ahh crap - i'm gonna be out of town this weekend....am gonna miss both
shows.

Fcccccccccuk!

The Underworld  London, England  August 25, 2007
TBA  Deal, England  August 26, 2007
Negasonic Music Club  Aalst, Belgium  August 28, 2007
Negasonic Music Club  Aalst, Belgium  August 29, 2007
Cafe Cairo  Würzburg, Germany  September 1, 2007

Héy!

According to Anvil's site, there is a different line up. What happened
to Ivan Hurd?

And what about the upcoming European tour dates? Is Anvil going to play
as a three-piece?

Greetings,

Lucas

Wow just heard a video of them as a three-piece, they sound awesome!



Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8Y_jlIvIFM



Cheers, Jerry

_______________

Jerry Fielden

  <http://wwww.arapacis.com/> http://wwww.arapacis.com

  <http://www.myspace.com/arapacismtl> http://www.myspace.com/arapacismtl







From: academyofanvil@yahoogroups.com [mailto:academyofanvil@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of lucas_van_aalten
Sent: 9 juillet 2007 17:40
To: academyofanvil@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Academy of Anvil] Ivan Hurd



Héy!

According to Anvil's site, there is a different line up. What happened
to Ivan Hurd?

And what about the upcoming European tour dates? Is Anvil going to play
as a three-piece?

Greetings,

Lucas



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

he was fired a few months ago.....they will remain a 3 piece

--- In academyofanvil@yahoogroups.com, tgalloca <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> he was fired a few months ago.....they will remain a 3 piece
>
We decided after many years of being a 4 piece to change our format a
bit. The change is not significant enough to make a big deal about. The
songs remain the same..............if not better

Within the next 2 weeks This is Thirteen will be available on cd. Make
payment of $20 plus $5.00 for shipping (certified cheque or money
order) out to R&R Enterprises
And send to:Anvil Metal Pounders Union (Local 666)
592 Sheppard Ave. W.
P.O. Box 77566
Downsview, Ontario M3H 6A7
Canada
European orders 20 Euro plus 5 Euro shipping

Can't wait for it!!!

Super curious about the documentary, too.

Sorry to hear that Ivan is gone....it sounds from Lips' previous post
that something went down there - but - being someone who's in a band
who's had to deal with band members & ex-band members - I certainly
respect the privacy of the band.

I wish Ivan luck in whatever he does from here on out & looking
forward to the new power trio Anvil sound.

I can see the next album titles now:

Thrice the Thrash!

Trio of Terror!




--- In academyofanvil@yahoogroups.com, tgalloca <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Within the next 2 weeks This is Thirteen will be available on cd. Make
> payment of $20 plus $5.00 for shipping (certified cheque or money
> order) out to R&R Enterprises
> And send to:Anvil Metal Pounders Union (Local 666)
> 592 Sheppard Ave. W.
> P.O. Box 77566
> Downsview, Ontario M3H 6A7
> Canada
> European orders 20 Euro plus 5 Euro shipping
>

Anvil in TO tonight!!!! WOOOO!!


\m/

captain2man wrote:
>
> Can't wait for it!!!
>
> Super curious about the documentary, too.
>
> Sorry to hear that Ivan is gone....it sounds from Lips' previous post
> that something went down there - but - being someone who's in a band
> who's had to deal with band members & ex-band members - I certainly
> respect the privacy of the band.
>
> I wish Ivan luck in whatever he does from here on out & looking
> forward to the new power trio Anvil sound.
>
> I can see the next album titles now:
>
> Thrice the Thrash!
>
> Trio of Terror!
>
> --- In academyofanvil@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:academyofanvil%40yahoogroups.com>, tgalloca <no_reply@...> wrote:
> >
> > Within the next 2 weeks This is Thirteen will be available on cd. Make
> > payment of $20 plus $5.00 for shipping (certified cheque or money
> > order) out to R&R Enterprises
> > And send to:Anvil Metal Pounders Union (Local 666)
> > 592 Sheppard Ave. W.
> > P.O. Box 77566
> > Downsview, Ontario M3H 6A7
> > Canada
> > European orders 20 Euro plus 5 Euro shipping
> >
>
>

--
\m/ HEAVY METAL EARTHQUAKE \m/

JOE THRASHER - Thrash Metal Band
http://www.joethrasher.com
http://www.myspace.com/joethrasher

This is Thirteen is now available on cd.(1,000 were made). Make
payment of $20 plus $5.00 for shipping (certified cheque or money
order) out to R&R Enterprises
And send to:Anvil Metal Pounders Union (Local 666)
592 Sheppard Ave. W.
P.O. Box 77566
Downsview, Ontario M3H 6A7
Canada
European orders 15 Euro plus 5 Euro shipping

Is this the only way to buy it?
If yes, what about South America?


