I’m a minute into my interview with Spinal Tap and I’ve already angered vocalist David St. Hubbins. Sitting down with the rock trio, which includes lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel and bassist Derek Smalls ...
(L-R) Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean in 1984's "This Is Spinal Tap" Everett EXCLUSIVE: Bleecker Street is teaming with Fathom Entertainment on the re-release of Rob Reiner’s big ...
Spinal Tap is feeling a bit nervous ... "We dunno what bits he's used or not so, or how he's manipulated this,” Tufnel admits. NIGEL TUFNEL: Yeah. Bit stiff in the mornings. It takes a while to ...
Spinal Tap is back. But 41 years on, the original is still one of the sharpest and most influential comedies ever made.
Rob Reiner’s 1984 cult film about a British band past its prime returns to theaters in a new 4K restoration. By J. Hoberman Thank cinéma vérité for the rockumentary. D.A. Pennebaker’s 1967 “Dont Look ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The cultural legacy of the 1984 rock-mock-doc “This Is Spinal Tap” is of sufficient amplitude that, to give the ...
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 ...
Peter Smokler was a camera operator on the famed rock documentary “Gimme Shelter,” about a 1969 Rolling Stones concert where a man was stabbed to death. Despite his experience in the genre, Smokler ...
“This Is Spinal Tap” is tapping into its cult fandom with a theatrical re-release for its 41st anniversary. The iconic mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap” will get a long-awaited sequel, titled “Spinal ...
David Kaffinetti, a longtime Bay Area resident best known as a onetime member of the parody rock act Spinal Tap, died on July 11 in Folkestone, England, the same seaside town where he was born.