Carolyn is impressive. She deserves higher exposure.

paterson1 wrote:

This is the 50th anniversary of the festival and the opening night kick off film will be a bio on John Candy entitled I Like Me which was produced by Ryan Reynolds.  Sandie will be interviewing Candy's two children Jennifer and Christopher along with Reynolds. /

Christopher Candy, who was involved in making the film about his dad, wrote a wonderful article about it for the Star.

John Candy was my dad. Here’s what I learned from ‘I Like Me,’ his TIFF-opening documentary

CTV Toronto had Michelle Dube on the red carpet for the 6, but I didn't see it. They spent the first 10 minutes or so of the show rambling on and on about TIFF, which is fine if you care. I don't. I tune in the news to see, oh I don't know - the news! (To be fair, it was a worthy lead and a big deal for this city, but not for 10 minutes.)

I turned to the other stations in town to see what they were doing. Only Global led with TIFF and it didn't go on forever like CFTO did. I guess if you're interested in it, that's fine. I find these festival things incredibly dull and self-serving as, in the words of the late Phil Ochs, "the egos shine like lightbulbs, so bright you cannot see them." 

Just give me the headlines, then get to the fluff. But I know I'm in the minority on this stuff. 

RadioActive wrote:

CTV Toronto had Michelle Dube on the red carpet for the 6, but I didn't see it. They spent the first 10 minutes or so of the show rambling on and on about TIFF, which is fine if you care. I don't. I tune in the news to see, oh I don't know - the news! (To be fair, it was a worthy lead and a big deal for this city, but not for 10 minutes.)

I turned to the other stations in town to see what they were doing. Only Global led with TIFF and it didn't go on forever like CFTO did. I guess if you're interested in it, that's fine. I find these festival things incredibly dull and self-serving as, in the words of the late Phil Ochs, "the egos shine like lightbulbs, so bright you cannot see them." 

Just give me the headlines, then get to the fluff. But I know I'm in the minority on this stuff. 

I agree. Since this is the 50th anniversary of TIFF a lead story is warranted, but just give us the Coles notes version. For those wanting indepth analysis, E-Talk would be the appropriate program for that.

The documentary on John Candy's life last night was amazing. I was friends with and worked with John on various projects over 17 years, and he was my boss in LA for a couple of those, but even I found out things I didn't know about him. And when the Prime Minister of Canada comes out and praises John Candy, you know it was a surreal moment. Super congrats to Rose Candy and to Jen and Chris, who both worked diligently on this for close to two years. It was so great to spent time wth them again. Director Colin Hanks did a magnificent job encapsulating John's life that most fans never knew about. Lots of laughs and more than a few teary moments. Producer Ryan Reynolds was hilarious (as always). AT the Q&A after the doc, he even repeated Steve Martin and Edie McClurg's car rental scene from "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" verbatim (including ALL of the 'F' words.  A fabulous night and a wonderful celebration of John Candy.  

At noon today Sean Leathong had a good report on the movie's Producer Ryan Reynold's custom 'John Candy' corduroy jacket and the lady from Port Carling who created it with his collaboration.     It's not online yet.  

SpinningWheel wrote:

At noon today Sean Leathong had a good report on the movie's Producer Ryan Reynold's custom 'John Candy' corduroy jacket and the lady from Port Carling who created it with his collaboration.     It's not online yet.  

I saw that interview, terrific and very heartwarming to see the woman and her business getting more exposure during TIFF. I hope she gets a ton of business from having a big star showcase her skills and clothing refits.