--- In academyofanvil@yahoogroups.com, tgalloca <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> This is Thirteen is now available on cd.(1,000 were made). Make
> payment of $20 plus $5.00 for shipping (certified cheque or money
> order) out to R&R Enterprises
> And send to:Anvil Metal Pounders Union (Local 666)
> 592 Sheppard Ave. W.
> P.O. Box 77566
> Downsview, Ontario M3H 6A7
> Canada
> European orders 15 Euro plus 5 Euro shipping
>

I'll ask Lips and get back to you.

--- In academyofanvil@yahoogroups.com, mestredio <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Is this the only way to buy it?
> If yes, what about South America?
>
>
> --- In academyofanvil@yahoogroups.com, tgalloca <no_reply@> wrote:
> >
> > This is Thirteen is now available on cd.(1,000 were made). Make
> > payment of $20 plus $5.00 for shipping (certified cheque or money
> > order) out to R&R Enterprises
> > And send to:Anvil Metal Pounders Union (Local 666)
> > 592 Sheppard Ave. W.
> > P.O. Box 77566
> > Downsview, Ontario M3H 6A7
> > Canada
> > European orders 15 Euro plus 5 Euro shipping
> >
>

Send $25US or $20 Euro (that includes shipping)

--- In academyofanvil@yahoogroups.com, mestredio <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Is this the only way to buy it?
> If yes, what about South America?
>
>
> --- In academyofanvil@yahoogroups.com, tgalloca <no_reply@> wrote:
> >
> > This is Thirteen is now available on cd.(1,000 were made). Make
> > payment of $20 plus $5.00 for shipping (certified cheque or money
> > order) out to R&R Enterprises
> > And send to:Anvil Metal Pounders Union (Local 666)
> > 592 Sheppard Ave. W.
> > P.O. Box 77566
> > Downsview, Ontario M3H 6A7
> > Canada
> > European orders 15 Euro plus 5 Euro shipping
> >
>

This one is a bit heavier than their last couple of albums. The
production is great. Producing this is Chris Tsangarides who produced
METAL ON METAL and FORGED IN FIRE. This thing is full of great riffs
and great drumming. The songs are mainly in the traditional Anvil vein
with a twist. The result is a fantastic listen.
HIGHLIGHTS: "Bombs Away", "Burning Bridges", "Ready To Fight", "Flying
Blind", "Should' A Would' A Could' A"

Hey well,

I agree completely and for once, I would say that I have the same
"highlights" than Tony but I could add "American refugee" and of course:
"This is Thirteen". Let's say that I didn't listen to it enough yet... :0)

tange



tgalloca wrote:
>
> This one is a bit heavier than their last couple of albums. The
> production is great. Producing this is Chris Tsangarides who produced
> METAL ON METAL and FORGED IN FIRE. This thing is full of great riffs
> and great drumming. The songs are mainly in the traditional Anvil vein
> with a twist. The result is a fantastic listen.
> HIGHLIGHTS: "Bombs Away", "Burning Bridges", "Ready To Fight", "Flying
> Blind", "Should' A Would' A Could' A"
>
> Back to The ANVIL Homepage
>
>

Visit the ANVIL homepage to use PayPal

http://www.anvilmetal.tk/

--That's good!

But I have sent the money yesterday...,it would be easier with pay pal...

Just have to wait now...


- In academyofanvil@yahoogroups.com, tgalloca <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Visit the ANVIL homepage to use PayPal
>
> http://www.anvilmetal.tk/
>

Anvil! The Story Of Anvil is the name of the documentary on ANVIL
directed by Sacha Gervasi, who wrote the Steven Spielberg movie, The
Terminal. It will be premiered at the Sundance Film Festival which
runs January 17-27, 2008. Sacha is an old friend of the band's that
used to do some roadie work for them back in the 1980's. The website
for the film is http://anvilmovie.com.

Screening times for Anvil! The Story Of Anvil at the Sundance Film
Festival:

     * Friday, January 18, 5:30pm - Library Center Theatre, Park City
     * Saturday, January 19, 9:00pm - Tower Theatre, SLC
     * Sunday, January 20, Noon - Egyptian Theatre, Park City
     * Saturday January 26, Midnight - Egyptian Theatre, Park City
     * Monday, January 21, 11:00am - Yarrow, Park City (press screening)

The link don't work.
This sounds like a pipedream or a joke.


