If he does say so himself, and he does, Mel Brooks considers Young Frankenstein to be the best of the 12 films he has directed. “I’m not saying it’s my funniest, I’m saying it’s my best. In terms of my art, let’s say, as a filmmaker,” he explains by phone from his production offices in Culver City, Calif. “It’s certainly my best work as a filmmaker, because it captures the … [Read more...]