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Hollis Alpert [3] (Saturday Review) David Ansen ; Michael Atkinson; James Berardinelli [4] Peter Biskind; Peter Bogdanovich; Hye Bossin; Peter Bradshaw (The Guardian) Joe Bob Briggs; Richard Brody (The New Yorker) Tom Brook ; Ty Burr (The Boston Globe) Ernest Callenbach; Vincent Canby (The New York Times) Charles Champlin (The Los Angeles Times)
History of the World, Part I is a 1981 American comedy film written, produced, and directed by Mel Brooks.Brooks also stars in the film, playing five roles: Moses, Comicus the stand-up philosopher, Tomás de Torquemada, King Louis XVI, and Jacques, le garçon de pisse.
Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic, film historian, and author.He is known for his book of film capsule reviews, Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, published from 1969 to 2014.
A History of Historical Writing: Volume I: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Seventeenth Century (2nd ed. 1967), 678 pp.; A History of Historical Writing: Volume II: The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries (2nd ed. 1967), 676 pp.; highly detailed coverage of European writers to 1900; Woolf, D. R.
The Spectator, writing on 25 January 1908 and prior to the release of the second half of the series, notes a handful of shortcomings including a fleeting portrayal of Homer and a questioning of the historicity of Christ, but states that "the general reader...will find here a great treasury of knowledge" and that "they form an extremely interesting shelfful."
History of the World, Part II is an American sketch comedy limited television series written and produced by Mel Brooks, Wanda Sykes, Nick Kroll, Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen. The series serves as a sequel to the 1981 film written and directed by Brooks, with sketches parodying events from different periods of human history and legend.
The Hollywood History of the World is a 1988 book about historical movies written by George MacDonald Fraser. [1] [2]Fraser said he was inspired to write the book when it occurred to him that "in a way, Hollywood has been a great historical educator, because if you or I or anyone else thinks of ancient Rome, you probably think of something you've seen in the movies.
Leon Marcus Uris (August 3, 1924 – June 21, 2003) was an American author of historical fiction who wrote many bestselling books, including Exodus (published in 1958) and Trinity (published in 1976). [1]