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Exclusive: Cream Productions, the company behind CNN’s forthcoming The Story of Late Night and PBS’ The Dictator’s Playbook, is launching a feature film division and has hired Killing Patient Zero and The Go-Go’s producer Corey Russell to oversee it.

The company, which is also working on Netflix docu-drama Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan, has launched Cream Films. Russell has been appointed as Executive Vice President and will oversee all creative for the division and has been tasked with developing and producing music, sports and documentary specials. He will report to David Brady, Chief Executive Officer and co-owner, and Kate Harrison Karman, President and co-owner.

Previously, Russell served as co-owner of Fadoo Productions, which he launched in 2012. The company produced docs including Kiefer Sutherland-narrated Names on the Cup, about the history of the Stanley Cup as well as the Paul Rudd narrated-Rush: Time Stand Still about...

On Thursday, November 3, for one night only, Rush: Time Stand Still, a documentary narrated by Paul Rudd that looks at the legendary band’s 40-year career and what might be its final tour, will play in more than 490 theaters via Fathom Events. The event also includes a 20-minute long short, which won’t be on the home video, called “Rush: A Salute to Kings,” featuring interviews with Gene Simmons, Ann and Nancy Wilson, Taylor Hawkins, Chad Smith, and more pronouncing their fandom.

Watch the trailer below and enter for a chance to win two tickets.

Last week, The A.V. Club premiered the official theatrical trailer for Rush’s new documentary, Rush: Time Stand Still. Narrated by Paul Rudd, it will be in theaters for one night only and looks at the legendary band’s 40-year career and what might be Rush’s final tour. In addition to celebrity contributions, the trailer also promised an intimate look at diehard Rush fans.

In this clip provided exclusively to The A.V. Club, the promise is kept, as viewers are introduced to Jillian Maryonovich, a “Rush Fan-In-Chief,” who is the creative director of RushCon: The Convention For Rush Fans. Citing fellow fans as a very “smart, artistic, and intelligent bunch,” Maryonovich details her transition from a “soul-crushing” job in advertising to Digital Creative Director for the White House, where she feels supported enough in her fandom to ask for time off work for Rush-related activities.

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