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Staff Picks

Favourite films selected by Hot Docs staff! Featuring Josie and the Pussycats and The Blues Brothers - 45th Anniversary.
Series runs Starts July 6

Sunday, July 6, 6:30 PM

Tara Reid, Rachel Leigh Cook and Rosario Dawson with cat ears

Josie and the Pussycats

The Pussycats get their big break but discover their record company is controlling teens with subliminal messages.
  • D: Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont
  • USA
  • 2001
  • 98 min
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Sunday, July 13, 6:30 PM

Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi in suits and fedoras

The Blues Brothers - 45th Anniversary

Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi's love letter to American blues, featuring legends like Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and Cab Calloway, is a joy from start to finish.
  • D: John Landis
  • USA
  • 1980
  • 133 min
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