----- Original Message ----
From: tgalloca <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
To: academyofanvil@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 3:25:32 AM
Subject: [Academy of Anvil] Anvil movie

Anvil! The Story Of Anvil is the name of the documentary on ANVIL
directed by Sacha Gervasi, who wrote the Steven Spielberg movie, The
Terminal. It will be premiered at the Sundance Film Festival which
runs January 17-27, 2008. Sacha is an old friend of the band's that
used to do some roadie work for them back in the 1980's. The website
for the film is http://anvilmovie. com.

Screening times for Anvil! The Story Of Anvil at the Sundance Film
Festival:

* Friday, January 18, 5:30pm - Library Center Theatre, Park City
* Saturday, January 19, 9:00pm - Tower Theatre, SLC
* Sunday, January 20, Noon - Egyptian Theatre, Park City
* Saturday January 26, Midnight - Egyptian Theatre, Park City
* Monday, January 21, 11:00am - Yarrow, Park City (press screening)





      
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It clearly is not a "pipedream" or joke.  The link is wonky but the url works.
www.anvilmovie.com

I'm a little worried about the log line: "Following a calamitous European tour,
Lips and Robb,
now well into their fifties, set off to record their thirteenth album, "This is
Thirteen," in one
last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dream." But will wait to see the film
first before casting
judgement.  I never thought this album was Anvil's "one last attempt".  But
perhaps it is.
Either way I hope the film can stand on it's own two legs and be both an
interesting look at
Anvil (people and music) as well as being a good movie on it's own.  Too many
documentaries
about people, bands and what not are too superficial and are nothing more than a
series of
talking heads and clips.  I hope this is not the case here.

Good luck at Sundance boys.  If anything that alone is an indication this film
could be
something special.

Let us know when there are other screenings (Toronto?).

Cheers,

-R

I don't think the "last attempt at a boyhood dream" means this is their
last album - I think it's more saying that "This is Thirteen" coupled
with the movie - is probably their last BIG shot at bringing them great
fame and fortune.  I know that regardless of what happens with this
movie and album, that Anvil will keep writing and continue kicking ass -
probably until they're dead!

  I can't wait to see this.. I've heard it will be almost like Spinal
Tap, only funnier, better and real! I really believe that this movie
will apply to people not only Anvil fans, but anybody.  There must be
something special about it to be selected for Sundance.  Only a handful
of movies make it there in comparison to the thousands entered.

I also think this will be a very unique movie as it's a documentary
about a band, that never really "made it" in terms of monetary success
and stardom, but at the same time is a world renowned band, that was and
is highly influential on the genre of Heavy Metal.  They are also a band
that despite the lack of great fame and fortune, have never stopped
kicking ass and have been pumping out killer tunes for the past 30
years.  A documentary about a band that work day jobs, have families and
keep a world class band rocking is great contrast to a documentary about
a HUGE band making an album or whatever.

This movie and This is Thirteen - is and will be a big deal for Anvil!
Can't wait!!

zygons_rule wrote:
>
> It clearly is not a "pipedream" or joke. The link is wonky but the url
> works.
> www.anvilmovie.com
>
> I'm a little worried about the log line: "Following a calamitous
> European tour, Lips and Robb,
> now well into their fifties, set off to record their thirteenth album,
> "This is Thirteen," in one
> last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dream." But will wait to see the
> film first before casting
> judgement. I never thought this album was Anvil's "one last attempt".
> But perhaps it is.
> Either way I hope the film can stand on it's own two legs and be both
> an interesting look at
> Anvil (people and music) as well as being a good movie on it's own.
> Too many documentaries
> about people, bands and what not are too superficial and are nothing
> more than a series of
> talking heads and clips. I hope this is not the case here.
>
> Good luck at Sundance boys. If anything that alone is an indication
> this film could be
> something special.
>
> Let us know when there are other screenings (Toronto?).
>
> Cheers,
>
> -R
>
>

--
\m/ HEAVY METAL EARTHQUAKE \m/

JOE THRASHER - Thrash Metal Band
http://www.joethrasher.com
http://www.myspace.com/joethrasher

The movie's website has a black text on a black background. It's
probably an error of the webmaster. For what I've read, it's pretty
much "it". Lips and Robb had a dream, they realized it and it was
great! I think that's honest and that this movie was made by some
experienced people. If you select the text with your mouse you would
read:

--------------------------------------
At the age of 14, best friends Lips and Robb Reiner made a pact to
rock together forever.

