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By: Anvil, Michael Moore snubbed by Academy: No Oscar nomination next year! » Scene-Stealers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:37:50 +0000

[…] “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” and Michael Moore’s “Capitalism: A Love Story” were not picked as one of 15 films deemed eligible by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to be nominated for an Oscar. […]

By: TS

TS — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:32:58 +0000

I finally watched this. This movie defines your rating system…rock fist way up indeed. Great review!

By: Eric Melin

Eric Melin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:21:05 +0000

He plays guitar with a dildo! Not too much laughter at my screening that wasn’t warranted…

By: Jon Sholly

Jon Sholly — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:03:57 +0000

I was fully expecting to enjoy this movie, though I wasn’t expecting to be so inspired and touched by it. Eric’s review is spot-on in every way.

But then there’s this thing I experienced in the theater that I found rather unpleasant, and that was the moments of laughter that erupted numerous times in relation to the more “metal” aspects of the band. Yeah, the lyrics are pretty fuggin’ dumb, but no more so than say “Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35″ or something. The band is pretty rockin’ and you can’t really question whether or not they mean it, so I don’t quite see where the laughs were coming from. It’s funny just because it’s metal?? This, of course, is no fault of the band or the filmmaker.

Ah well, enough of my yakkin’. . . let’s boogie!

By: BJC

BJC — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:50:24 +0000

Anvil Photos by Brent J. Craig