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Anvil! The Story of Anvil is a documentary film about the Canadian heavy metal band.

The movie features interviews with other musicians who have been influenced by the band, including Slash (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver), Lemmy (Hawkwind, Motörhead), Lars Ulrich (Metallica), Tom Araya (Slayer) and Scott Ian (Anthrax, Stormtroopers of Death).

Director Sacha Gervasi first met Anvil on September 21, 1982, after a gig at The Marquee Club in London, where he introduced himself to the band as "England's number-one Anvil fan." He subsequently became a roadie for the band on their '82, '84 and '85 tours, and was given the nickname "Teabag" by the band. He reunited with Anvil after a break of 20 years, and started shooting a documentary about them in November 2005.

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2008, and won Audience Awards at the 2008 Sydney Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival and Galway International Film Festival. 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".

Anvil! will be released in Australia on August 27th. See the trailer below.

*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Anvil! The Story of Anvil wikipedia

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Dance Flick

June 29th 2009 02:18

The makers of Scary Movie are back with another parody film, this time taking on the dance movies old and new with Dance Flick.
The central character in the film is a rich white girl from the suburbs named Tracy Transfat who has a dream. She moves to the inner city but lands herself in a series of misadventures.

Dance Flick will be released in Australia on August 20th. View the trailer below:

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The Young Victoria

June 26th 2009 13:42

The Young Victoria is a 2009 British costume drama film based on the young life of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. It stars Emily Blunt, Miranda Richardson, and Jim Broadbent. The film is produced by Graham King, Martin Scorsese, Sarah, Duchess of York, and Tim Headington.

Scenes set at Westminster Abbey were filmed at Lincoln Cathedral, with some scenes filmed at Blenheim Palace, Arundel Castle, West Sussex, Wilton House near Salisbury, Wiltshire and Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire.

The film follows on the life of the young Queen Victoria, focusing on her early reign and romance with Prince Albert in the 1830s.

Although largely faithful to historical facts, the film has drawn criticism for embellishing on events in order to increase dramatic potential. For example, Prince Albert was never shot during an assassination attempt on Queen Victoria. This inaccuracy has reportedly annoyed Queen Elizabeth II following a private screening of the film.

According to the writer, Julian Fellowes, "The scene where he's (Conroy) trying to make her sign the paper when she's ill and she throws it to the floor - its completely true", and "The scene in Windsor where the King stands up and insults Victoria's mother is not only true, but about two-thirds of his speech is what he actually said!".

*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia page for The Young Victoria.

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Cheri

June 24th 2009 08:08

Cheri is 2009 British/German drama film directed by Stephen Frears. Starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend, it is an adaptation of the novel by French author Colette. The film premiered at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival.

Set in 1920s Paris, Cheri tells the story of the end of a six-year affair between an aging retired courtesan, Léa, and a flamboyant young man, Chéri. Turning stereotypes upside-down, it is Chéri who wears silk pyjamas and Léa's pearls, and who is the object of gaze.

Cheri will be released in the USA on June 26th. The Australian release date is July 23rd. View the trailer below.

*This post is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Cheri (film).

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Orphan

June 22nd 2009 12:57

Orphan is a thriller film to be released in the US on July 24th, 2009. In Australia it will come out on August 13th.

After losing a baby, husband and wife, John and Kate adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she claims to be. Kate becomes increasingly alarmed that something evil lurks beneath the girl's sweet facade and tries to convince her family of Esther's evil.

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Push

June 19th 2009 09:10

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Case 39

June 17th 2009 08:56

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District 9

June 15th 2009 08:35

In many alien movies, the extra-terrestrials try to conquer earth either by killing us all or forcing us into slavery. District 9 has a different take on this common theme, where humans become the aggressors exploiting harmless aliens

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Drag Me To Hell

June 12th 2009 08:16

Drag Me to Hell is a 2009 American horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi, and co-written by Sam's brother Ivan Raimi. The film will be released in the USA on May 29th, and Australia on July 23rd.