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CBC
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CBC
11 years after his death, this mysterious musician continues to attract new fans
With a new book out, and a tribute album and documentary on the way, the late Toronto new-wave icon Nash the Slash is enjoying a renaissance 11 years after his death. The mysterious musician is best known for concealing his face behind mummy-like bandages and sunglasses. Today on Commotion, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud speaks with music journalist and podcaster Paul Myers about Nash the Slash and why his music and DIY philosophy still resonate today. WATCH | Today's episode on YouTube (this segment begins at 15:26):
Globe and Mail
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Globe and Mail
John Candy documentary to open TIFF's 50th edition in September
The Toronto International Film Festival will open its 50th edition this September with the world premiere of a new documentary about Canadian comedy legend John Candy. Directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Canadian Ryan Reynolds, the doc John Candy: I Like Me will screen Sept. 4 at Roy Thomson Hall, organizers revealed Wednesday in the first programming announcement for TIFF's 2025 edition. While Hanks was just 17 years old when Candy died of a heart attack in 1994 at the age of 43, his father Tom enjoyed a long history of working with the actor, starting with the pair's 1984 comedy Splash and 1985's cult classic Volunteers (which also featured Colin's stepmother, Rita Wilson). Candy's career, which was launched in Toronto through Second City Television's legendary 1976-1984 run, was a bright light of big-screen comedy for much of the '80s and early '90s, including his work in The Great Outdoors; Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Uncle Buck; Cool Runnings and Home Alone. 'Comedy fans all over the world grew up on John Candy's humour,' Cameron Bailey, TIFF's chief executive, said in a statement. 'Colin has made a hugely entertaining film packed with some of Hollywood's biggest stars, but like John, this movie is all heart. For us, it's the perfect way to kick off TIFF's 50th edition.' The doc, which will stream on Prime Video after its TIFF premiere, is just one of two Candy-centric projects debuting this fall. In October, Canadian author Paul Myers, brother of actor Mike Myers, will release the comedian's new biography John Candy: A Life in Comedy with House of Anansi Press. The decision to select the Candy doc as TIFF's opening-night film marks the first time that a film about Canadian subject matter has kicked off the festival since 2019, when director Daniel Roher's Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band, was programmed. (Although Hanks' movie is not technically Canadian, given it was funded by Amazon MGM Studios.) This year's edition of TIFF will run Sept. 4 through 14, with more programming to be announced throughout the summer.
