In "Albert Brooks: Defending My Life," Rob Reiner, left, and Brooks relish anecdotes from their 60-year friendship, while digging into the roots of Brooks' radical approach to comedy. (Dania Maxwell / ...

Although Albert Einstein is best-known as a theoretical physicist, he also spent much of his life grappling with the problem of war. In 1914, shortly after he moved to Berlin to serve as director of ...

Rob Reiner famously launched his filmmaking career with the 1984 mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap.” But now, after four decades of features, including such generational touchstones as “The Princess ...

Rob Reiner famously launched his filmmaking career with the 1984 mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap.” But now, after four decades of features, including such ...