Samuel “Negro” Villalba was found shot to death in a homeless camp in 2021, years after the Mexican Mafia kicked him out and put a target on him, according to authorities.

Along with his fellow filmmakers David and Jerry Zucker, he revolutionized film comedy with a straight-faced, fast-paced ...

Since selling 50% of its equity to Leonine Studios in 2022, as we revealed at the time, Beetz Brothers has focused on premium ...

Movies were never bigger than they were in the 1980s. Action heroes such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone had big muscles. Steven Spielberg’s films invoked big emotions.

The screenwriting team of Mr. Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker often cast veteran dramatic actors in their ...

Shorewood High School graduate Jim Abrahams, a co-creator of the zany "Airplane!" and "Naked Gun" movies, has died at age 80.

Jim Abrahams, one of the creative minds behind such comedies as Airplane!, three Naked Gun movies, and the TV series Police ...

Jim Abrahams, who along with Jerry and David Zucker made up the filmmaking trio behind the spoof comedies 'Airplane!' and ...

Jim Abrahams, who created comedies like "Airplane!," "Hot Shots!," the "Naked Gun" series and more, died Tuesday. He was 80.

Jim Abrahams, the writer-director who helped create comedy classics such as “Airplane!,” the “Naked Gun” movies, and the TV ...

An elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew clash as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.

Movies were never bigger than they were in the 1980s. Action heroes such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone had big muscles. Steven Spielberg's films invoked big emotions. Broad comedies ...