Staff Picks: Favourite films selected by Hot Docs staff!

"It’s a murderers’ row of iconic musical performances." - Crystal MacDonell, Director of Production 

It’s a hundred and six miles to Chicago. They’ve got a full tank of gas and half a pack of cigarettes. It's dark and they're wearing sunglasses. 

Bring you four fried chickens and a Coke, grab an Orange Whip, and join Jake and Elwood on their mission from God to put the band back together and raise the $5,000 to pay off Sister Mary’s debt. With musical performances from James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and more, and surprising cameos (Steven Spielberg?), this movie is a joy from car chase start to pile-up finish. 

“The use of necessary laughter in the enjoyment of The Blues Brothers HAS Been Approved!” 

This is Crystal’s Staff Pick: Brought up with “a mission from God” (really her dad) to love movies, Crystal has finally fulfilled her teenage dream of working at a movie theatre or a Blockbuster. The first movie she can remember seeing was Raiders of the Lost Ark at a drive-in when she was four and she’s been chasing that high ever since.

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