In 1984, the groundbreaking mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap lampooned heavy metal bands and rock documentaries — and introduced audiences to a new film genre. "What we were doing was not only ...
The godfathers of fake metal have returned for one last show as Spinal Tap II: The End Continues picks up more than four decades after equally fake director Marty DiBergi mock-umented their first ...
“Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” catches up with rock’s loudest and most punctual band 41 years after they were immortalized in “This Is Spinal Tap.” This ...
Four decades after their big-screen hit, the rock legends David, Derek and Nigel have reunited for one final (really, truly) concert. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...
Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Rob Reiner reprise their roles in this follow-up to the 1984 cult classic mockumentary 'This Is Spinal Tap.' By Frank Scheck Considering that Black ...
41 years after This is Spinal Tap introduced Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean) and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer), collectively known as Spinal Tap, and the rock ...
Movies I Didn't Watch The Original Naked Gun Until Recently, And There Are 6 Bits That Had Me Kicking Myself For Taking So Long Movies Critics Have Seen Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, And They Have ...
For almost a decade, Christopher Guest has been “essentially retired,” the actor/director reveals in the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now. After he directed Mascots for Netflix in 2016, he ...
In 1984, Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer turned up to 11 in This Is Spinal Tap, the mockumentary about a fake heavy metal band, which went on to become a cult classic ...
Devotees of the rock band Spinal Tap − OK, the fake/real band Spinal Tap − will be familiar with one of their classic song titles, "Gimme Some Money." Turns out, they meant it. Although Rob Reiner's ...
The pantheon of rock legends brims with iconic names. Jimmy Page. Jim Morrison. Joan Jett. And who can forget those deafening British metal mavens Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins and Derek Smalls of ...
The sequel comes more than 40 years after the classic mockumentary 'This Is Spinal Tap.' By Melinda Newman (This story contains mild spoilers) Oasis’s Noel and Liam Gallagher aren’t this year’s only ...