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The Messenger Directed by Oren Moverman By Tony Sheppard Capitol Weekly Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson are an Army Casualty Notification Detail, tasked with informing the N.O.K. (next of kin) when their loved ones have been killed in action. It’s a soul-destroying assignment and, as explained by the older man (Harrelson) to his younger colleague (Foster), it’s not one that can be made easier by staged shows of understanding. But it’s a necessary function in a time of webcams and cable news shows. They race to get to the N.O.K. before they hear the news from anybody else. Foster has been on the edge of stardom for a decade and may be best recognized recently as Angel in “X-Men: The Last
Anvil! The Story of Anvil A film by Sacha Gervasi The Crest Theatre and the Sacramento Film and Music Festival co-present "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" - opening at the Crest on Friday, May 1st. The band will make live appearances at the 5:40pm and 8:00pm screenings on Monday, May 4th. Movie review megasite rottentomatoes.com lists "Anvil!" with a 98% positive rating (86 positive reviews out of 88) and 100% from the top critics (23 out of 23). Owen Glieberman of Entertainment Weekly said "It's a hilarious, and unexpectedly moving, documentary about the greatest metal band you've probably never heard of." The following synopsis appeared in the Sundance Film Festival Catalog: At 14, To