Tag Archives: Sacha Gervasi

Out on DVD | Anvil! The Story of Anvil – The real-life Spinal Tap!

Posted on 15 June 2009 by Jason Best

This documentary about Canadian heavy metal band Anvil looks at first glance as though it’s another rockumentary spoof: a Spinal Tap for the Noughties. The backstage bickering sounds the same, the on- and off-stage blunders look familiar, and there’s even … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Anvil! The Story of Anvil – Heavy metal doc is a real-life Spinal Tap!

Posted on 20 February 2009 by Jason Best

  ‘Is this another Spinal Tap?’ I scribbled in my notebook when this documentary about the middle-aged members of a failed Canadian heavy metal band got underway. Before seeing this movie last year, I’d never heard of Anvil, so-called ‘demigods … Continue reading →

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BFI 52nd London Film Festival – Opening night… and the pick of the rest

Posted on 15 October 2008 by Jason Best

The Times BFI London Film Festival opens tonight with the world premiere of Frost/Nixon, Ron Howard’s screen version of Peter Morgan’s hit play. Over the past few weeks I’ve been dashing hither and thither, from Leicester Square to, er, Leicester, … Continue reading →

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