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The Age
16-06-2025
- General
- The Age
Epitaph leaves a great impression
'Now moving into my sunset years, I'm wondering what would be appropriate on my headstone, remembering Spike's 'I TOLD YOU I WAS ILL',' says Richard Stewart from the pearly gates of Pearl Beach. 'As one constantly reminded that I get things wrong, I reckon 'HE STOOD CORRECTED' will do it. Others?' 'Reading Richard Glover's column in Spectrum about courtesy merging in traffic reminded me of the New Zealand traffic proposal to 'merge like a zipper',' writes Ross Coleman of Glenbrook. 'Sage Kiwi advice.' 'Can the fairies who erected the fence near Epping Station, its ownership having been denied by Transport for NSW and Parramatta Regional Council, please pop over to my place?' asks Donald Hawes of Peel. 'While growing up and spending time making cubbies and exploring the bush, I didn't blow anything up or fire at anything (C8),' admits Michael Payne of West Pymble. 'Am I normal?' 'The harmless and jovial character of C8 has been undermined by tales of homemade weapons and improvised explosives,' suggests Meri Will of Baulkham Hills. 'In a world where there is far too much violence, this is quite disturbing. Could we please move on to topics more peace-promoting and harmonious?' To therefore keep things Meri, Granny scoured the C8 inbox for something suitably wholesome and stumbled across the good-natured Viv Munter of Tumbi Umbi: 'I have a new-found respect for the much-maligned native plover. I've watched a pair nesting for a month. The female barely left the nest, despite cold days and rainy nights, while the male stood guard. Finally, I witnessed the joy of the first chick to emerge, a little puffball wobbling on toothpick legs. To my dismay, that same night a fox gobbled the chick and remaining eggs despite the loud protestations of the parents. A pox on the fox, I am now a committed plover lover.' Dang. It started out OK. George Zivkovic of Northmead takes it up to 11: 'Surely I wasn't the only one reminded of This Is Spinal Tap when reading about how Sabrina Carpenter's new album cover has sparked an uproar?' Perhaps she consulted the good folk of Springfield (the animated ones, not the ones eating the pets). After all, Ms Carpenter is the niece of Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, and Spinal Tap's Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) is the voice of Ned Flanders, Montgomery Burns, Waylon Smithers, Principal Skinner and Reverend Lovejoy!
Sydney Morning Herald
16-06-2025
- General
- Sydney Morning Herald
Epitaph leaves a great impression
'Now moving into my sunset years, I'm wondering what would be appropriate on my headstone, remembering Spike's 'I TOLD YOU I WAS ILL',' says Richard Stewart from the pearly gates of Pearl Beach. 'As one constantly reminded that I get things wrong, I reckon 'HE STOOD CORRECTED' will do it. Others?' 'Reading Richard Glover's column in Spectrum about courtesy merging in traffic reminded me of the New Zealand traffic proposal to 'merge like a zipper',' writes Ross Coleman of Glenbrook. 'Sage Kiwi advice.' 'Can the fairies who erected the fence near Epping Station, its ownership having been denied by Transport for NSW and Parramatta Regional Council, please pop over to my place?' asks Donald Hawes of Peel. 'While growing up and spending time making cubbies and exploring the bush, I didn't blow anything up or fire at anything (C8),' admits Michael Payne of West Pymble. 'Am I normal?' 'The harmless and jovial character of C8 has been undermined by tales of homemade weapons and improvised explosives,' suggests Meri Will of Baulkham Hills. 'In a world where there is far too much violence, this is quite disturbing. Could we please move on to topics more peace-promoting and harmonious?' To therefore keep things Meri, Granny scoured the C8 inbox for something suitably wholesome and stumbled across the good-natured Viv Munter of Tumbi Umbi: 'I have a new-found respect for the much-maligned native plover. I've watched a pair nesting for a month. The female barely left the nest, despite cold days and rainy nights, while the male stood guard. Finally, I witnessed the joy of the first chick to emerge, a little puffball wobbling on toothpick legs. To my dismay, that same night a fox gobbled the chick and remaining eggs despite the loud protestations of the parents. A pox on the fox, I am now a committed plover lover.' Dang. It started out OK. George Zivkovic of Northmead takes it up to 11: 'Surely I wasn't the only one reminded of This Is Spinal Tap when reading about how Sabrina Carpenter's new album cover has sparked an uproar?' Perhaps she consulted the good folk of Springfield (the animated ones, not the ones eating the pets). After all, Ms Carpenter is the niece of Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, and Spinal Tap's Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) is the voice of Ned Flanders, Montgomery Burns, Waylon Smithers, Principal Skinner and Reverend Lovejoy!
