On Sept. 10, filmmaker Rob Reiner will première his 40-years-later sequel Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, catching up with the three would-be rock gods who made their hilarious debut in 1985. Article content

It is, of course, a fake documentary, what would later be coined “mockumentary,” a simultaneous takedown of showbiz boobs, and the filmmakers who aggrandize them. Reiner himself took the name Marty DiBergi for his onscreen director with the understanding that even he would keep some professional distance from the heavy metal buffoonery on display. Article content Article content

The showbiz doc almost always falls under the category of hagiography, especially in the past decade or two when gossamer luminaries such as Katy Perry and Justin Bieber were the subjects of films that,

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