RUSH Interviewed On CNN; Video Available

May 15, 2010

CNN's Andrea Mineo conducted an interview with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of the legendary Canadian rock trio RUSH about "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage", the long-awaited documentary produced by Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn of Toronto, Ontario, Canada's Banger Films Inc.. Watch the segment below.

"Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage" will be screened in Austria, Finland, Germany, Netherlands and U.K. on Monday, June 7.

For a list of cinemas that will be showing the film, go to this location.

Attendees of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, which ran from April 29 to May 9 in Toronto, Ontario, selected "Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage" as one of the Top 10 audience favorites as determined by audience vote.

The entire Top 10 (with "Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage" coming in at No. 6) can be found at this location.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tribeca Film Festival attendees selected "Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage" for the fest's 2010 Heineken Audience Award.

Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn's Canadian feature received the $25,000 award on May 1 at the TFF Wrap Party in Chelsea's Altman Building. The film chronicles the 42-year history of the band, which is currently working on its 20th studio album with producer Nick Raskulinecz (co-producer of RUSH's 2007 CD, "Snakes & Arrows") in Nashville. Interviews with fans such as Gene Simmons, Billy Corgan and Jack Black are featured alongside profiles of RUSH bandmates Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart.

"Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage" will make its television debut on June 26 on VH1 and VH1 Classic.

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