ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL by Sacha Gervasi (Abramorama, 2008)
Anvil! The Story of Anvil is a 2008 "Rockumentary" film about a Canadian Heavy-Metal band that enjoyed a brief heyday in the '80s and never made it big after that, focused on their attempt to make one last lunge for glory and recognition, undertaking a European Tour under the wing of an ardently well-intentioned as spectacularly incompetent manager and then trying to drum up record-industry interest in their 13th album. The relationship, as complicated and beautiful as a long rough marriage, between the two "die-hard" former members Robb Reiner (drummer) and Steve "Lips" Kudlow,(guitarist and singer), together with the devotion for their art and the will to do not give up on their dream, makes this movie so hilarious and comical but not mockery as a "This is Spinal Tap" sequel, as well as unexpectedly touching and inspiring.
The director is the screenwriter Sacha Gervasi, England #1 Anvil fan and roadie for the band on the '82, '84 and '85 tours, who has the merit to pick up both the humanity and the passion of these underrated artists that may not quite merit full-metal glory, but don't deserve oblivion either, giving them a piece of that lost-fame they have been fighting for in the last 20 years. Heartbreaking! The movie features also tributes from rockers like Slash of Guns n' Roses, Lars Ulrich of Metallica and Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead and, after a premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, it won the Audience Award at the 2008 Sidney Film Festival and Galway International Film Festival as well as receiving praise and high acclaim in many reviews. Michael Moore said that the movie is "the best documentary I've seen in years" and The Times called it "possibly the greatest film yet made about rock and roll".
Highly recommended.
The director is the screenwriter Sacha Gervasi, England #1 Anvil fan and roadie for the band on the '82, '84 and '85 tours, who has the merit to pick up both the humanity and the passion of these underrated artists that may not quite merit full-metal glory, but don't deserve oblivion either, giving them a piece of that lost-fame they have been fighting for in the last 20 years. Heartbreaking! The movie features also tributes from rockers like Slash of Guns n' Roses, Lars Ulrich of Metallica and Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead and, after a premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, it won the Audience Award at the 2008 Sidney Film Festival and Galway International Film Festival as well as receiving praise and high acclaim in many reviews. Michael Moore said that the movie is "the best documentary I've seen in years" and The Times called it "possibly the greatest film yet made about rock and roll".
Highly recommended.
http://www.anvilthemovie.com/
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