http://anvilmovie.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT7v2nUcmek

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"In 1981, Canadian heavy metal band Anvil released their first album, Hard 'n' Heavy, which earned them a potent reputation among discerning headbangers and established them as one of the pioneering acts of the speed metal movement. Anvil had a loyal following in their native Canada and they shared stages with some of the biggest names in heavy rock, but the lucky break that would have elevated them to real stardom never came, and legal troubles helped to derail the group's career in the mid-'80s. Years later, the likes of Metallica and Slayer would cite Anvil as a key influence, but lead vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner struggled to keep the band alive, recording new material for tiny independent labels and trying to organize club tours as they juggled day jobs, families, and adult responsibilities. Documentary filmmaker Sacha Gervasi follows Kudlow and Reiner as they struggle to keep their ambitions alive despite 35 years of missing the brass ring in Anvil! The True Story of Anvil, which paints a sympathetic but warts-and-all portrait of the unexpected consequences of the rock & roll dream. Anvil! received its American premiere at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. "

[Edited on April 2, 2009 at 3:26 PM. Reason : ]

4/2/2009 3:20:00 PM

i read that as Avril! Documentary...like

4/2/2009 3:23:37 PM

I was hoping it was about Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart

4/2/2009 4:26:06 PM

^

4/2/2009 4:30:31 PM

I was hoping it was about Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart

4/2/2009 5:04:21 PM

anyone see this? it got great reviews.

4/12/2009 2:34:40 PM

for such a struggling band, they sure did record a shit load of albums.

looks like another band that just didn't hold steam.

meh.

4/12/2009 2:50:38 PM

the previews of it looked pretty good

4/12/2009 3:19:43 PM

currently at the Colony...and for another week

6/17/2009 2:24:59 PM

I watch way too much VH1 Classic and thus saw way too much of the movie in their promos to enjoy it.

6/18/2009 7:02:36 AM

mmmeeetttaaalll

[Edited on October 28, 2009 at 11:54 PM. Reason : LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL]

10/28/2009 11:50:08 PM

saw this a few weeks ago. pretty depressing at times, but i liked the way it ended

10/29/2009 1:31:16 AM

METAL ON METAL!!

i watched this last night at a friend's that's been begging me to watch it with her...indeed, it was sad which made the ending so sweet

they were on Conan two weeks ago, and I pulled it up on my DVR to watch after seeing the documentary. Lips said after the documentary came out, AC/DC asked them to open on their tour...so between Conan and that things are lookin' up for this 30 yr old metal band

and god that manager was terrible...

10/29/2009 8:54:36 AM

"Anvil" Rocks Film Documentary Awards
December 4, 2009

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"LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock on, Anvil. The aging band that never tasted music stardom found a measure of Hollywood fame on Friday when 'Anvil, The Story of Anvil' [sic] won two film awards, including best documentary, from a key group of moviemakers. The International Documentary Association, a Los Angeles group that promotes and supports nonfiction film, late Friday awarded its top prize to 'Anvil' director Sacha Gervasi for his story about the metal band that for more than three decades has tried, and failed, to score one major hit record. The IDA also gave 'Anvil' its music documentary award. The movie, which became a cult hit in art house theaters in 2009, harkens back to the Canadian band's origins in the 1970s when its two key members, Steve 'Lips' Kudlow and Robb Reiner, were on the brink of success playing on the same stages with the likes of Bon Jovi and Poison. But Anvil never hit the big-time and the movie catches up with the band in the 2000s as Kudlow and Reiner, now aging rockers, pull together one last tour and scrape together cash to make one more album. What emerges is a tale of chasing dreams and testing the bonds of a lifelong friendship. The IDA is comprised of [sic] many key documentary makers and others working in nonfiction film, and because of that, its awards are widely watched leading to the Oscars in March. Yet, perhaps in keeping tune with Anvil itself, 'Anvil' won't be an Oscar winner as it did not even make the short-list of documentaries to be considered for Academy Awards."

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/12/04/arts/entertainment-us-anvil.html

12/7/2009 5:46:59 AM