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Rob Reiner Son of comic genius Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner has picked up the family torch and directed some of the most memorable, quotable, and endearing comedies of the last two decades, and he's no schmuck when it comes to dramas either.

I'm not old enough to remember the 70's SNL. I vote 90's by default. Some credit is due to the 84-85 season with rent-a-stars Martin Short, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer.

Spinal Tap will mark the 25th anniversary of "This Is Spinal Tap" with a new album.

The hard rockers were trailed on a tour of America in support of the album Smell the Glove by filmmaker Marti DiBergi, who documented their internal friction, cancelled gigs, record company squabbles, problems keeping drummers from spontaneously combusting and occasional geographical difficulties.

My review of Year One is now up at CT Movies. I also wrote a post at the CT Movies blog a few days ago listing several other Genesis-themed movies , along with links to any comments I may have made about those films that are currently available online.

This story originally appeared in PW Comics Week on June 16, 2009 Sign up now! By Peter Sanderson -- Publishers Weekly, 6/15/2009 3:11:00 PM The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics begins with startling, sweeping statements of its subject's importance not just to comics, but to American culture as a whole.

Back From the Dead , the new CD from the realest fake band in the world, features tracks spanning the entire nonexistent career of Spinal Tap.

This is a Spinal Tap groupie's rock 'n' roll dream - or nightmare, to quote one of the song titles.

You can bring one of the greatest spoof bands of all time home in 1080p this July.

Spinal Tap is Back From the Dead . At least according to the title of the group's new album.

High atop my list of the best rock movies ever made, director Rob Reiner's "This Is Spinal Tap" succeeds partly because the spot-on satire reveals more truths about the absurdities of rock stardom and the music industry than any documentary on the subject.

Sorry to let the cucumber out of the tinfoil, Spinal Tap fans: But it's called the Unwigged & Unplugged tour for a reason.

Alexis Petridis talks to the heroes of the greatest rock satire in cinema history Saturday, 30 May 2009 Nashville's Ryman Auditorium has fair claim to have seen it all.

The Around the Coyote Spring Arts Festival, a smorgasbord of visual and performing arts, runs this evening through Sunday in various locations in West Town in the vicinity of Division and Milwaukee.

Expect things to get funny. Beacon Theater, 8PM. THREEFER: Charlie Rose, Karl Rove and James Carville walk into a bar.

Heavy metal reunion tours are usually a little cheesy -- rock 'n' debauchery simply doesn't age well, and paunchy middle-aged rockers who try to keep up with younger versions of themselves start to seem pathetic.

And here we always thought David Bowie was the ultimate musical chameleon. Not so, my friends.

Harry Shearer, left, Michael McKean, and Christopher Guest reprise songs from mockumentaries such as This Is Spinal Tap and A Mighty Wind at the Palace Theatre.

It's been 25 years since Spinal Tap launched its hilariously disastrous, albeit fictional, North American tour in support of its equally ill-fated and fictional album, Smell the Glove .

May 15--It doesn't appear as if the word "blockbuster" will be needed to describe the summer 2009 entertainment schedule in Atlantic City.