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According to the Los Angeles Times, Anvil will perform at this year's Independent Spirit Awards, which will be held on Friday, March 5th, 2010, at LA Live's panoramic event deck in downtown Los Angeles. The ceremony will air live and uncut on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. PST/11:00 p.m. EST on IFC (Independent Film Channel).
Anvil's acclaimed documentary, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil," was nominated for "Best Documentary" at the event.
There's a direct connection between the Spirits and the movie: Rebecca Yeldham, the director of the Los Angeles Film Festival (which, like the Spirits, is under the auspices of Film Independent), produced the picture.
"Anvil! The Story of Anvil" is the directorial debut of screenwriter Sacha Gervasi ("The Terminal") and was produced by Rebecca Yeldham ("The Kite Runner" and "The Motorcycle Diaries"). The film follows Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Reiner and their band, Anvil, which released one of the heaviest albums in metal history, 1982's "Metal on Metal." The album influenced an entire musical generation of rock bands, including Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, who all went on to sell millions of records. Anvil, on the other hand, took a different path — straight to obscurity. The film is both entertaining and touching as it follows their last-ditch quest for the fame and fortune that has been so elusive to them. "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" is a timeless tale of survival and the unadulterated passion it takes to follow your dream, year after year.
Praised as "the best documentary I've seen in years," by documentarian Michael Moore, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" contains appearances by an array of heavy metal icons, including Metallica's Lars Ulrich, former member of Guns N' Roses, Slash, Anthrax's Scott Ian, and Slayer's Tom Araya, among others.
source: blabbermouth.net
