RUSH: Beyond The Lighted Stage To See Canadian Premiere At Hot Docs International Documentary Festival
March 23, 2010, 14 years ago
The upcoming documentary RUSH: Beyond The Lighted Stage, will receive it's Canadian premiere at Toronto's Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, which runs from April 29th-May 9th. There are two confirmed showings:
Thursday, April 29 at 9:30 pm at the Winter Garden Theatre and Friday, April 30 at 4:00 pm at the Isabel Bader Theatre.
The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is North America's largest documentary film festival, conference and market, held annually in Toronto, ON.
As previously reported, the forthcoming documentary will receive its world premier at the Tribeca Film Festival in Lower Manhattan on Saturday, April 24th.
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The film was directed/produced by Banger Films Inc., the home of filmmakers Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen (Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, Global Metal and IRON MAIDEN's Flight 666) and has a running time of 106 minutes.
A description by Sean Farnel reads as follows:
"One of rock's most influential bands, Rush ranks third-behind only THE BEATLES and THE ROLLING STONES-for the most gold and platinum albums. Yet despite international popularity and reverence from fellow musicians, they remain slighted by critics and ignored by the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. They are the world's biggest cult band. Filmmakers Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn are becoming masters of the music doc, and here have constructed a rock-solid, absorbing, and seamless survey of Rush's astounding 40-year career. The testimonials from famous fans-Billy Corrigan (SMASHING PUMPKINS), Kirk Hammett (METALLICA), and Jack Black among them-are engaging, astute, and often hilarious. The archival footage is spectacular (Geddy, those outfits!) and, most important, the soundtrack and live concert footage remind us why Rush continues to be a singular phenomenon and Canadian icons: their music is virtuoso, timeless, amazing."