Their band Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal,"
influenced a musical generation including Metallica, Slayer and
Anthrax. Though Anvil never made it, they never stopped playing or
believing.

Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now well into
their fifties, set off to record their thirteenth album, "This is
Thirteen," in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dream.

-------------------------------

Born in London to an American diplomat and a Canadian concert
pianist, Sacha Gervasi was the only head-banger at Westminster School
where he was threatened with expulsion for wearing red-striped
troubadour trousers and a matching Hawkwind waistcoat.

After meeting the legendary heavy metal band Anvil at London's
Marquee club at the age of 15, Sacha was invited to roadie for the
band during a tour of Canadian hockey arenas the following summer. He
toured with Anvil twice more during the 80s, learning how to play
drums along the way from metal God Robb Reiner.

Sacha later earned a degree in Modern History from King's College,
London but turned down a fellowship to Harvard in favor of co-
founding a band with an old school friend. He quickly left, claiming
the band was "talentless and going nowhere." Shortly afterwards the
band changed its name to Bush and sold over ten million records in
the U.S. alone.

Sacha next worked for British Poet Laureate, Ted Hughes, at the Arvon
Writing Foundation, the charity Hughes started with Sylvia Plath.
But it was after seeing Bruce Robinson's 'Withnail and I' that Sacha
decided to put down his drumsticks forever (a particular relief to
his mother) and pursue a career as a screenwriter.

In 1995, he attended the graduate screenwriting program at UCLA Film
School, where he twice won the BAFTA/LA scholarship, supporting
himself by writing for publications such as Punch, The Observer, and
The London Sunday Times. While still at UCLA, a script he co-wrote
with Craig Ferguson was made into a film called 'The Big Tease' by
Warner Bros. Warners next asked Sacha to consider adapting a new
children's book about a boy wizard called Harry Potter. He turned
them down citing the book's "complete lack of commerciality."
In 2004, Sacha wrote 'The Terminal,' starring Tom Hanks and directed
by Steven Spielberg. He has since written projects for Nicole Kidman,
Jim Carrey and Keanu Reeves. Next year he will write and direct the
true story of actor Hervé Villechaize's final week alive, starring
Peter Dinklage.

Rebecca Yeldham, Producer

Rebecca Yeldham is an independent producer who most recently produced
THE KITE RUNNER, which has been nominated for two Golden Globes. She
is currently working on a variety of feature and documentary projects
including director Walter Salles' next two features, LINHA DE PASSE
(which just completed production in Brazil) and ON THE ROAD (which
will shoot in '08). Yeldham also served as Executive Producer on THE
MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (directed by Walter Salles and released in the US
by Focus Features). The film received two Academy Award® nominations
and won an Oscar® for Best Original Song, and a Golden Globe®
nomination for Best Foreign Film.

Prior to the production of THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES, Yeldham was Senior
Vice President, Production at FilmFour (the film division of the
British broadcaster Channel 4) and ran its U.S. production wing. She
had previously served as Senior Programmer of the Sundance Film
Festival (1996-2001) overseeing world cinema programming and
selecting dramatic and documentary features for the festival. She
also served as Associate Director of the Sundance Institute's
International Programs organizing initiatives to support
screenwriters, producers and directors throughout the world.

In the '90's Yeldham worked extensively in the areas of independent
and international cinema developing, acquiring and working in
production on dramatic and documentary films. Between 1990 and 1994,
she worked for the New York based independent distributor Fox/Lorber
Associates as the Director of Acquisitions and Business Affairs
acquiring such films as John Woo's THE KILLER and George Sluizer's
THE VANISHING.

Yeldham currently serves on IFP/LA's Executive Board and has served
on several international film festival juries and selection
committees, including; the Edinburgh Film Festival, the Independent
Spirit Awards, and the Buenos Aires International Film Festival. Born
and raised in Australia, she studied law at Sydney University
transferring to Brown University's Modern Culture and Media
(Art/Semiotics) department where she graduated magna cum laude.

Dana Sano, Music Supervisor

Being an avid fan of both film and music has inspired Dana into a
music supervision career of nearly two-decades. She began at Creative
Artists Agency with music agent Brian Loucks and then moved on to
assist the late film producer, Robert F. Colesberry. Soon thereafter,
she became music coordinator for supervision veterans Gary Goetzman
and Sharon Boyle on films such as "The Silence of the Lambs", "The
Hot Spot", "Point Break" and "Groundhog Day". When Goetzman
transitioned into Playtone Productions, Sharon and Dana continued
working together on the overall PolyGram Filmed Entertainment slate
of movies and others including "Kalifornia", "Until The End Of The
World" and "Under Siege".