Globe and Mail
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Globe and Mail
The best summer movies of all time, according to our readers
To ring in the summer movie season, The Globe's film editor Barry Hertz put together a list of the 25 best summer films ever made, sure to get hearts pumping and bring a little bit of that movie magic back. But everyone has their favourite, and inevitably he missed some beloved flicks. From blockbusters to rom coms, you shared your favourite picks that didn't make our initial list. Here are some highlights, in our readers' own words. This is Spinal Tap, 1984: 'The Summer Movie has something especially to do with the Drive-in, so an honorable mention for the last drive-in movie I saw in a small upstate town's only surviving one, circa 1984. This is Spinal Tap may be the capstone for all the cheesy flicks that were fodder for that style venue, something to not see while you're working your best American Graffiti moves. Couldn't avoid it though, oh the horror!' - Chris Boeree, Las Vegas The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, 1968: 'Starring a fastidious deaf-mute brilliantly played by Alan Arkin and sweet, gawky Sondra Locke as a teen in the small-town South to whom he becomes a sounding board, (platonic) consoler in the storms of one adolescent summer, and – too late, she realizes – her first love. From a work by Carson McCullers, it opened in summer 1968. Poignant, funny and brilliantly acted (Arkin was nominated for a best actor Oscar), the movie's finale had my best friend and me, aged 15, sobbing uncontrollably in our seats for 15 minutes after the credits.' - Janet Gottlieb, Toronto Jaws, 1975: 'The movie captures horror so well, because while it comforts you in a setting of summer bliss, something terrifying lurks under the surface. It's my favourite summer movie and a classic!' - Victoria Hatt, Ottawa Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 1986: 'This is one I watch almost every summer, and have for decades. 'Long and sweltering July day, absolutely anything can happen' – this sentence could be used to describe the movie. Ferris, Cameron and Sloane take the day off from school and the world is their oyster. They go to a baseball game, they take Cameron's dad's fancy car for a joyride, enjoy a parade and relax by the swimming pool doing absolutely nothing. The movie is totally relatable and there's a certain nostalgia to it, a nostalgia that reminds you of simpler summer days. 'Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it' - just like the summer.' - Chris Kobryn, Kelowna, B.C. Wet Hot American Summer, 2001: 'I love Wet Hot American Summer. It is such a ridiculous movie, and it is like a time capsule of early 2000s up-and-coming comedians before they made it big.' - Rebecca MacDonald, Halifax Rock 'n' Roll High School, 1979: 'Executive production duties were handled by the king of B movies, Roger Corman, and like his entire canon, it's a low-budget romp that borders on brilliance because of its stupidity. Every teen trope is skewered and the level of energy never stops. The first scene with The Ramones, rolling into town in a convertible Cadillac while belting out I Just Wanna Have Something to Do, is one of the best rock videos ever filmed. The soundtrack outside of The Ramones is first rate, too, featuring Devo, Eddie and the Hot Rods, Alice Cooper, Nick Lowe and many more.' - Tom Bimson, Ottawa A Summer Place, 1959: 'Overwrought, hyper anxious, and totally irresistible. Whoever grew up with the theme song knows that it is one of the real sounds of summer. Viva Percy Faith!' - N. Russell, Toronto Booksmart, 2019: 'Literally smart gal-pal movie. Two studious soon-to-be grads with Ivy League aspirations learn that their devotion to studying may not get them ahead of their partying classmates. So with graduation around the corner they do the research.' - Peter Cech, Burnaby, B.C. Run Lola Run, 1998: 'At the time and today, it represents a kinetically visual smorgasbord of 'contagious and impulsive energy' fuelled by a simple dilemma. Toss in crime, love and desperation and you have the recipe, when well-acted, for a great movie, even if it's missing fake sharks, raptors or aliens. Every wrong turn leads to an outcome.' - Chris Sadler, Ontario The Graduate, 1967: 'With Dustin Hoffman as the eponymous anti-hero, Anne Bancroft as Clodia to his Catullus, and an unforgettable Simon and Garfunkel soundtrack. Saw it in the summer of 1967, the year that Canada turned 100 and I turned 21.' - Bill Atkinson, Edmonton My American Cousin, 1985: 'Hard to find, but so, so captures a summer in the Okanagan and the angst of growing up. This is a gem. I try not to watch it too often so it continues to be gold. As I grow older, I continue to find different levels of charm and irony. All Canadians (especially those who have lived in or visited the Okanagan) should watch this.' - Karl Larsen, Kamloops Four Weddings and a Funeral, 1994: 'My absolute favourite movie of all time. Have watched it many times and still laugh and cry at the same scenes. It is one of those rare movies that is well-scripted, not over-acted, and where all the actors have perfect chemistry. Again, it takes me back to when I was in my early thirties and surrounded by a small, but very close group of friends, and all the fun and sadness we shared before we slowly drifted away as life happened.' - Sunita Mehta, Scarborough, Ont. American Graffiti, 1973: 'A celebration of teenage summer, with an end-of-summer and end-of-innocence edge. Fun and bittersweet. Excellent ensemble performance. And what a soundtrack!' - Ken Cruikshank, Hamilton The Pink Panther, 1963: 'My mom is 92, and every summer for the past 62 years we have gone to Round Lake Ontario near Killaloe. Here we stay in a log cabin that has been in the same family for over 150 years. From the very first time you could view a movie on a television – which was likely the advent of Betamax – we watch The Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellers. Everyone laughs uproariously every single time we play them. Inspector