The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off today with a most-Canadian gala presentation of John Candy: I Like Me, the hotly anticipated documentary about the beloved comic actor. We also sat down with Scarlett Johansson to talk about her leap to directing her first feature film, Eleanor the Great, a story about Jewish identity and forgiveness, also showing at TIFF. Plus: film critic Barry Hertz looks at how the country’s glitziest and most influential cultural institution, which turns 50 this year, can survive for another 50 years. Stay up to date with all our TIFF coverage here.

And the world lost an icon this week with the death of actor Graham Greene. Writer Drew Hayden Taylor reflects on his personal connection to the star in this moving and funny tribute.

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