In 1994, Dana was brought in to help start New Line Cinema's West
Coast Music Department. As Senior Vice President of Music, she worked
with directors such as Paul Thomas Anderson, David Fincher, James
Gray, Jay Roach and Gary Ross. To date, she has worked on over
seventy-five films including "Austin Powers: International Man Of
Mystery", "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me", "Blade", "Blue
Crush", "Boogie Nights", "Hedwig & The Angry
Inch", "Magnolia", "Seven", and "Wag The Dog". Upcoming and current
releases include "Dan In Real Life", "Make It Happen", "Shoot 'Em Up"
and "We Own The Night".

Chris Soos, CSC, Director of Photography

Originally from Toronto, Canada, Chris Soos has rapidly become one of
the most renowned Commercial and Music Video DP's in the U.S.. Known
for his innovative technical expertise, Chris has worked on scores of
award-winning commercials in the past 9 years. His groundbreaking
visual style has been recognized with eleven CSC nominations
(Canadian Society of Cinematographers) including six Awards for Best
Cinematography in a Music Video. His first film, PARANOIA 1.0, was
chosen to be part of the prestigious Dramatic Competition at the 2005
Sundance Film Festival. His second feature, PHANTOM LOVE received
rave reviews at its world debut at Sundance in the New Frontier
collection section. Chris just wrapped Dominic Sena's new Thriller,
WHITEOUT starring Kate Beckinsale. He resides in Los Angeles.

Andrew Dickler, Editor

Andrew Dickler began his career in feature film editing as an
apprentice on "Pulp Fiction". His most recent editing credits
include "Me and You and Everyone We Know", "What Love Is", and the
documentary "Does Your Soul Have a Cold". He also worked as an
additional editor on "A Mighty Wind" and "Borat: Cultural Learnings
of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan". He is
currently editing "Spooner", a romantic comedy starring Matthew
Lillard.

Jeff Renfroe, Editor

Jeff Renfroe sunk his teeth into filmmaking as ateenager,
writing,directing, and editing short films such as THEADVANTAGES OF
VACULUX 2000, THE EDGE, and theaward-winning NOAH. He has won awards
for his musicvideo work, both as a director and an editor. Some ofhis
other editing credits include videos for Icelandicband SIGUR ROS and
a short documentary BUY NOTHINGDAY. Renfroe's internationally co-
produced debutfeature film ONE POINT O was nominated for the
GrandJury Prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, and itwas named
Most Groundbreaking & Best InternationalFeature Film at the 2004
Fantasia Film Festival inMontreal. Recently, he directed and edited
his secondfeature film, CIVIC DUTY.
------------------------------------

With people like them, how can this movie be bad?

tee

that must be a browser related issue, it's white on black for me.

