Daily entertainment news covering This Is Spinal Tap en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/04/spinal_tap_back_from_the_dead_with_new_a_17 Mon, 04 May 2009 10:27:53 EST Entertainment News 121170@http://www.starpulse.com/news This year marks the 25th anniversary of the cult classic film 'This is Spinal Tap and now England's Loudest Heavy Metal Band, Spinal Tap, is celebrating with the release of their first new album in almost two decades,

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/10/jack_nicholson_s_catchphrase_voted_top_m Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:06:50 EST Entertainment News 110336@http://www.starpulse.com/news Jack Nicholson's infamous "You can't handle the truth" line in A Few Good Men has topped a poll of the most memorable movie quotes.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/07/live_out_your_rock_n_roll_inner_dreams_w_27 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:00:00 EST Entertainment News 107477@http://www.starpulse.com/news Opportunity rocks! School of Rock meets Spinal Tap in the "flat-out funny" (Richard Roeper, "At The Movies") comedy for the rock star in everyone as The Rocker takes center stage on DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) January 27th

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/05/is_it_ok_to_dislike_caddyshack_ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:00:06 EST Entertainment News 106979@http://www.starpulse.com/news Caddyshack isn't that good, and it's not very funny. If you're 9 out of 10 red blooded American men, that last sentence just infuriated you like I just made slanderous remarks about your grandmother.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/28/ghostbusters_tops_funny_films_poll Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:53:38 EST Entertainment News 96702@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ghostbusters has topped a new online poll of the "Funniest Films of the Past 25 Years." The comedy beat out National Lampoon's Vacation and Beverly Hills Cop to land atop

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/08/gluteus_maximus_a_starpulse_salute_to_th Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:00:00 EST Entertainment News 87518@http://www.starpulse.com/news With the immortal words from 20th century poet Sir Mix-a-Lot "I like big butts and I cannot lie," the crack research team at Starpulse was given the arduous and grueling task of finding the finest photos on the site that revere one of the world's preferred body parts, the buttocks.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/18/harry_shearer_s_satire_of_the_bush_admin_7 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 90421@http://www.starpulse.com/news "Songs of the Bushmen," Harry Shearer's savage and poignant musical satire of the Bush administration's leading figures, will be released by Courgette Records, July 1 on digital platforms including iTunes and Amazon.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/29/2007_tv_year_in_review_the_worst Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:00:27 EST Entertainment News 72435@http://www.starpulse.com/news Compounded by the writers strike, TV suffered this year. Shows that should have been pulled weren't, and not one new series became a breakout hit.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/22/starpulse_s_favorite_motion_picture_soun Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:00:49 EST Entertainment News 64822@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Tarantino Flicks Jackie Brown, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction When Quentin Tarantino, alongside Robert Rodriguez, was promoting Grindhouse, he explained that he always finds the beat of his movies by going through an impressive vinyl collection.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/18/maxim_com_s_hilarious_movie_t_shirts Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:00:00 EST Entertainment News 52177@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sometimes a movie's wittiest dialog is on its characters' T-shirts. Check out Maxim.com's feature on those classic catchphrases that began on the cotton crewnecks of countless crazy characters!

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/11/ricky_gervais_asked_to_join_spinal_tap_a Fri, 11 May 2007 13:10:59 EST Entertainment News 42141@http://www.starpulse.com/news Spoof rock supergroup Spinal Tap want British comedian Ricky Gervais to join them on stage when they perform at this summer's Live Earth concert. The band, created for 1984 rockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, are booked to appear at the Wembley extravaganza, which aims to raise awareness of climate change.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/25/spinal_tap_reunite_for_live_earth Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:32:55 EST Entertainment News 39512@http://www.starpulse.com/news Spoof rockers Spinal Tap are to reunite for a special performance at the London leg of this year's Live Earth concert series, joining the likes of Madonna, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Genesis at Wembley Stadium in July. The fictitious heavy metal group - played by actors Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer - will resurrect their roles as David St Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls respectively for the 7 July gig, where they will also screen a 10-minute comedy sketch to the 90,000-strong crowd.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/29/pete_doherty_may_star_in_reality_tv_show Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:54:14 EST Entertainment News 27418@http://www.starpulse.com/news British rocker Pete Doherty has reportedly been asked to star in a new reality TV show, which will lock up celebrity drug addicts while they try to get clean. TV company Endemol - the creators of Big Brother - will film the group of addicts 24 hours a day as they go through rehabilitation.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/16/city_slickers_actor_bruno_kirby_dies_of_ Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:17:45 EST Entertainment News 13218@http://www.starpulse.com/news City Slickers actor Bruno Kirby died on Monday in Los Angeles following a battle with leukemia. He was 57. Kirby's wife Lynn Sellers revealed yesterday that her late husband died from complications linked to the blood disease, with which he was only recently diagnosed.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/08/another_actor_steps_forward_to_support_m Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:29:52 EST Entertainment News 12346@http://www.starpulse.com/news Funnyman Harry Shearer is getting serious in an effort to defend Mel Gibson, as the movie star faces ongoing criticism for an ill-advised, drunken rant against Jews. The Simpsons star insists he doesn't want to come across as a staunch defender of the actor/director following his controversial remarks - but he insists Gibson is one of the good guys in Hollywood.

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