18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Star
The Weeknd has finally unleashed 'Hurry Up Tomorrow.' But as Dylan, Zappa and Prince have shown, not all is in tune when musicians make movies
As Daniel Craig once memorably announced, 'Ladies and gentlemen, the Weeknd.' At the time was introducing the Toronto musician, also known as Abel Tesfaye, on 'Saturday Night Live.'
But this weekend is all about the Weeknd, as he's currently appearing in a multiplex near you. Tesfaye is a producer, co-writer and star of 'Hurry Up Tomorrow,' a movie companion to his recent album of the same name.
Glenn Kenny is an American film critic and historian; his latest book is 'The World Is Yours: The Story of 'Scarface.' '