tangelaine2000 wrote:
>
> The movie's website has a black text on a black background. It's
> probably an error of the webmaster. For what I've read, it's pretty
> much "it". Lips and Robb had a dream, they realized it and it was
> great! I think that's honest and that this movie was made by some
> experienced people. If you select the text with your mouse you would
> read:
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------
> At the age of 14, best friends Lips and Robb Reiner made a pact to
> rock together forever.
>
> Their band Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal,"
> influenced a musical generation including Metallica, Slayer and
> Anthrax. Though Anvil never made it, they never stopped playing or
> believing.
>
> Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now well into
> their fifties, set off to record their thirteenth album, "This is
> Thirteen," in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dream.
>
> ------------ --------- --------- -
>
> Born in London to an American diplomat and a Canadian concert
> pianist, Sacha Gervasi was the only head-banger at Westminster School
> where he was threatened with expulsion for wearing red-striped
> troubadour trousers and a matching Hawkwind waistcoat.
>
> After meeting the legendary heavy metal band Anvil at London's
> Marquee club at the age of 15, Sacha was invited to roadie for the
> band during a tour of Canadian hockey arenas the following summer. He
> toured with Anvil twice more during the 80s, learning how to play
> drums along the way from metal God Robb Reiner.
>
> Sacha later earned a degree in Modern History from King's College,
> London but turned down a fellowship to Harvard in favor of co-
> founding a band with an old school friend. He quickly left, claiming
> the band was "talentless and going nowhere." Shortly afterwards the
> band changed its name to Bush and sold over ten million records in
> the U.S. alone.
>
> Sacha next worked for British Poet Laureate, Ted Hughes, at the Arvon
> Writing Foundation, the charity Hughes started with Sylvia Plath.
> But it was after seeing Bruce Robinson's 'Withnail and I' that Sacha
> decided to put down his drumsticks forever (a particular relief to
> his mother) and pursue a career as a screenwriter.
>
> In 1995, he attended the graduate screenwriting program at UCLA Film
> School, where he twice won the BAFTA/LA scholarship, supporting
> himself by writing for publications such as Punch, The Observer, and
> The London Sunday Times. While still at UCLA, a script he co-wrote
> with Craig Ferguson was made into a film called 'The Big Tease' by
> Warner Bros. Warners next asked Sacha to consider adapting a new
> children's book about a boy wizard called Harry Potter. He turned
> them down citing the book's "complete lack of commerciality. "
> In 2004, Sacha wrote 'The Terminal,' starring Tom Hanks and directed
> by Steven Spielberg. He has since written projects for Nicole Kidman,
> Jim Carrey and Keanu Reeves. Next year he will write and direct the
> true story of actor Hervé Villechaize' s final week alive, starring
> Peter Dinklage.
>
> Rebecca Yeldham, Producer
>
> Rebecca Yeldham is an independent producer who most recently produced
> THE KITE RUNNER, which has been nominated for two Golden Globes. She
> is currently working on a variety of feature and documentary projects
> including director Walter Salles' next two features, LINHA DE PASSE
> (which just completed production in Brazil) and ON THE ROAD (which
> will shoot in '08). Yeldham also served as Executive Producer on THE
> MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (directed by Walter Salles and released in the US
> by Focus Features). The film received two Academy Award® nominations
> and won an Oscar® for Best Original Song, and a Golden Globe®
> nomination for Best Foreign Film.
>
> Prior to the production of THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES, Yeldham was Senior
> Vice President, Production at FilmFour (the film division of the
> British broadcaster Channel 4) and ran its U.S. production wing. She
> had previously served as Senior Programmer of the Sundance Film
> Festival (1996-2001) overseeing world cinema programming and
> selecting dramatic and documentary features for the festival. She
> also served as Associate Director of the Sundance Institute's
> International Programs organizing initiatives to support
> screenwriters, producers and directors throughout the world.
>
> In the '90's Yeldham worked extensively in the areas of independent
> and international cinema developing, acquiring and working in
> production on dramatic and documentary films. Between 1990 and 1994,
> she worked for the New York based independent distributor Fox/Lorber
> Associates as the Director of Acquisitions and Business Affairs
> acquiring such films as John Woo's THE KILLER and George Sluizer's
> THE VANISHING.
>
> Yeldham currently serves on IFP/LA's Executive Board and has served
> on several international film festival juries and selection
> committees, including; the Edinburgh Film Festival, the Independent
> Spirit Awards, and the Buenos Aires International Film Festival. Born
> and raised in Australia, she studied law at Sydney University
> transferring to Brown University's Modern Culture and Media
> (Art/Semiotics) department where she graduated magna cum laude.
>
> Dana Sano, Music Supervisor
>
> Being an avid fan of both film and music has inspired Dana into a
> music supervision career of nearly two-decades. She began at Creative
> Artists Agency with music agent Brian Loucks and then moved on to
> assist the late film producer, Robert F. Colesberry. Soon thereafter,
> she became music coordinator for supervision veterans Gary Goetzman
> and Sharon Boyle on films such as "The Silence of the Lambs", "The
> Hot Spot", "Point Break" and "Groundhog Day". When Goetzman
> transitioned into Playtone Productions, Sharon and Dana continued
> working together on the overall PolyGram Filmed Entertainment slate
> of movies and others including "Kalifornia" , "Until The End Of The
> World" and "Under Siege".
>
> In 1994, Dana was brought in to help start New Line Cinema's West
> Coast Music Department. As Senior Vice President of Music, she worked
> with directors such as Paul Thomas Anderson, David Fincher, James
> Gray, Jay Roach and Gary Ross. To date, she has worked on over
> seventy-five films including "Austin Powers: International Man Of
> Mystery", "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me", "Blade", "Blue
> Crush", "Boogie Nights", "Hedwig & The Angry
> Inch", "Magnolia", "Seven", and "Wag The Dog". Upcoming and current
> releases include "Dan In Real Life", "Make It Happen", "Shoot 'Em Up"
> and "We Own The Night".
>
> Chris Soos, CSC, Director of Photography
>
> Originally from Toronto, Canada, Chris Soos has rapidly become one of
> the most renowned Commercial and Music Video DP's in the U.S.. Known
> for his innovative technical expertise, Chris has worked on scores of
> award-winning commercials in the past 9 years. His groundbreaking
> visual style has been recognized with eleven CSC nominations
> (Canadian Society of Cinematographers) including six Awards for Best
> Cinematography in a Music Video. His first film, PARANOIA 1.0, was
> chosen to be part of the prestigious Dramatic Competition at the 2005
> Sundance Film Festival. His second feature, PHANTOM LOVE received
> rave reviews at its world debut at Sundance in the New Frontier
> collection section. Chris just wrapped Dominic Sena's new Thriller,
> WHITEOUT starring Kate Beckinsale. He resides in Los Angeles.
>
> Andrew Dickler, Editor
>
> Andrew Dickler began his career in feature film editing as an
> apprentice on "Pulp Fiction". His most recent editing credits
> include "Me and You and Everyone We Know", "What Love Is", and the
> documentary "Does Your Soul Have a Cold". He also worked as an
> additional editor on "A Mighty Wind" and "Borat: Cultural Learnings
> of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan". He is
> currently editing "Spooner", a romantic comedy starring Matthew
> Lillard.
>
> Jeff Renfroe, Editor
>
> Jeff Renfroe sunk his teeth into filmmaking as ateenager,
> writing,directing, and editing short films such as THEADVANTAGES OF
> VACULUX 2000, THE EDGE, and theaward-winning NOAH. He has won awards
> for his musicvideo work, both as a director and an editor. Some ofhis
> other editing credits include videos for Icelandicband SIGUR ROS and
> a short documentary BUY NOTHINGDAY. Renfroe's internationally co-
> produced debutfeature film ONE POINT O was nominated for the
> GrandJury Prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, and itwas named
> Most Groundbreaking & Best InternationalFeatur e Film at the 2004
> Fantasia Film Festival inMontreal. Recently, he directed and edited
> his secondfeature film, CIVIC DUTY.
> ------------ --------- --------- ------
>
> With people like them, how can this movie be bad?
>
> tee
>
>

