When Mel Brooks was filming “The Producers,” he recalled an executive approaching him and saying, “The curly-haired guy—he’s funny looking. Fire him.” Brooks said he would fire the actor, but never ...

The new documentary “Remembering Gene Wilder” makes the case that the late comedic actor combined the talents of early Hollywood greats like Charlie Chaplin with mid-century stars such as Jerry Lewis ...

In Paul King’s unnecessary origin story Wonka, Timothée Chalamet, playing the titular chocolatier, plants his signature cane in a brick courtyard. Walking downstairs, Chalamet skips steps, or suddenly ...

He was one of the greatest comic film actors of all time. I’m talking about the legendary Gene Wilder. From “Bonnie and Clyde” (his first movie) to “The Producers” to “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate ...