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This is Spinal Tap reunited 35 years later for 2019 Tribeca Film Festival
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This is Spinal Tap reunited 35 years later for 2019 Tribeca Film Festival

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 7, 2019May 7, 2019

The cast and director of the legendary This Is Spinal Tap, the 1984 film that revolutionized the mockumentary movie, reunited for the 2019 Tribeca Film …

R.I.P. Penny Marshall
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R.I.P. Penny Marshall

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 19, 2018December 19, 2018

Comedic actress and director Penny Marshall has died. Marshall was 75. She died peacefully Monday night in her Hollywood Hills home, from complications due to …

Anniversary tributes for This Is Spinal Tap, Reality Bites to ring in 2019 Tribeca Film Festival
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Anniversary tributes for This Is Spinal Tap, Reality Bites to ring in 2019 Tribeca Film Festival

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 25, 2018November 27, 2018

2019 will mark the 35th anniversary of This Is Spinal Tap, and the 25th anniversary of Reality Bites. Both cult classics will celebrate these milestones …

Review: “The Last Laugh” documentary explores humor, the Holocaust and taboos
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Review: “The Last Laugh” documentary explores humor, the Holocaust and taboos

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 17, 2017March 17, 2017

The Last Laugh opens with a quote onscreen from the noted non-comedian, German novelist Heinrich Mann, who wrote: “Whoever has cried enough, laughs.” Mann fled Nazi …

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This is Spinal Tap suing Vivendi, StudioCanal now for $400 million in lost profit

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 8, 2017

The band is back together, but this time, Spinal Tap’s performers — Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer — along with the filmmaker Rob …

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Harry Shearer sues Vivendi, StudioCanal to pay back $125 million to creators of Spinal Tap

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 19, 2016October 19, 20161

How selfish could Vivendi and StudioCanal be over the profits from 32 years of This Is Spinal Tap? The answer is none. None more selfish. …

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