{"id":1996661,"date":"2025-09-04T11:53:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T11:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1996661"},"modified":"2025-09-04T11:53:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T11:53:40","slug":"tiff-kicks-off-50th-edition-with-world-premiere-of-john-candy-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tiff-kicks-off-50th-edition-with-world-premiere-of-john-candy-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"TIFF kicks off 50th edition with world premiere of John Candy documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TORONTO \u2014 The 50th Toronto International Film Festival kicks off today with the world premiere of \u201cJohn Candy: I Like Me,\u201d a documentary celebrating the late Canadian comedian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Candy\u2019s family will walk the red carpet alongside the opening-night film\u2019s executive producer Ryan Reynolds, and director Colin Hanks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Over the next 11 days, Toronto will welcome a wave of Hollywood heavyweights, with Angelina Jolie, Keanu Reeves, Sydney Sweeney and Dwayne Johnson among the A-listers set to attend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">U.K. pop star Charli XCX is making her film debut this afternoon with the world premiere of \u201cErupcja.&#8221; She stars in the indie drama as a British tourist caught in a volatile romance with a florist, played by Polish actress Lena G\u00f3ra.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This year\u2019s milestone edition of TIFF will feature 291 films from around the world, with Guillermo Del Toro\u2019s \u201cFrankenstein&#8221; and Benny Safdie\u2019s \u201cThe Smashing Machine\u201d among the buzziest crowd-pleasers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Also in the lineup are some politically charged films, including &#8220;Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk,&#8221; about a Palestinian photojournalist who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in April, as well as &#8220;The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue,&#8221; which follows a retired Israeli soldier who saved his family during the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The festival runs through Sept. 14, when it closes with the People\u2019s Choice Awards \u2014 a prize often seen as an early predictor of Oscar success.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 4, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ca.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO \u2014 The 50th Toronto International Film Festival kicks off today with the world premiere of \u201cJohn Candy: I Like Me,\u201d a documentary celebrating the late Canadian comedian. 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