Albert Brooks on ad-libbing: 'It doesn’t really work well for movies'

Albert Brooks discusses the realities of ad-libbing in films. Brooks, who stars in "Ella McCay" which hits theaters December ...

Albert Brooks Laments How Comedy Has Been “Relegated to Streaming”: “It’s Always Been Treated Second Class”

He reteams with James L. Brooks for a rare in-theaters comedy with 'Ella McCay,' also starring Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis ...
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'It's like the best home movie': Albert Brooks on pal Rob Reiner's documentary

Rob Reiner famously launched his filmmaking career with the 1984 mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap.” But now, after four decades of features, including such ...
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Drive brings out the killer in Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks is a native of Los Angeles, where the drama of Drive roars down the streets, refueling in barrooms and seedy apartments. Nicolas Winding Refn's film about a stunt driver turned ...

Jamie Lee Curtis Breaks Down Her Scream Queen Callback Scene in 'Ella McCay'

Curtis and Albert Brooks discuss why classic rom-coms and comedies seem so rare today and the Katharine Hepburn charms of ...
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Albert Brooks on Thugs and Presidents

“I wanted to play a villain but couldn’t convince an American director,” Albert Brooks told an audience January 8, his curly hair framing a gentle cherubic face. The Film Society at Lincoln Center ...