The Last Supper (late 15th century), Leonardo da Vinci

Robin Hood: Men in Tights / 1993

BLAZING SAMURAI: A lost Mel Brooks Cartoon with a scummy development

[Midnight Society]

EVERY PODCAST EVER

I’m brimming with excitement for the Young Frankenstein reissue on Blu-ray. Why? Possibly because it’s one of the funniest Mel Brooks films of all time, that’s why. I remember when I first saw this film as a young lad and it left an indelible mark on my young psyche. I can’t remember the specifics and I’m sure I initially didn’t get all of the jokes, but I knew that this was a film that I would watch annually during Halloween.

The scariest comedy of all time gets resurrected as Young Frankenstein: 40th Anniversary arrives on Blu-ray September 9 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Comedy icons Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr and Madeline Kahn star in Mel Brooks’ brilliantly outrageous riff on Mary Shelley’s classic story of Frankenstein. After inheriting his grandfather’s castle in Transylvania, young Dr. Frankenstein (Wilder) follows in his ancestor’s freaky footsteps as he sets out to reanimate a dead body in Brooks’ “funniest, most cohesive comedy to date.” (The New York Times)

Young Frankenstein was nominated for two Academy Awards* and two Golden Globe Awards**. More than 40 years later, the film has stood the test of time, ranking at lucky number 13 on the American Film Institute’s list of the top 100 funniest films.

In celebration of the 40th anniversary, fans of Young Frankenstein can also enter themselves for a chance to win an autographed set photo from the man himself, Mel Brooks! Beginning on September 1, fans can go to www.YoungFrankSweeps.com for all the rules and a chance to win.

* Best Sound, Richard Portman and Gene Cantamessa, 1975; Best Writing/Adapted Screenplay, Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, 1975.

**Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical Comedy, Cloris Leachman, 1975; Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Madeline Kahn, 1975.

Blu-ray and DVD Special Features ● Commentary by Mel Brooks ● Interviews with Marty Feldman, Gene Wilder and Cloris Leachman ● “Inside the Lab: Secret Formulas to the Making of Young Frankenstein” featurette ● Blucher Button ● “It’s Alive: Creating a Monster Classic” featurette ● “Making FrankenSense of Young Frankenstein” featurette ● “Transylvanian Lullaby: The Music of John Norris” featurette ● Deleted Scenes and Outtakes ● Production Photo Galleries and More!

Young Frankenstein 40th Anniversary Blu-ray Street Date: September 9, 2014 Prebook Date: August 6, 2014 Screen Format: Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English, Spanish, French DTS-HD-MA 5.1 Subtitles: English / Spanish Total Run Time: 106 minutes U.S. Rating PG Closed Captioned: Yes