Simon Thompson presents ten great movies about making movies… The job of a filmmaker is one of great artistic fulfilment, but it is also a taxing, emotionally fraught line of work connected to a rapidly changing industry that is more often than not undergoing a great existential crisis over being about art or commerce. It […]
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues trailer takes it beyond 11
Four decades after rocking the world with This Is Spinal Tap, director Rob Reiner reunites with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, the long-awaited follow-up to the iconic rock mockumentary which sees Spinal Tap reuniting for a farewell gig, complete with support from the likes of Paul […]
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues first-look images tease the final concert
Bleecker Street has officially unveiled three images for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Rob Reiner’s long-awaited sequel to the 1984 cult classic mockumentary This is Spinal Tap, which offers a first look at bandmates David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) as they reunite for one final […]
Production begins on cameo-laden This is Spinal Tap sequel
Get ready to turn those amplifiers up to eleven once more because Spinal Tap are set for a comeback tour in the form of a sequel to the 1984 cult classic, This is Spinal Tap. According to Deadline the forty-years in the making follow-up has already begun production in New Orleans, with Rob Reiner returning […]
This Is Spinal Tap sequel to begin production in February
Rob Reiner is bringing back the old band, and production on the sequel to This Is Spinal Tap is set to start early next year. During a recent interview, Reiner confirmed that Spinal Tap II will begin filming soon with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer all returning. “We’re making a sequel,” Reiner said […]
This Is Rob Reiner: The Greatest Ever Movie Streak?
James McDonagh on Rob Reiner… Ever wondered why the volume control on the BBC iPlayer goes up to eleven? If you’re not sure, then the chances are that you’ve yet to see one of the greatest comedies ever made, This Is Spinal Tap, from 1984. While it was far from being the first ‘mockumentary’, it […]
Spinal Tap turn it up to II with sequel to cult classic
The band is getting back together, as Rob Reiner has announced that filmmaker Marty DiBergi is set to catch up with David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls and Nigel Tufnel of the legendary rock band Spinal Tap for a sequel to 1984’s This Is Spinal Tap. Spinal Tap II is being produced through Reiner’s newly-relaunched Castle […]
How Can A Successful Film End Up Losing Money?
This week Neil Calloway looks at Hollywood Accounting… Earlier this week it was revealed that Harry Shearer is suing Vivendi for his share of the profits from This Is Spinal Tap. Shearer – probably best known now for providing the voices for Mr Burns, Principal Skinner, Reverend Lovejoy and others on The Simpsons – played […]
Movember – Top 5 Movie Moustaches
Luke Owen celebrates Movember… As a macho male man, I bloody love and appreciate a good moustache. Here in the UK, we use the month of November to help raise awareness of prostate cancer by growing our moustaches in the spirit of charity. It’s all for a great cause. But then we shave them off. […]
