JohnO Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Went to the E Street Cinemas yesterday around 4:30ish, to buy a ticket for a 6:45 show of "Lemon Tree", which turned out to be an excellent little indy Israeli (or maybe Palestinian or maybe neither) film. This is the same theater complex where I saw the even-more-excellent "Anvil - The Story of Anvil" as a sneak preview last week...the true story of the Canadian heavy metal band that's been around for over 30 years with very limited success. A much better film than anything done on the Stones, U2, Wilco, etc., or any other recent rock & roll-oriented flick.Anyhow....I get to the theater, and there, standing in front of the theater complex, are the guitarist/singer (Lips) and drummer (Rob) of Anvil with a U-Haul van! WTF??? I went up to them and started raving about their film. Turns out another sneak preview was showing last night (9:45 pm), followed by the band doing a short live set. "Dude! You gotta see us live tonight!" I pointed to the SOLD OUT sign over the Theater #4, 9:45 show on the box office marquee inside. "Screw that, we'll get you in if we have to!" To make a long story short, I saw the film a 2nd time, followed by a 20 minute live set in front of about 200 of us. Truthfully, I don't care much for their brand of heavy metal music, but 2 very, very nice guys! (Unfortunately, the two, especially Lips, don't come out as exactly the sharpest knives in the drawer in the movie....but they are sincere about their music, and I hope the movie turns around their career!) They say they've gotten non-stop raves about the film so far...it may be the best (and most realistic and funny) R&R-oriented movie in ages... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Coolness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missm Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 John, I think it was with Greatness!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy-Ann Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 How cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Mississippi Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 That's a pretty cool unplanned event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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