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Associated Press
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
FREESTYLE DIGITAL MEDIA RELEASES DRAMEDY 'GUITAR LESSONS'
Comedy-Drama Sets Digital Debut for North American VOD Platforms and DVD on July 1, 2025 'GUITAR LESSONS is a story about a people and a place under pressure. Then brings us back to some easily forgotten truths, like life is hard but some kindness and a well-tuned guitar can go a long way.'— Filmmaker Aaron James LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, July 1, 2025 / / -- Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen's Allen Media Group, has just released the dramedy GUITAR LESSONS, which is now available to rent/own on all North American digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms, as well as on DVD, starting July 1, 2025. GUITAR LESSONS is the story of a 15-year-old Metis boy and a cantankerous oilfield contractor who learn to grow up together over guitar lessons. Leland (Kaden Noskiye) is a 15-year-old Metis boy living in Northern Canada. After inheriting an old guitar from a father he never knew, he sets out to find someone who can teach him to play. Ray (Corb Lund) is a local 50-year-old oilfield contractor. Ray is handsome and wealthy, with a weakness for women. He was something of a rock star back in the day, but found success in the oil patch of Alberta, and never looked back. When Leland asks Ray for guitar lessons, Ray refuses - but Leland persists. One day Ray sees Leland's guitar, recognizing it as one played by an old bandmate. From there Ray starts taking an interest in the boy, and the guitar. When Leland endures a beating rather than help some local thugs rob Ray's garage of its vintage motorcycles, Ray's investment in the boy increases. Encouraged by the few people close to him, Ray relents, and the lessons commence. And a poor 15-year-old Metis boy and a rich 50-year-old colonizer learn to grow up together over guitar lessons. Written and directed by Aaron James, GUITAR LESSONS was produced by Aaron James. The featured cast includes: Corb Lund ('Ray Mitchell'), Conway Kootenay ('Ernie Ghostkeeper'), Kaden Noskiye ('Leland Parenteau'), Lianna Makuch ('Denise'), William Auger ('Bruiser'), Roseanne Supernault ('Rayleen'), and Marie Zydek ('Veronica'). 'Guitar Lessons is a story about a people and a place under pressure: family, race, romance, class - the headaches for which we have no pill,' said filmmaker Aaron James. 'Then it brings us back with a hug to some easily forgotten truths, like life is hard but some kindness and a well-tuned guitar can go a long way.' Freestyle Digital Media negotiated the deal to acquire GUITAR LESSONS directly with the filmmaker Aaron James. GUITAR LESSONS website: About Freestyle Digital Media The digital distribution unit of Byron Allen's Allen Media Group, Freestyle Digital Media, is a premiere multi-platform distributor with direct partnerships across all major cable, satellite, digital, and streaming platforms. Capitalizing on a robust infrastructure, proven track record, and a veteran sales team, Freestyle Digital Media is a true home for independent films. Recent releases include ALLSWELL IN NEW YORK starring Emmy award-winning actress Liza Colón-Zayas from the hit FX series THE BEAR, ALL HAPPY FAMILIES starring Josh Radnor and Rob Huebel, the drama based on a novel THE GHOST TRAP starring Zak Steiner from EUPHORIA and Greer Grammer of AWKWARD, and the Weekly World News horror-comedy THE ZOMBIE WEDDING. Other Freestyle Digital Media titles include THE ROAD DOG starring comedian Doug Stanhope, SURVIVE starring HBO's GAME OF THRONES star Sophie Turner and Corey Hawkins, the music documentary profiling blues guitar legends Jimmie Vaughan and Stevie Ray Vaughan, BROTHERS IN BLUES, DEAR ZOE starring Sadie Sink from the hit Netflix series STRANGER THINGS, Jessica Capshaw and Theo Rossi, the teen musical BEST SUMMER EVER featuring a fully integrated cast and crew of people with and without disabilities, produced by Jamie Lee Curtis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary Steenburgen, and Ted Danson, and THE WEDDING YEAR starring Sarah Hyland and Anna Camp. For more information, visit: Eric Peterkofsky Allen Media Group / Freestyle Digital Media [email protected] Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
CTV News
12-06-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Coal mining will hurt future generations: Lund
Country star Corb Lund, a long-time opponent of coal mining in the Rockies, says our children will bear the brunt of continued coal mining.
