Saturday, April 25 @ 9:45pm First Festival Screening Synopsis: In this playful and charming ode to Canadiana, Calgarian-turned-Hollywood comedy writing guru Robert Cohen (The Simpsons, The Big Bang Theory) comes home on an epic quest to rediscover Canada’s national identity. Shocked and amused by how little his American friends and colleagues know about their northern […]
PRISM PRIZE Announces Winners of Special Awards JARED RAAB and CHRISTOPHER MILLS Grand Prize Announcement March 29,2015. Special Achievement Award Reel The Prism Prize is proud to announce the recipients of two awards, the Prism Prize Special Achievement Award and the Arthur Lipsett Award (sponsored by Art Works Art School), celebrating the achievements of Canadian […]
by Jason Leaf for FILMbutton A conventional but exhilarating look at the legendary prog-rock band RUSH has been among the most buzzed-about films at the Tribeca Film Festival and is screening as a Special Presentation on the opening night of Hot Docs. Featuring incredibly rare footage (including a high school-age Alex Lifeson explaining to his […]
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage will have its Canadian Premiere on the Opening Night of Hot Docs at 9:30pm. Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen craft a documentary that covers the bands 40 years with great archival footage, testimonials as well as as interviews with Geddy, Alex and Neil themselves! If you miss it on Opening […]
