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This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

This Is Spinal Tap
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    SpoutBlogSpoutBlog Professing Our Love for Clue: T ...
    by SpoutBlog in SpoutBlog on spout.com
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     "Who knew that the 1985 board game adaptation Clue had so many fans? These people certainly weren’t around 24 years ago when the movie opened 6th at the box office, behind even the terrible Santa Claus: The Movie in its third week (I’ll admit, though, Santa Claus is one of my dear guilty pleasures). But suddenly, via the internet, loyalists are everywhere, up in arms over news that a new Clue adaptation is moving forward as if the original were as popular a film as the 1985 box office champ Back to the Future (which grossed as much as 14 times more than Clue). Well, I am with the devoted to an extent. I have loved Clue since seeing it in the theater, and am embarrassed to admit it was probably the film that introduced me to the comic talents of Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn and Michael McKean (what can I say except that I was 8 and hadn’t yet seen Ro " [More]
    KarinaKarina HUMPDAY. Sundance 2009 Preview ...
    by Karina in Karina on SpoutBlog
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     "Director Lynn Shelton’s follow-up to My Effortless Brilliance, Sundance Dramatic Competition entry stars Mark Duplass (HumpdayThe Puffy Chair) and Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project) as two college friends who meet up a decade later and somehow end up pacting to make a boy-on-boy sex tape together. Answering our 4 Questions We Ask Everyone, Shelton declared her love for The Princess Bride, named the crew member she poached from Medicine for Melancholy, and explained her philosophy of low expectations. Tell us about your movie: who did you work with, what did you shoot on, why did you make it? Give us the reductive, 25-word or less, “It’s like [pop culture reference a] meets [pop culture reference b]!” pitch, then explain what the quick and dirty sell leaves out. Humpday is like Bang the Drum Slowly meets Jaws. " [More]
    SpoutBlogSpoutBlog HUMPDAY. Sundance 2009 Preview ...
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     "Director Lynn Shelton’s follow-up to My Effortless Brilliance, Sundance Dramatic Competition entry stars Mark Duplass (HumpdayThe Puffy Chair) and Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project) as two college friends who meet up a decade later and somehow end up pacting to make a boy-on-boy sex tape together. Answering our 4 Questions We Ask Everyone, Shelton declared her love for The Princess Bride, named the crew member she poached from Medicine for Melancholy, and explained her philosophy of low expectations. Tell us about your movie: who did you work with, what did you shoot on, why did you make it? Give us the reductive, 25-word or less, “It’s like [pop culture reference a] meets [pop culture reference b]!” pitch, then explain what the quick and dirty sell leaves out. Humpday is like Bang the Drum Slowly meets Jaws. " [More]
    leeroy711leeroy711 Nigel Tufney decodes the myster ...
    by leeroy711 in leeroy711 Blog
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     "This Is Spinal Tap (1984) I'm not sure how old these are but they're new to me. Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: [More]
    SpoutBlogSpoutBlog 10 Underrated Songs by Fictiona ...
    by SpoutBlog in SpoutBlog on spout.com
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     "This week, thanks to The Rocker, we can add another fictional band to the long list of music groups created solely for the movies. They’re called Vesuvius, and they’re an ‘80s hair band with a hit song titled “Promised Land.” As part of the film’s marketing, the track was offered as a free download for play on Rock Band (see the clip above). But if you ask me, the wrong tune was used in the promotion. Another song from the soundtrack, also credited to Vesuvius, is called “Pompeii Nights,” and it’s definitely the better of the two. I’m not surprised, though. While most people favor the songs of Spinal Tap, a once-fictional band that has become popular enough to evolve into a “semi-fictional” performing act, I’ve preferred such gems as “The Whites of Their Eyes” by PEZ® People, from The Big Picture. Also co-written by [More]
    chrismorrellchrismorrell Guest in Show
    by chrismorrell in chrismorrell Blog
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     "'Waiting for Guffman'... the Chris Guest film that i had unaccountably missed seeing up to now , unaccountably, because i AM one of those people who can quote, endlessly from 'This Is Spinal Tap'.. and , of course i love 'Best in Show' and 'A Mighty Wind'... so it's a must for Guest fans...members of the variable ensemble are here ..Catherine O'hara, Eugene Levy, Parker Posey ,Fred Willard..Apart from the beautifully observed , totally 'camped out' Corky,(Guest)...highlight,for me is Parker Posey in pure 'White Trash' gum-chewin mode,with her innapropriately sexy audition,of 'Teachers Pet'...seemingly quite happy , whatever happens!!... "Waiting for Guffman"... .hurrah!!! " [More]
    usesoapusesoap There's a hole in the 'Bucket'
    by usesoap in usesoap Blog
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     "After a second-half career slump, director Rob Reiner has taken great pains to critic-proof his latest film, “The Bucket List.” “I'll pair two of America's best-loved elder actors, give them oddly endearing eccentricities, saddle them with a terminal illness, but show how they learn to LOVE LIFE!!!” he says (exclamation marks are a necessity here).So when a critic attempts to lay into the film for being rote and pandering, he or she will be derided for besmirching the actors' good names and callously drubbing those dealing with cancer.Well, bring on the hate mail. This is “Wild Hogs for the septuagenarian set (“Mild Hogs?” “Terminal Hogs?”), and it is a TV dinner of a film – everything spooned out in carefully measured proportions, pre-packaged and cold, without a hint of spice or surprise.The two ailing leads are a cantankerous old wisecracking coot and a gentle, grounded guru who are both diagnosed with the b ... " [More]
    eagle795eagle795 #44
    by eagle795 in eagle795 Blog
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     "THE original mockumentary. For some reason this film has kinda lost popular steam over the years, but watch it again…it’s still funny. Maybe it needs to be shown on TV more often. The “Stonehenge” scene and the amp that has a volume switch that goes to 11….still hilarious. " [More]
    RisseladaRisselada movie year countdown #11 - 1996 ...
    by Risselada in Risselada Blog
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     "This blog entry is part of my “movie year countdown”. To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entryHard Core LogoI chose to watch this movie based on strong urging from my friend Andy. I was also interested in the fact that it was distributed on Tarantino's Rolling Thunder series.It's sort of a punk-rock version of This is Spinal Tap. If you are big into punk-rock movies, philosophies, and aesthetic, you will probably find this movie funny and interesting. And if you are a Canadian punk, probably even more. Joe Dick is a serious dick, if you like people acting like total assholes. But if you are fascinated with any of history's punk-rock idols then you'll know what to expect.I had a fairly good time with it, but overall got a little tired of it. It was fun enough for one time, but I don't have any desire to ever see it again.Not much else I have to say about it.Rating: 7/10 " [More]
    chesterfilmschesterfilms Re: Top 5 Movies About Music
    by chesterfilms in chesterfilms Blog
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     "1. Almost Famous (2000) - I know a lot of people who dismiss this film, but It's one of my favorites. I truly captures the spirit of the era. 2. Nashville (1975) - An epic, sprawling masterpiece. One of Altman's finest achievements. 3. This Is Spinal Tap (1984) - What more should be said. Fantastic music & possible the funniest movies of all time.4. High Fidelity (2000) - Frears & company perfectly capture the spirit of the book. Made the whole Top 5 list process even more relevant.5. A Hard Day's Night (1964) - Obviously the songs are amazing, but this is one of the most fun films you could ever see.Runners Up:The Red ShoesFive Easy Pieces Amadeus " [More]
 
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