"Carl Reiner"
Bright and eager to hit the streets in search of bad guys, rookie cop Christine Paley is disappointed when she’s instead assigned to process criminals. Under the supervision of a…
TV writer Elliott Nash buries a blackmailer under the new gazebo in his suburban backyard. But the nervous man can’t let the body rest there.
Mel Brooks is one of the funniest voices in American comedy. Now, the entertainment legend dons a tux and takes the stage for a memorable one-man show filled with jokes,…
An intergalactic dog pilot from Sirius (the dog star), visits Earth to verify the rumors that dogs have failed to take over the planet.
The definitive look at Betty White’s life and career. As the only authorized documentary on Betty ever made, this film is packed with hilarious clips from her long career. Plus…
Join your favourite DreamWorks friends for these four holiday specials. Watch as those zany zoosters from Madagascar save Christmas, Donkey puts on a carolling Christmas Shrek-tacular, and Po prepares for…
In 1976, a lower-middle-class teenager struggles to cope living with her neurotic family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.
At the age of 91, Mel Brooks is unstoppable, with his musical “Young Frankenstein” opening to great critical acclaim in London in late 2017. Alan Yentob visits Mel at home…
A celebration of the life and career of one of America’s most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians—Buster Keaton—whose singular style and fertile output during the silent era created his…
A dramatization of the controversial trial concerning the right for Neo-Nazis to march in the predominantly Jewish community of Skokie, Illinois.
Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret…
Future Americans decide to time travel to 1776 to ask the founding fathers for the solutions to their problems. A glitch in the time machine changes their destination to 1976….
Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lear brought primetime into step with the times. Using comedy and indelible characters, his legendary 1970s…
Francis is desperate: her parents want to force her to come with them on vacation to Hawaii – just during the two weeks when her beloved “Moondoggy” is home from…
Struggling artist fakes his own death so his works will increase in value.
For four decades comic genius Mel Brooks and talk show king Dick Cavett have partnered to give the world scintillating conversation and sidesplitting humor. In 2010 they reunited on stage…
When Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks stepped onstage for the first time to perform their now-legendary skit “The 2000 Year Old Man,” they turned live comedy on its head with…
While trapped on the island of Madagascar, the Central Park Zoo escapees receive a visit from Santa–crash landing on their territory and getting amnesia to boot! The animals must help…
Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, and the implications for other seemingly…
Irrepressible writer-comedian Carl Reiner, who shows no signs of slowing down at 94, tracks down celebrated nonagenarians, and a few others over 100, to show how the twilight years can…
I AIN’T SCARED OF YOU is a documentary tribute to Bernie Mac (1957-2008). From his stand-up in underground Chicago comedy clubs to the Big Screen in Hollywood, Bernie Mac’s sharp…
Rocky and Bullwinkle have been living off the finances made from the reruns of their cartoon show. Boris and Natasha somehow manage to crossover into reality and team up with…
The 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective…
Danny Ocean’s team of criminals are back and composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank doublecrosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean…
The life and career of comedian Rose Marie is documented through interviews with friends and colleagues as well as never-before-seen home movies shot by the actress herself.
When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov, to get them moving again before…
