Tag Archives: Comedy

This is Spinal Tap (1984)

Before the Spinal Tap reunion shows, the many TV appearances, the albums, the induction into the Criterion Collection; before the Christopher Guest-directed mockumentaries, often reuniting Guest with his fellow Tap members; before the exponential rise in the original film’s reputation, … Continue reading

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24 Hours with Ken Russell

There is a Monty Python sketch which only lasts about twenty-five seconds, but that’s all it needs. Stately music plays on the soundtrack. It’s a simple country garden. A businessman enters the scene, pursued by a nude woman. They’re chased by … Continue reading

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Innocent Blood (1992)

In 1981, John Landis, a comedy director best known for Animal House (1978) and The Blues Brothers (1980), decided to make a horror film. It would essentially be a Wolf Man movie, a tribute to his monster kid roots. The … Continue reading

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