Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. There’s a lot going on during the end credits with Nigel Tufnel, Michael McKean, Derek Smalls ...

Devotees of the rock band Spinal Tap − OK, the fake/real band Spinal Tap − will be familiar with one of their classic song titles, "Gimme Some Money." Turns out, they meant it. Although Rob Reiner's ...

I regret to report that Spinal Tap has become Dad Rock. “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,” a sequel to the 1984 comedy classic and foundational mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap,” was withheld from ...

Spinal Tap II (which arrives in theaters on September 12) also concerns itself with last things. As the movie (again directed by Reiner) begins, Spinal Tap the band—ultra-English, ultra-deluded as to ...