Billy Crystal Honored By Rob Reiner, Meg Ryan & Friends At ‘Kennedy Center Honors’
Billy Crystal at the 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors. Courtesy of The Kennedy Center. It was only a matter of time before comedian, actor & icon Billy Crystal would be recognized & honored by the Kennedy Center for his excellence achieved in comedy throughout his long & legendary career. That time finally arrived earlier this […]
Rob Reiner To Direct Scorsese Inspired ‘Spinal Tap’ Sequel in February
This Is Spinal Tap. Courtesy of MGM Studios. After launching sales as part of a film package at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, the musical comedy cult-classic, This Is Spinal Tap, is getting a sequel. Details on Rob Reiner’s “Spinal Tap” sequel. In Rob Reiner’s check-in with Nigel Tufnel et al, the new sequel will […]
John Cleese is rebooting the classic series “Fawlty Towers”
Fawlty Towers is by and large considered one of the greatest TV sitcoms of all time, despite having made only 12 episodes – a mere half of a single season in America at the time. Yet, the show has long had a cult following. And with all the other reboots going on, the time has come […]
Now all of Spinal Tap is suing over unpaid “This Is Spinal Tap” royalties
Back in October, Harry Shearer filed a lawsuit against Vivendi Studios, the folks that own the rights to This Is Spinal Tap, the legendary film he was a co-creator and star of. Shearer claimed that the studio owed him over $125M in back royalties from the movie and merchandise sales that he never saw recieved […]