This past weekend, I slid into an assigned seat on what I think was the biggest airplane I have ever been on. Stuck between a window and a stranger for a flight over the Atlantic, I decided to seize ...

Mel Brooks, who gave us classics like Young Frankenstein, Spaceballs and Blazing Saddles, was obviously a pioneer in the world of movie spoofs. Even before he directed a single film, Brooks parodied ...

You know the feeling: the pilot announces that you've hit cruising altitude. You turn on a movie, and just as someone on screen peels their clothes off or starts spewing blood, a flight attendant ...

DENVER — The comedy classic "Airplane!" will celebrate its 45th anniversary with a special screening event in Colorado. Co-writer/co-director David Zucker and lead actor Robert Hays will attend a ...

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