There's an unexpected late addition to Al Gore's predictable Live Earth lineup, and thy name is Tap. They'll perform a set on July 7, including the performance a new, enviro-friendly single "Warmer Than Hell." There's been Spinal Tap reunions before, and even new songs before (remember the exclusive Internet download "Back from the Dead" from the Tapster parody a few years back?), but this merits some extra attention since director and co-creator Rob Reiner will also be in attendance, and the reunion led to a new 15-minute short film premiering at the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival. The short is a "Where Are They Now?" sort of deal, which finds Nigel breeding miniature race horses, David a hip-hop mogul, and other bittersweet improv goodness. Sure, the whole thing reeks of alterior motives and phoned-in pointlessness, but isn't that what being an aging rock band is all about?
Fortunately, the real-life band members are not doing quite as pathetically as their fictional counterparts. Michael McKean is one of many, many great comics in the upcoming improv-poker feature The Grand, and he's currently filming the indie music-themed spoof Adventures of Power with frequent collaborator Jane Lynch and director Ari Gold. He's also signed on to star in Mitchell Hurwitz's Arrested Development follow-up The Thick of It, whose pilot episode will be directed by Christopher Guest. And Harry Shearer will be voicing half of Springfield in this summer's most anticipated TV movie, and recently released a new comedy book, CD, and DVD, all available on his site.
Rob Reiner is directing The Bucket List, a dark comedy starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman as two dying men carrying out their final wishes, which could be the first decent film he's made in well over a decade (but will probably just be another dull cookie-cutter shitfest).
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