Festivals >> Glasgow >> 2009 >> Music and Film

Am I Black Enough For You? (Country: Sweden; Director: Goran Olsson; Cast: Billy Paul)
Documentary about soul musician Billy Paul and the importance of his marriage to his work.

Anvil! The Story Of Anvil (Anvil! The True Story Of Anvil) (Country: US; Director: Sacha Gervasi; Cast: Steve 'Lips' Kudlow, Robb Reiner, Ivan Hurd, Tiziana Arrigoni, Chris 'CT' Tsangerides, Glenn Gyorfy, Kevin Goocher, Lee Ulrich, Slash, Tom Araya, Scott Ian, Malcolm Dome, Lemmy, Gary Greenblatt, Toby Kudlow, Droid Reiner, Ginny Kudlow, Michael Schenker, JJ French, Fraser Hill, Jane Reiner)
At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal", influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, despite never hitting the big time. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams. Full Review See: Diary feature about the Glasgow Film Festival 2009, Interview with Anvil about Anvil! The Story Of Anvil Official Site

Cape No. 7 (Hái-kak Chhit-ho) (Country: Taiwan; Director: Te-Sheng Wei; Writer: Te-Sheng Wei; Cast: Van Fan, Chie Tanaka)
A frustrated Taiwanese singer and a Japanese model form a band for a big music festival. Official Site

Every Little Step (Country: US; Director: Adam Del Deo, James D. Stern; Cast: Bob Avian, Michael Bennett, Charlotte d'Amboise, Ramon Flowers, Jessica Lee Goldyn)
Documentary about dancers auditioning for A Chorus Line on Broadway, plus an exploration of the history of the enduringly popular show.

Nosferatu (Nosferatu eine Symphonie des Grauens, Nosferatu - A Symphony Of Horrors) (Country: Germany; Director: FW Murnau; Writer: Henrik Galeen; Cast: Max Schreck, Gustav Von Wangenheim, Greta Schroder, Georg Heinrich Schnell, Ruth Landshoff, Gustav Botz, Alexander Granach, John Gottowt)
F W Murnau's silent adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Full Review

Who Killed Nancy? (Country: UK; Director: Alan G. Parker)
On October 12th 1978 New York Police discovered the body of a 20 year-old woman. The woman was Nancy Spungen, the girlfriend of Sex Pistols’ bassist Sid Vicious. At the request of Sid’s mother, who committed suicide in 1996, rock author and punk expert Alan Parker has devoted himself to discovering what really happened. Parker has re-interviewed 182 people, re-examined NYPD evidence, and gone back to his original interviews with Sid’s mother.

The Wrecking Crew (Country: US; Director: Denny Tedesco)
Examination of the influential group of LA-based session musicians who worked alongside many of the greats, including Elvis Presley and The Byrds. Full Review Official Site

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