Festival Express Reviews

Festival Express Review
by Jonathan F. Richards
It's thirty-four years later, and the tie-dyed, long-haired rock fans who thronged to the cross-Canada traveling entertainment juggernaut known as the Festival Express in the summer of 1970 are now doctors, lawyers, captains of industry,...more

Festival Express Review
by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B+)
Reviewed by Harvey S. Karten THINKfilm Grade: B+ Directed by: Bob Smeaton Cast: Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, The Band, Buddy Guy, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, The Flying Burrito Bros., Ian & Sylvia & The Great Speckled Bird, Mash Makan, Sha Na...more

Festival Express Review
by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4)
A real-life magical mystery tour and a forgotten railroad version of Woodstock, Bob Smeaton's FESTIVAL EXPRESS is a real rush. A documentary of rarely seen footage of a 1970 train tour through Canada with some of the great rock 'n roll groups of that...more