Vancouver Sun
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Vancouver Sun
Scenic Route to Alaska, Orcas at RAM, Hairspray and more to do this weekend
Scenic Route to Alaska : Hopefully you lassoed tickets to the sold-out Corb Lund mini-fest at Starlite Friday night and on the street Saturday afternoon — but that's the just beginning of a brilliant weekend at the 35-year-old, birthday-celebrating venue. Saturday night, the grunge-country vibe continues with Skinny Dyck and Bobby Tenderloin at 9:30 p.m., so no wardrobe change if you're knee-deep in Lund, y'all. Then, the marvellous and dreamy pop of 'Prairie Beatles' Scenic Route to Alaska has a 3:30 p.m. show Sunday, with the irresistible combo of Lucette and Billie Zizi opening the afternoon up — seriously, what a huge weekend! Details : 9:30 p.m. Sat./3:30 p.m. Sun. at Starlite Room (10030 102 St.), $20.80 Sat./ $31.08 Sun. at Orcas : Our Shared Future : Speaking of big things, Royal Alberta Museum's latest exhibition opening Friday swims through the world of 4000 kg., ocean-apex-predator orcas. Swirling together scientific research, pop-culture riffs and Indigenous art and beliefs, this killer whale of a show dives deep into the animals' complex social behaviour, intelligence and consequences of captivity. Free pins and posters for pass-holders are all yours opening day, with an appropriately free screening of Free Willy 3 p.m. Saturday at Churchill Square's Splash Day, then a lecture by marine mammal researcher Joshua McInnes 6 p.m. May 29. Details : 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. May 16 – Oct. 19 at Royal Alberta Museum (9810 103A Ave.), including museum admission $21 adults, $14 65+, $10 youth 7-17 at Friends and the Love of Art : While legendary sculptor Joe Fafard and meditative suburban landscape painter Wilf Perreault never shared a show together in the former's lifetime, Peter Robertson Gallery brings together the work of these two Saskatchewan abstract-representational artists to celebrate their long friendship. You probably recognize Fafard's work in his various horse, bull and bison sculptures around town, including on jasper Avenue, and Perrault's paintings feel utterly familiar to anyone who's ever walked a winter alley on the Prairies. Both artists capture a strong sense of western identity, nostalgia and home — most fitting as PRG celebrates its new-yet-familiar digs in the former Udell Gallery space. Details : reception 2 p.m. Sat., running through June 7 at Peter Robertson Gallery (10332 124 St.), no charge Vending Machines / Wake Up Sleepy Anna : Jumping back to Edmonton music, two of our city's most notable talents have released new videos. First up, it's sweet-voiced self-harmonizing Mariel Buckley's latest heart-scraper Vending Machines, shot on Super8 by Laura LaFrance. 'Ultimately this song is about choices,' says Buckley, 'accepting the snack that falls when we push the button. I'm partial to Hawkins Cheezies — a fine Canadian product — and exploiting collective/personal pain for sad songs. Enjoy!' Next, Joe Nolan's dreamy Wake Up Sleepy Anna was inspired by a fictional Russian princess, 'who symbolizes hope in a time of darkness and despair,' explains the singer. 'This song serves as a universal cry for the betterment of humankind. 'We all pray for love in the new world.' Details : Now streaming on the YouTube channels of Mariel Buckley and Joe Nolan , free Hairspray (2007) : This now-classic musical about a 1962 Baltimore TV dance show is so star-studded it practically bursts, featuring a heavily made up John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken and many more. Based on the Broadway musical, itself based on John Waters' 1988 cult classic, this has almost as many onion layers as Wicked with music as infectious. Part of Rainbow Visions Film festival running through Sunday, full program at . Details : noon Sat. at Metro Cinema (8712 109 St.), $10 fgriwkowsky@ @ Bookmark our website and support our journalism: Don't miss the news you need to know — add and to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters here. You can also support our journalism by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribers gain unlimited access to The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. Support us by subscribing today: The Edmonton Journal | The Edmonton Sun.
Calgary Herald
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Calgary Herald
Scenic Route to Alaska, Orcas at RAM, Hairspray and more to do this weekend
Article content Scenic Route to Alaska: Hopefully you lassoed tickets to the sold-out Corb Lund mini-fest at Starlite Friday night and on the street Saturday afternoon — but that's the just beginning of a brilliant weekend at the 35-year-old, birthday-celebrating venue. Article content Saturday night, the grunge-country vibe continues with Skinny Dyck and Bobby Tenderloin at 9:30 p.m., so no wardrobe change if you're knee-deep in Lund, y'all. Article content Article content Then, the marvellous and dreamy pop of 'Prairie Beatles' Scenic Route to Alaska has a 3:30 p.m. show Sunday, with the irresistible combo of Lucette and Billie Zizi opening the afternoon up — seriously, what a huge weekend! Article content Article content Article content Swirling together scientific research, pop-culture riffs and Indigenous art and beliefs, this killer whale of a show dives deep into the animals' complex social behaviour, intelligence and consequences of captivity. Article content Free pins and posters for pass-holders are all yours opening day, with an appropriately free screening of Free Willy 3 p.m. Saturday at Churchill Square's Splash Day, then a lecture by marine mammal researcher Joshua McInnes 6 p.m. May 29.