Clouseau and his side kick Kato, Chief Inspector Dreyfus and the whole amazing series of running gags, plot twists and wonderful family oriented comedy that graces our movie nights, while the owls hoot, the waves roll in and the moon brightly shines.' - Charles Merredew, Merrickville, Ont. Twister, 1996: 'Though Canadian to the core, my maternal grandmother lived in southern Indiana. My family spent every summer holiday there until I was 19. I have great memories of her farm, and playing with cousins I saw only once a year. Also memorable were the summer storms, and the threat of tornadoes on those sultry, hot summer days. Twister did a terrific job of evoking that time in my life. Turning a weather event into an adventure/thriller film was a stroke of genius. Watching it in the summer, preferably on a steamy day, in the dark, brings back a jumble of childhood memories - Grandma's farm, family potlucks, fireworks, the drive-in, riding my bike, the list goes on. And for that reason Twister deserves to be included.' - Lois Morimoto, St. Catharines, Ont.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Weezer's first show was opening for Keanu Reeves' band Dogstar. Now the John Wick star is set to play a villain in the Buddy Holly hitmakers' forthcoming mockumentary
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The lovable alt-rock rogues in Weezer used their recent Coachella show to announce to the world that a Weezer movie was in the works – and now, completing what might be one of rock n' roll's wildest full circle moments, Keanu Reeves has been cast as the film's villain. Details about the feature length film have been few and far between so far, with the band's ever-charming frontman Rivers Cuomo simply stating the band were working on a 'Weezer movie back in L.A.' However, a report from film insider Jeff Sneider has since surfaced with more details. A la This Is Spinal Tap, which is set for a sequel later this year, the film is set to be a mockumentary. It's also been described as a cross between cult classic rock flick Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and Weird Al Yankovic biopic, Weird. As for the barmy full-circle moment Reeves' casting creates, it can be traced right back to the beginning of the band's journeyman career. Weezer's first-ever show saw them supporting bassist Reeves' power trio Dogstar way back in 1992. Over 30 years later, the tables turned when the reformed Dogstar opened for Weezer in 2024, when Cuomo and co celebrated the 20th anniversary of their self-titled LP, also known as the Blue Album. Weezer also featured on the soundtrack to the third Bill & Ted film, which stars Reeves and counts Mastodon and Lamb of God among those who contributed to the film's aural drama. Reeves even confessed to having jams on set with his co-star Alex Winter, who plays Bill. The three-decade spanning 'rivalry' between the two bands is believed to form a key part of the plot, with the band set to star on the silver screen alongside Reeves, and other musically inclined actors like Juliette Lewis, and Eric Andre, as well as Jackass star Johnny Knoxville. It will be co-directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, and David Leitch has been tapped up as the film's producer. As per website Vinyl Me Please, band historian and unofficial member Karl Koch is also playing a key role in production. He recently organized a private merch signing event from which genuine fan interactions may be weaved into the film's narrative. After getting his old band back together, Reeves linked up with Fender for a stunning custom Precision bass loaded with a one-of-a-kind wiring feature that Fender chiefs couldn't believe hadn't been thought of before. Discussing his love for the low-end with Guitar World last year, he said, 'Whenever I would listen to music, I was attracted to the bass and lower registers. I loved the physicality of the bass, the weight, the strings. And just trying to sit in with the drums and guitar.' There is no slated release date for the film at the time of writing, but when it's out, you can bet Guitar World will be first in line.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
This Is Spinal Tap Trailer Previews 2025 Theatrical Rerelease
In celebration of the iconic film's 41st anniversary, Bleecker Street announced that it would be doing a theatrical rerelease. The rerelease of the 1984 mockumentary is set for July 5-7, 2025. The screenings will be happening in partnership with Fathom Entertainment. Tickets for the film will be available on Fathom's website, with participating theaters joining in on the celebration. Check out a trailer for the rerelease of the film below (watch other trailers): Originally released in 1984, This Is Spinal Tap is directed by Rob Reiner in his directorial debut, and follows the story of a fictional heavy metal band, Spinal Tap. The film follows the group on an American tour and features largely improvised dialogue. This Is Spinal Tap launched to nearly universal acclaim but didn't make too much money at the box office. However, its home video release saw an even larger audience flock to it, and it quickly gained a large cult following, eventually being selected for preservation by the National Film Registry in 2002 after it was deemed 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant' by the Library of Congress. A sequel to This Is Spinal Tap was announced in May 2022 and was initially eying a March 19, 2024, release; however, it was delayed because of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and Writers Guild of America (WGA) strikes. The sequel will instead release on September 12, 2025. According to early reports, the plot of the movie 'sees Spinal Tap, England's loudest and most punctual band, reunite following a 15-year hiatus for one final concert.' Rob & Michele Reiner and Matthew George are producing Spinal Tap 2, while Christopher H. Warner and Derrick Rossi serve as executive producers. The post This Is Spinal Tap Trailer Previews 2025 Theatrical Rerelease appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
