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Is there any filmmaker alive, whether Democrat or Republican, conservative or liberal, capable of producing a truly incisive, intelligent satire about our politically polarized times? Not Ben Stein, who checked his dry wit at the door when he made the anti-Darwinist, pro-creationist diatribe "Expelled." Not Bill Maher, whose " Religulous" revealed ...

Screenwriters Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker, and David Zucker devised what felt like a new generation of zany spoofs with their 1980 hit film Airplane !, shamelessly elevating corny humor to new heights.

What I'm about to write isn't a recommendation of the new parody film "Dance Flick," but more of a gentle warning that what the Wayans Brothers are serving up here isn't nearly as wrist-slittingly disgraceful as expected.

Before the era of YouTube , FunnyorDie.com and fan-made trailer remixes, the realm of effective mainstream movie spoofing belonged to David Zucker and Jim Abrahams .

Is March 11th your birthday? Was someone special to you born on March 11th? With whom will you choose to celebrate this excellent occasion? If today is your birthday, then you are in excellent company.

Back in the fall, our arts and entertainment editor asked me if I wanted to write a feature about David Zucker's new film "An American Carol." The catch: we wouldn't get to see the movie.

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! DVD Review Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 02.07.2009 The spoof genre done right gets a re-release on DVD thanks to VH-1; how does it stack up? Directed by: David ...

Our review of The Naked Gun , published April 16th, 2001, is also available. "The villain.

And speaking as we were yesterday of the ZAZ collective -- a/k/a the writing and directing team of Jerry Zucker , Jim Abrahams and David Zucker , a/k/a the guys behind such genuine laugh riots as Airplane , Top ...

Airplane is a great movie of 1980's. Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker Airplane is a movie full of fun, entertainment and comedy.

DVD Event of the Week: Is it New Yorker Video's new version of Donna Flor and Her Two Husbands , the 1976 Brazilian erotic comedy starring the paralytically sexy Sonia Braga ? Might it be Warner Home Video's ...

An Australian production company just announced a follow-up to 1996's superhero epic The Phantom .

Tuesday: Writer-director David Zucker of "Airplane!" and the "Scary Movie" franchise turns "An American Carol" into an off-the-wall spoof of the Michael Moore documentaries within the context of "A Christmas ...

David Zucker doles out his usual brand of everything-including-the-kitchen-sink satire, telling a story about a Michael Moore-like director who receives visits from ghosts from the past and becomes more ...

Based on the bilious reviews Epic Movie earned upon its release nearly two years ago--" only the desperation and cynicism feel authentic ," " lowest pop-cultural denominator ," and " a wake-up call to how low ...