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Yahoo
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues': Everything to know about the mockumentary sequel as first-look images revealed
As the gentlemen of Spinal Tap surely know, it can take a while to find your back to the stage. In the case of their long-awaited sequel, it's been more than 40 years since Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer starred as "one of England's loudest bands." But that wait will soon be over. More from Gold Derby 2025 Emmys: These are the episodes every Best Drama Guest Actress/Actor submitted Selena Gomez, Martin Short, and Steve Martin in first look at Season 5 of 'Only Murders in the Building': Everything to know Hot off a rerelease earlier this month, the band is gearing up for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, and now first-look images have debuted, teasing the band's big reunion and at least one of the special guests joining them. For everything you need to know about Spinal Tap II, as well as the first images, rock read on! Who's in it? The End Continues brings the core trio of McKean, Guest, and Shearer back together as David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls, respectively. Also returning from This Is Spinal Tap is Fran Drescher as Bobbi Flekman and Rob Reiner as Marty DiBergi. Spinal Tap II will also have a handful of major music cameos from stars such as Elton John (seen in one of the unveiled photos), Paul McCartney, and Garth Brooks. Who's directing? Speaking of Reiner, in addition to reprising his on-screen role, he's also back behind the camera as director. The film will be Reiner's first narrative feature as director since 2017's Shock and Awe, starring Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, and James Marsden. What's it about? The sequel will see the band forced back together for one last epic rock show. Whether the size of the on-stage Stonehenge has changed at all is TBD. When does it come out? Spinal Tap II: The End Continues will release in theaters on Sept. 12. Is the original available to watch? Thankfully, yes, and that hasn't always been the case. As a movie with a notoriously complicated rights history, This Is Spinal Tap is finally readily available to buy digitally. But fans of physical media will want to mark Sept. 16 on their calendars. That's when the Criterion Collection's new UHD 4K and Blu-ray hits shelves, replete with special features. Best of Gold Derby Everything to know about 'The Batman 2': Returning cast, script finalized Tom Cruise movies: 17 greatest films ranked worst to best 'It was wonderful to be on that ride': Christian Slater talks his beloved roles, from cult classics ('Heathers,' 'True Romance') to TV hits ('Mr. Robot,' 'Dexter: Original Sin') Click here to read the full article. Solve the daily Crossword
UPI
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
Look: Spinal Tap rocks with Elton John in 'Spinal Tap 2' pics
1 of 5 | From left, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Rob Reiner return in "Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues," in theaters Sept. 12. Photo courtesy of Bleecker Street & Authorized Spinal Tap LLC July 23 (UPI) -- Bleecker Street released three photos from the upcoming Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues on Wednesday. The film opens September 12. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer return as the heavy metal band from the 1984 comedy This Is Spinal Tap. Fictional filmmaker Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner) chronicles their final performance. In real life, Reiner directed both Spinal Tap movies. One photo for the sequel shows Elton John joining the band at the piano. John performed his own farewell tour in 2023. The sequel also features a cameo from Paul McCartney. The group announced the follow-up movie in 2022 and released a teaser in March. The original This Is Spinal Tap re-released in theaters this month. UPI revisited This Is Spinal Tap upon its re-release and found it still relevant to the history of music. Also, there were a lot more jokes than the memorable amp that goes up to 11. The running joke about Spinal Tap's drummers dying continues as they have their 12th drummer in the sequel.
New York Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Metal never would have existed without Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne
Heavy metal is the musical genre most prone to hyperbole — 'This one goes to 11,' as Spinal Tap said — but it's no exaggeration to say metal would never have existed without Black Sabbath, and rock in general would have had much less roll without its singer, co-founder and indelible character Ozzy Osbourne. Ozzy died on Tuesday at age 76, a little more than two weeks after he joined the other three original members of Sabbath onstage in their native Birmingham for a farewell concert to benefit local children's charities and Cure Parkinson's, a disease he was diagnosed with in 2019. Dressed as usual from head to toe in black, wild eyes shrouded with heavy liner, the self-proclaimed 'Prince of Darkness' sang four of the band's iconic songs while sitting on a throne, unable to prowl the stage as he did for decades. And afterward, his mates presented him with a cake. Advertisement 5 Ozzy Osbourne performs with Black Sabbath at the Ozzfest concert in East Rutherford, N.J., on June 15, 1997. AP As fans overwhelmed Ozzy with waves of gratitude for more than half a century of sturm und drang, the incongruous but touching Hallmark moment contrasted with a band that eschewed sentiment in its music and lyrics, preferring to mine more sinister and ominous turf. When Sabbath formed in 1968, the group took its name from a Boris Karloff horror movie. The members looked like Everymen who would have been bricklayers if they hadn't stumbled on a unique formula that brought them stardom. And crazy/goofy Ozzy was far from the superstar front-man mold of a Robert Plant or Roger Daltrey. Sabbath's sound and aesthetic provided a stark contrast to the still-prevailing peace-and-love vibe, and every heavy band since that's worn black and avoided love songs like the plague owes the group and Ozzy a debt. Advertisement 5 Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne. WireImage Though vilified by censorious types who portrayed him as the devil incarnate, Ozzy's was always a brand of what writer Nick Tosches called 'bubblegum Satanism.' To be sure, the music was undeniably heavy and cheerless, and the singer's high-pitched yelp of a voice seemed to come from someone badly in need of an exorcism. And, yeah, Ozzy did bite the head off a bat when he split from Sabbath and went solo, influencing a whole new generation of fans. But as evidenced by his third career as a reality TV star on 'The Osbournes,' Ozzy always gave us a wink so we'd know he was never taking the comic-book horror or himself too seriously. As for the bat, well, the excesses were something he admitted. Advertisement 5 Ozzy Osbourne's final show with Black Sabbath in Birmingham, England on July 5, 2025. Ozzy Osbourne/Instagram 5 Ozzy Osbourne's final Instagram post on July 21, 2025, one day before his death. Ozzy Osbourne/Instagram 'People say to me, if you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, would you change anything?,' he wrote in 'Last Rites,' his second memoir, due for publication in October. 'I'm like, f–k no. If I'd been clean and sober, I wouldn't be Ozzy. If I'd done normal, sensible things, I wouldn't be Ozzy.' Advertisement In the end, as with every singular talent, it's not the antics we should remember and celebrate, but the work. In particular, the first five Sabbath albums and Ozzy's first two solo efforts are masterpieces as timeless and essential as any in rock history. 5 Ozzy Osbourne performs with Black Sabbath at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J., on August 4, 2013. Chad Rachman/New York Post The music is also a hell of a lot of fun. That may not be a word you associate with Ozzy, but if you doubt it, try to listen to 'Sweet Leaf,' 'Fairies Wear Boots,' or 'Crazy Train' without smiling, Turn 'em up loud, and if you indulge, lift a pint to rock's first and forever Dark Prince. Long may he yelp at us from the great beyond. Jim DeRogatis spent 15 years as music critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and is author of 'Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly.'
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Spinal Tap Offers Bold ‘Promise' Amid Coldplay Jumbotron Scandal
Spinal Tap Offers Bold 'Promise' Amid Coldplay Jumbotron Scandal originally appeared on Parade. Spinal Tap is back and they're tapping into one of the buzziest viral moments of the week. The fictional classic rock band issued a bold take after two people were spotted together in an embrace on the video screen at a Coldplay concert, speaking directly to 'the spouses' of the people in the video in a humorous attempt to comfort them. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 'To the spouses who found out they were being cheated on via the Coldplay jumbotron: sorry to hear that. Come see Spinal Tap. We promise no jumbotrons, just ear damage and emotional closure,' they wrote, along with a photo of the alleged cheating couple, in a post on X on July 17. In true Tap fashion, some fans offered comments aligned with the fictional band's sense of humor. 'Do you think he sunk her with his pink torpedo?' one wrote. 'Plus the healing aura of the 18 inch Stonehenge,' another posted, referring to the scene in the 1984 film in which the band's tribute to the English landmark turns out all wrong. 'Last time I saw you guys a puppet show got top billing. Can you at least guarantee you guys will be the headliner?' another fan commented, referring to another scene in the original film. 'Or emotional damage and ear closure,' another fan posted, along with a GIF from the film featuring Michael McKean and Christopher Guest as their characters David St. Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel, respectively, with the words from the film, 'It's such a fine line between stupid and clever.'Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, the long-awaited sequel to the 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap, is scheduled for a Sept. 12 release. It reunites Guest and McKean as well as Harry Shearer as Spinal Tap band member Derek Smalls, Rob Reiner as documentarian Martin 'Marty' Di Bergi, and Fran Drescher as publicist Bobbi Flekman. The plot of the new mockumentary has the band reuniting after 15 years for one final show. Spinal Tap Offers Bold 'Promise' Amid Coldplay Jumbotron Scandal first appeared on Parade on Jul 18, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 18, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
San Francisco Chronicle
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
‘Spinal Tap' actor and longtime Bay Area musician David Kaffinetti dies at 79
David Kaffinetti, the British-born musician and actor who brought to life the endearingly vacant keyboardist Viv Savage in the 1984 cult mockumentary ' This Is Spinal Tap ' has died. He was 79. His death, at his East Bay home on Friday, July 11, was announced by his bandmates in the local group Mutual of Alameda's Wild Kingdom, who wrote on Facebook that Kaffinetti 'passed away peacefully in his sleep.' No cause of death was given. 'David always had a kind word and a quick wit that would slay you where you stand,' they added. 'Then he'd make you smile doing it!' Born on April 17, 1946, in Folkestone, England, Kaffinetti began studying classical piano at age 5 before discovering rock 'n' roll through artists like Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry. He co-founded the progressive rock band Rare Bird in the late 1960s, scoring a U.K. hit with 'Sympathy' in 1969. But it was as Viv Savage — the mumbling, lab coat–wearing synth player with the immortal mantra, 'Have a good time … all the time' — that Kaffinetti found pop culture permanence. His turn in Spinal Tap, alongside co-creators Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, cemented his place in rock satire history. Though he left the fictional band later that year, he remained active in music, performing with Bay Area acts like Model Citizenz and continuing to embrace the persona that made him a fan favorite. A sequel to 'This Is Spinal Tap' is set for release in September. Kaffinetti was not involved in the production.