--
\m/ HEAVY METAL EARTHQUAKE \m/

JOE THRASHER - Thrash Metal Band
http://www.joethrasher.com
http://www.myspace.com/joethrasher

Oh wow! That explains why I can't read on Tsangarides' Myspace. Thanks!

:0)

Why would I post something false?

This has been in the works for a couple of years now.

--- In academyofanvil@yahoogroups.com, Eric Gaumann <ericfg47@...> wrote:
>
> The link don't work.
> This sounds like a pipedream or a joke.
>
>

just remove the period at the end of the link

http://www.anvilmetal.com

it just takes you to http://www.anvilmetal.tk

Sorry Tony.  I meant no offense.  I guess I was in a less than charitable mood
the other day.  Musta been the holidaze. ;)


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From: tgalloca <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
To: academyofanvil@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 2, 2008 10:28:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Academy of Anvil] Anvil movie

Why would I post something false?

This has been in the works for a couple of years now.

--- In academyofanvil@ yahoogroups. com, Eric Gaumann <ericfg47@.. .> wrote:
>
> The link don't work.
> This sounds like a pipedream or a joke.
>
>





      
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no prob dude

--- In academyofanvil@yahoogroups.com, Eric Gaumann <ericfg47@...> wrote:
>
> Sorry Tony.  I meant no offense.  I guess I was in a less than
charitable mood the other day.  Musta been the holidaze. ;)
>
>

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-anvil18jan18,1,3296636.sto\
ry?coll=la-entnews-music&ctrack=1&cset=true

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
Thundering Anvil makes some noise
By John Horn, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
January 18, 2008
PARK CITY, Utah -- The lead singer wears a dog collar and plays his
guitar with a sex toy. One of their first songs, "Thumb Hang," is
about the Spanish inquisition. And the amplifier knob actually goes to 11.

In so many ways, the heavy metal band Anvil is indeed Spinal Tap (did
we mention the drummer's name is Robb Reiner?).

But "Anvil! The True Story of Anvil," tracing the Canadian band's
resolute determination in the face of countless setbacks, isn't really
a rock 'n' roll comedy. Instead, this documentary, which premieres
today at the Sundance Film Festival, is an alternatively moving and
hilarious love story -- a tale of two people hopelessly devoted to
playing heavy metal music.

