event Anvil
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Sun Jan 31
7 pm,
Anvil at Gothic Theatre
Much of the early buzz around Anvil! The Story Of Anvil made Sacha Gervasi's documentary about the unheralded '80s metal band from Canada sound like a real-life This Is Spinal Tap. But the film, which opened in limited release April 10, plays more like the metal version of Chris Smith's American Movie. Frontman Steve "Lips" Kudlow subs in for American Movie's Mark Borchardt as the group's perpetually optimistic dreamer, still chasing a rock 'n' roll fantasy that's out of step with the times. But Kudlow's enthusiasm, and absolute faith in Anvil and his best friend/drummer, Robb Reiner, is charming, even when it seems completely hopeless. Since the documentary became a hit, the band has found that elusive fame and now plays to big audiences behind the recent This Is Thirteen.
Gothic Theatre 3263 S Broadway, Denver/Boulder, CO
Much of the early buzz around Anvil! The Story Of Anvil made Sacha Gervasi's documentary about the unheralded '80s metal band from Canada sound like a real-life This Is Spinal Tap. But the film, which opened in limited release April 10, plays more like the metal version of Chris Smith's American Movie. Frontman Steve "Lips" Kudlow subs in for American Movie's Mark Borchardt as the group's perpetually optimistic dreamer, still chasing a rock 'n' roll fantasy that's out of step with the times. But Kudlow's enthusiasm, and absolute faith in Anvil and his best friend/drummer, Robb Reiner, is charming, even when it seems completely hopeless. Since the documentary became a hit, the band has found that elusive fame and now plays to big audiences behind the recent This Is Thirteen.
Updated 11/12/2009
