Anvil! The Story of Anvil

Tony J. and I went to see the movie Anvil! The Story of Anvil this afternoon. It's a documentary about the Canadian heavy metal band that influenced (some say started) the speed metal movement carried on by Anthrax, Slayer, Metallica, and other huge names. Anvil did not get the commercial success that these other bands enjoyed, but are continuing to work to fulfill their dreams of becoming rock stars. It was directed by Sacha Gervasi, his directorial debut, but who co-wrote The Big Tease with Craig Ferguson and wrote The Terminal, directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Tom Hanks.

The film premièred at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2008 to a standing ovation, and won awards at a number of film festivals. The band is experiencing a resurgence of interest, and is currently working on a new album (their 14th) titled Juggernaut of Justice and will open for AC/DC at their first two summer Black Ice World Tour shows at Gillette Stadium and Giants Stadium.

Juno

I first saw Juno at the theater when it started to get some Oscar buzz last year, and it's out on the HBO now. I've watched it a couple of times since, every time I see something new. What a great movie. I think it's a better movie than the others in the recent genre, Knocked Up, Superbad, etc. Ellen Page was born to play the part, the dialogue by Diablo Cody is instant classic, and the rest of the cast is all-star, with Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, and J.K. Simmons. So I had to buy the t-shirt.

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