Guitarist Steve "Lips" Kudlow met drummer Reiner in 1973, and four
years later they formed Anvil. The late 1970s and early 1980s saw a
gold rush of hard-core rockers: Scorpions, Iron Maiden, Whitesnake,
Metallica, Anthrax and Motorhead among them. With its outrageous stage
antics and pulsing rhythms, Anvil was right in the mix too, its album
"Metal on Metal" envied by the band's head-banging brethren.

As a teen living in London, screenwriter Sacha Gervasi saw one of
Anvil's first British gigs. "I was blown away," he recalls. "It was
heavy music with really funny entertainment."

After meeting the band at an after-concert party, Gervasi showed Lips
and Reiner around London the next day and soon thereafter was invited
to be a roadie for Anvil's Canadian tour. "I would sit behind the drum
kit every night, watch Robb play, and he taught me how to be a
drummer," says Gervasi, who would later play with (and drop out of)
the band that became Bush.

Gervasi went to college, his musical tastes evolved and he eventually
came to Hollywood (where he co-wrote Steven Spielberg's "The
Terminal"). But he never forgot the band -- "I wondered what happened
to my old friends" -- so in the summer of 2005 he looked them up.
Anvil had never made it -- yet nearly three decades after they first
joined forces, Lips and Reiner were still making music, trying to sell
a few albums here and get a live gig there. "I thought they had split
up," Gervasi says. "But I found out they were still going."

Lips was working at a food service company, Reiner in construction.
They were in their 50s, their hair thinning, but their passion for
music hadn't dimmed over the years. Having seen all of their
contemporaries make it, Lips and Reiner weren't bitter -- they were
hungry. "I just kind of felt, 'I think there's a movie here,' "
Gervasi says.

So Gervasi hit the road with Anvil again, collecting 300 hours of
footage as the band launched a tour of Eastern Europe.

Tiziana, a girlfriend of the band's guitarist Ivan Hurd, organizes the
tour, but her organizational skills are indiscernible: Train tickets
aren't bought, plane schedules are mixed up and the band doesn't get
paid. Ever. What is supposed to be the tour's highlight -- an
appearance at the Monsters of Transylvania rock festival in front of
thousands of fans -- turns instead into a cheerless appearance in
front of 174 fans.

"It's been nothing but a nightmare," Lips says at one point. As the
tour unravels, so does Lips and Reiner's relationship. But Lips bears
no visible ill will. "I'm grateful," he says. "I don't regret a minute
of it."

Back in Canada, the band tries to record another album, "This Is
Thirteen," which will cost about $20,000 that neither Lips nor Reiner
has. Having tried the patience of family and friends, Lips and Reiner
must decide if it's finally time to call it quits or try one last
time. "I need to realize this," Reiner says, "while I can." Says Lips:
"I look at this particular chapter as my last chance."

Gervasi, who had never directed a movie, says he was unprepared for
what he would eventually capture and how Anvil's story would unfold so
much like "This Is Spinal Tap."

"On the second day of filming, my cameraman pulled me aside and said,
'Listen, you don't have to tell the rest of the crew, but you have to
tell me: Are these guys actors?' "

Gervasi says that while the movie is doubtlessly funny, it's also a
serious testament to believing in a dream. "Their dedication and
integrity and commitment is without parallel," the director says.

In an interview, Lips says Gervasi's film is strangely affecting,
especially when he sees rockers such as Motorhead's Lemmy, Guns N'
Roses' Slash and Metallica's Lars Ulrich offer glowing Anvil
testimonials. "To me, it's a little bit like I passed away and
everybody celebrated what I did -- but I get to witness it," Lips
says. "It makes me feel great that I am getting the biggest respect
from the biggest names in the business."

Gervasi brings "Anvil" to Park City not only in search of a theatrical
distributor but also with the hope that his movie might somehow help
Anvil realize its elusive wish for rock 'n' roll fame. "We've made
this movie, but no one has seen it, so nothing has changed for Anvil,"
Gervasi says. "The happy ending will be decided by the audience, and
I'm hoping that even if people don't like their music, they will go on
their website and buy their record."

Lips wasn't even sure he should pack his guitar for Park City, but
he's hoping there's at least one more big live show ahead. "The
centerpiece of it all is getting to play live -- that's what it's all
about," he says. "There's a reason actors like to do Broadway; it's
instant gratification. And nothing surpasses that."

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