With a tip of the cap to the old rockumentary cult favorite "This is Spinal Tap," Interisland Terminal has named its inaugural Rock 'N' Roll Cinema Weekend "Turn it Up to 11!"

Because, as Nigel Tufnel explained, Spinal Tap's amplifiers go up to 11 rather than the usual 10 setting. Hence, Spinal Tap is the loudest band in the world.

Tufnel's legendary logic has been repeated for decades, and the fledgling nonprofit Interisland Terminal is now using it as a sort of way to describe the four eclectic international films on display this weekend. Each movie is either filled with rebellious spirit or the blind pursuit of fame and fortune.

"Our mission is to cultivate the creative capital of the community, specifically the creative sector," said Wei Fang, one of five founding members of Interisland Terminal. "We promote all things creative. This community needs creative thinkers and doers, and that's what festivals like these are all about."

In July, the organization held a drawing show, and more than 5,000 artists participated. This weekend's film festival marks Interisland Terminal's second project, and they're hoping to grow it quickly.

It could, too, because another of the founders is Anderson Le, who works extensively with the Hawaii International Film Festival and with the film industry in Los Angeles. Wang credits Le with setting up this weekend's movie lineup.

"You look at 'Anvil!' and it did great in the festival rounds and had a wide release but never made it here," Wang said. "We wanted to bring it in and also bring in some similar movies people here would enjoy."

"Anvil! The Story of Anvil" is a rockumentary that follows a heavy metal band from Canada that has been around for years, but never comes to the realization the band isn't big. It is, in essence, a modern day "Spinal Tap."

"Anvil!" leads off the festival with a 7:45 p.m. screening tonight, following a pre-screening reception in Kahala 8 theaters' lobby. It will show again Saturday at 1:30 p.m. each day. All movies are $9.75, and tickets must be purchased individually. Also showing are "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains," "We Are Wizards" and "Electric Dragons."

Here is a look (provided by Interisland Terminal) at the latter three, with "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" being reviewed separately on this page:

"Ladies & Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains" (USA, 1981)

Director: Lou Adler

"I don't put out," sneers punk-rock teen Corinne Burns (a very young Diane Lane), and even though she can't sing or play, she rises to rock stardom on sheer force of charisma — plus a few tunes nicked from boyfriend Ray Winstone. Music producer-turned-movie director Lou Adler outfits the film with a better-than-passable pop/punk original soundtrack, and while the humor is often hokey, it's also prescient: the not-yet established MTV video style of the mid-'80s is pretty well imagined, and the way Corinne's fans adopt her signature two-tone hairdo and lingerie-centric getups prefigures the Madonna wannabe craze that would follow.

Also starring Laura Dern, Christine Lahti, Brent Spiner, and, playing musicians, the Sex Pistols' Paul Cook and Steve Jones, the Clash's Paul Simonon, and the Tubes' Fee Waybill.

"We Are Wizards" (USA, 2008)

Director: Josh Koury

In 1997 the book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" exploded onto the literary scene, captivating readers all over the world, and quickly spawning cinematic versions. "We Are Wizards" tracks the influential figures leading the way for a new sub-genre. This movie enhances and expands the Harry Potter story, often in unexpected ways.

"Electric Dragon 80,000 V" (Japan, 2001)

Director: Sogo Ishii

A drug-inducing Punk Fest, "Electric Dragon 80,000 V" is a subterfuge of pure electric guitar noise, epic feedback and punk swagger.

Reptile investigator Dragon Eye Morrison (Tadanobu Asano) has possessed high-voltage superpowers ever since a childhood accident at a power station. With megawatts of power coursing through his body, he discharges his surplus energy by playing high voltage rock 'n' roll with his electric guitar. He spends his days looking for lost lizards in the alleyways of Tokyo, and his nights fighting the reptilian part of his brain that is making him increasingly violent.

A shadowy figure named Thunderbolt Buddha soon surfaces and begins following Dragon Eye about town. A former TV repairman turned super-villain, Thunderbolt Buddha uses his high-powered love of technological devices to aid in his evil plans. Powered-up to the max in his electrical body suit, he and Dragon Eye finally come face to face in an all-out electrified rock 'n' roll battle for supremacy.