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Spinal Tap’s Lasting Impact on Music Industry and Culture

This is Spinal Tap was one of those movies that ended up starting out as a sleeper semi-success that became a cult hit. Released in 1984, the movie followed Spinal Tap, a British heavy metal band who was going on an American tour.

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'Spinal Tap II: The End Continues' trailer: The band reunites for one last show

"The End Continues" is being released on September 12.

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Jamie Lee Curtis and husband Christopher Guest donate $1million to victims of LA wildfires

Jamie Lee Curtis and her husband Christopher Guest have donated $1 million to victims of the Los Angeles wildfires. The actress, 66, and her partner, 76, announced the family’s contribution on Instagram on Thursday (09.01.25) alongside a photo of the destruction wreaked by the inferno.

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Jamie Lee Curtis reflects on 40 years of marriage to Christopher Guest: 'I don't understand it...'

Jamie Lee Curtis "doesn't understand" how she has been married for so long. The 66-year-old actress tied the knot with Christopher Guest on December 18, 1984 but as they approach their ruby anniversary, she admitted that she has no idea how much time has passed since then.

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20 parodies that were even better than the subject they sent up

Parody is one of the genres that is the most difficult to do properly, let alone achieve that rare feat of being as good as or better than the object of said parody. Though the parody film seems to have entered one of its periodic moments of dormancy, it’s worth looking back at some of the most notable examples of the genre to appreciate it in all of its irreverent glory.

Entertainment News / TV Insider / April 1, 2024

‘Days of our Lives’ Stars Compete Against Each Other: Who’s the ‘Weakest Link’?

Characters on Days of our Lives have gone up against villains like Stefano DiMera, Orpheus, and Emma Donovan, to name but three. Now, eight actors from the Peacock soap opera are taking on someone potentially even more powerful – or at least more caustic.

Entertainment News / Nerdist / March 11, 2024

THIS IS SPINAL TAP Sequel Is Currently Filming with the Original Cast and Director

Exactly forty years after becoming an iconic cult hit and creating the mockumentary genre, the boys of Spinal Tap are finally returning for a sequel. Via Deadline, we’ve learned that Castle Rock has begun production of the sequel to This Is Spinal Tap in New Orleans.

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Entertainment News / Nerdist / January 29, 2024

The movies of 1984 and their enduring pop culture influence

1984 was a huge year for Hollywood movies, rivaled perhaps only by 1982. Like the toys, comics, cartoons, and music of that year, so many of the ’84 films have a staying power that’s simply uncanny.

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