Ancient beginnings: Sausages date back to Mesopotamia around 3,100 BC, where meat was preserved by stuffing it into casings. Global variations: From Spanish chorizo to Filipino longanisa and ...

The documentary offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at a producer even his cast members say is hard to know. By Melena Ryzik Few cultural entities have been as endlessly cataloged and dissected as ...

Morgan Neville’s new documentary “Lorne” (in theaters now) zeroes in on Lorne Michaels, the famously elusive executive producer and creator of “Saturday Night Live,” which just celebrated its 50 th ...

Lorne Michaels, the most powerful enigma in television history, ambles, smiles and hides across movie screens for 101 minutes and, along with such friends and former employees as Paul Simon, Steve ...

How do you profile someone who wants to remain a mystery? Oscar-winning documentarian Morgan Neville has made a number of different types of nonfiction movies, from anatomies of art and music scenes ...

It seems like there’s a new celebration of the “Saturday Night Live” legacy every other month at this point. Last year, there was the late-night variety show’s 50th anniversary special, a star-studded ...

Focus Features is out with Morgan Neville’s documentary Lorne at 414 locations, a behind-the-scenes look at Lorne Michaels, the creator of Saturday Night Live and one of television’s most influential ...

One interesting scene deals with the fact that the show hit rock bottom in 1995 with Adam Sandler and Chris Farley among those who were fired from Saturday Night Live. It’s a revelation that the show ...

How do you make a movie about the man behind the curtain? That was the seemingly impossible task facing Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville (“20 Feet From Stardom”), who was given unprecedented ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Director Morgan Neville's wide-ranging documentary about Saturday Night Live's coolly enigmatic creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels, begins with an odd admission. Even with cameras in his ...

Through interviews and round tables with cast members, both past and present, the film offers an exclusive look at the Saturday Night Live creator’s story and impact on comedy “People have this idea ...