The Life and Times of a Midwestern Movie Addict

As the temperatures improve and the days creep ever closer to summer vacation for students and teachers (7 weeks for me, but who's counting?) I thought to myself, what better time to have a laugh than now?  So here it is, this year's annual Brooksfest (my personal tribute and marathon to all things Mel Brooks) and not a moment too soon.  This week marks a three day work week with an early release on the third, and then five days off for Spring Break, so it is a perfect week for watching a lot of movies in a short amount of time.  Why a short amount of time, you ask?  Well, because on Thursday I'm going to head up to Columbus to stay with a friend while I'm off (he needs some company) and I don't think he'd appreciate a Mel Brooks marathon.  Anyway, shall we get to the films?  Yes, I think we shall.  Today I want to look into one of the first films that Mel Brooks ever made...immediately after he made The Producers , which itself was an underground hit....

Ok, let's do a short recap on my life before I go any further.  I successfully opened and closed this year's senior class play, Arsenic and Old Lace , with few (if any) issues.  Everyone said it was a great show and I was very proud, and I've just finished my first week of rehearsals on Seussical our spring musical...so life is pretty busy.  I'll be out of show season in 6 more weeks and will be within spitting distance of summer vacation...yess!!!  I'm also still seeing Patrick, and not feeling the usual fatigue yet.  This one might just last, if you can believe it.  So all in all, I think life is pretty good right now (but then again, ask me again in 5 weeks and we'll see if I'm still sane).  Anyway, today I got to revisit an old favorite of mine...though not one of everyone else's.  It is a contemporary take on a concept first dreamed up by the ancient Romans (though that probably means the Greeks really came up with it) and then popularized b...