Tag Archives: Harry Shearer

This is Spinal Tap (1984)

Posted on February 11, 2017 at 3:19 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

Before the Spinal Tap reunion shows, the many TV appearances, the albums, the induction into the Criterion Collection; before the Christopher Guest-directed mockumentaries, often reuniting Guest with his fellow Tap members; before the exponential rise in the original film’s reputation, … Continue reading →

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Real Life (1979)

Posted on July 6, 2016 at 9:50 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Albert Brooks’ Real Life (1979) wastes no time in admitting its inspiration; it’s right there in the opening scrawl. The landmark 1973 TV series An American Family, credited as being the first example of reality TV, was the product of a film crew documenting the … Continue reading →

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