John Candy: I Like Me, 2025. Directed by Colin Hanks. Featuring John Candy, Rosemary Candy, Chris Candy, Jennifer Candy-Sullivan, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Murray, Steve Martin, Dave Thomas, Martin Short, Tom Hanks, Dan Aykroyd, Robin Duke, Andrew Alexander, Conan O’Brien, Andrea Martin, Macauley Culkin, Chris Columbus, Mel Brooks, and Kelvin Pruenster. SYNOPSIS: The film […]
John Candy is remembered in John Candy: I Like Me trailer
Iconic actor and comedian John Candy is the focus of the documentary John Candy: I Like Me, directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Ryan Reynolds and Candy’s son and daughter Chris Candy and Jennifer Candy-Sullivan. The documentary has premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and will be released on Amazon Prime October 10th. Watch […]
Ryan Reynolds, Colin Hanks and the Candy family talk John Candy: I Like Me documentary at TIFF 2025
Among the many great comedic actors who starred in iconic comedies in the 1980s and 90s was John Candy. Candy got his start on the Canadian sketch comedy series SCTV and went on to star in several blockbuster films that became classics, such as Stripes, Spaceballs, Uncle Buck, Planes, Trains & Automobiles and Canadian Bacon to name a few. […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Stripes (1981)
Stripes, 1981. Directed by Ivan Reitman. Starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P. J. Soles, John Candy, Sean Young, Judge Reinhold, and John Larroquette.’ SYNOPSIS: Sony has issued their 4K Ultra HD edition of Stripes previously found in Columbia Classics: Volume Two as a standalone Steelbook with the same mix of old and new […]
4K Ultra HD Review – National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
National Lampoon’s Vacation, 1983. Directed by Harold Ramis. Starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, John Candy, Christie Brinkley, and Anthony Michael Hall. SYNOPSIS: Summer has officially started in the northern hemisphere, so let’s revisit National Lampoon’s Vacation, an early 80s classic that’s debuting on 4K Ultra HD as part of Warner Bros.’ […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles, 1987. Directed by John Hughes. Starring Steve Martin, John Candy, Michael McKean, Laila Robins, Dylan Baker and Kevin Bacon. SYNOPSIS: Planes, Trains and Automobiles takes another spin on disc, this time in a 4K UltraHD edition that includes a Blu-ray with 75 minutes of newly found deleted footage. Paramount ported over […]
Blu-ray Review – Heavy Metal (1981) – Beyond Genres #16
Heavy Metal, 1981. Directed by Gerald Potterton. Starring Rodger Bumpass, Jackie Burroughs, John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Don Francks, Martin Lavut, Marilyn Lightstone, Eugene Levy, Alice Playten, Harold Ramis, Susan Roman, Richard Romanus, August Schellenberg, John Vernon, and Zal Yanovsk. SYNOPSIS: If you’re a Heavy Metal completist, you may want this new region-free Umbrella Entertainment release […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Heavy Metal (1981)
Heavy Metal, 1981. Directed by Gerald Potterton. Featuring the voice talents of Rodger Bumpass, Jackie Burroughs, John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Don Francks, Martin Lavut, Marilyn Lightstone, Eugene Levy, Alice Playten, Harold Ramis, Susan Roman, Richard Romanus, August Schellenberg, John Vernon, and Zal Yanovsky. SYNOPSIS: Cult classic animated movie Heavy Metal makes its 4K debut with […]
Blu-ray Review – Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles, 1987. Directed by John Hughes Starring Steve Martin, John Candy, Michael McKean, and Kevin Bacon. SYNOPSIS: Planes, Trains and Automobiles arrives again on Blu-ray, this time in SteelBook packaging that also includes the film on DVD, along with a code for a digital copy. This is the same disc, complete with […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Spaceballs (1987)
Spaceballs, 1987. Directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, and Joan Rivers. SYNOPSIS: Another edition of Spaceballs? This one is in 4K, so if you want your Mel Brooks satire in the highest possible resolution that’s available these days, Kino Lorber has […]
