VH1 has acquired theatrical distribution rights to the documentary "Anvil! The Story of Anvil," a real-life heavy metal tale that has drawn comparisons to the mockumentary classic "This Is Spinal Tap.

The year 2009 saw the official release of Anvil! The Story of Anvil, a now-legendary rockumentary about, obviously, Anvil — a Canadian metal band that never quite made the big-time, despite having ...

With the accolades pouring in (even my mom wants to see it), Anvil!: The Story Of Anvil (the movie) is preparing to go nationwide after a limited run in the US, followed by a more expanded ...

What band was the most influential in establishing the sound of metal when the genre emerged and found its audience back in the early 1980s? If you know it's Canadian metal band Anvil, more ...

"The music lives forever. Maybe the debt does too." -- Steve "Lips" Kudlow, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" I think everyone should, at some point in life, be part of a team. Even if you have no aptitude ...

In 2003, writer Bill Tuomala offerred a career overview of Van Halen from an alternate universe in which The Stooges, The Ramones and the Clash had become stadium rockers and knocked heavy metal bands ...

The surprising success and universal acclaim for the documentary "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" is "opening a lot of doors" for the Canadian headbangers, said drummer Robb Reiner. By Gary Graff, ...

Remember that awesome 2008 rock documentary ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL … No? That’s a shame, because it was a great film. Now, you’ll have a great chance to meet the subjects of that film… but, I ...

Five men dressed in black walk east along Capitol looking for a Burger King on a warm afternoon. A guy in a green polo shirt stops dead in a crosswalk, and his face unfolds in gleeful recognition. “I ...

Over the last two years of writing this column I've made numerous, promptly ignored recommendations regarding documentaries that have managed the near-miraculous feat of making it into an actual movie ...

His CIA code name is Condor. In the next seventy-two hours almost everyone he trusts will try to kill him.