Mel Brooks was with Carl Reiner when he collapsed in bathroom and died: ‘I wouldn’t accept it’

Mel Brooks was with Carl Reiner when he collapsed in bathroom and died: ‘I wouldn’t accept it’

Friends until the end.  In the upcoming HBO documentary, “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!,” the comedy legend reveals that he was with his best friend, Carl Reiner, when the latter passed away.  “Mel was there when my dad died,” Carl’s son, Rob Reiner, said in an interview for the documentary, before his own … Read more

Rob Reiner, famed director of ‘When Harry Met Sally,’ ‘A Few Good Men,’ dead at 78

Rob Reiner, famed director of ‘When Harry Met Sally,’ ‘A Few Good Men,’ dead at 78

Rob Reiner, the legendary filmmaker and actor behind some of Hollywood’s most beloved films, has been found dead alongside his wife, Michele Singer, at their Los Angeles residence, authorities and sources said. He was 78. Police responded to Reiner’s Brentwood home on Sunday afternoon, where they discovered the bodies of a 78-year-old man and a … Read more

Horn & Hardart Automats to return to NYC from the dead — if this determined millennial gets his way

Horn & Hardart Automats to return to NYC from the dead — if this determined millennial gets his way

Walk along West 38th Street in the Garment District and you’ll catch a glimpse of one of the last remaining Horn & Hardart signs in the city, painted a lifetime ago on the brick back of 1385 Broadway. The Automat has been gone so long that many New Yorkers wouldn’t recognize it. The rest may … Read more