Even though it’s now 35 years old, John Hughes‘ 1987 film “Planes, Trains, And Automobiles” remains a classic comedy and maybe the best Thanksgiving movie ever made. It may even be Hughes’ most beloved film, too: a controversial pick, but certainly in the running. Now, in the lead-up to Turkey Day, Vanity Fair wants fans of the film to check out a long-lost deleted scene from the film that sees John Candy and Steve Martin at the height of their odd-couple chemistry.

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While Marvel fans anticipate “Deadpool 3,” which Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman just made a buzzy promo for, it’s easy to forget that Reynolds has more going on than reprising The Merc With The Mouth. In fact, along with acting and his various business ventures, Reynolds has his production company, Maximum Effort. And IGN reports that Reynolds and Colin Hanks have a new project under that banner: a documentary about the life and career of comedy legend John Candy.

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At the risk of invoking a cliché, “Only the Lonely” feels like the kind of movie they just don’t make anymore: a modest, unassuming, character-driven comedy/drama but produced and released by a major studio (20th Century Fox, in this case), and featuring a major star (John Candy) playing somewhat against type. Yet even when it was released, 30 years ago this week, “Only the Lonely” was a long shot – a blank check project, as they say these days, written by Fox as a reward for the massive success of “Home Alone.” That film was written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus; this one was produced by Hughes, and written and directed by Columbus.

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Every week, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalogue titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

This week’s disc and streaming recommendations include a star-filled drama that came and went quietly earlier this year, a new drama from a French master, a fresh look at a sophomore stumble, and the usual assortment of catalogue oddities.

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Watch: Seven-Minute Doc Celebrates The Great, Big Heart Of John Candy

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“I have been working on two screenplays over the last couple of years,” he told Detroit News.com. “One’s a comedy, one’s a mystery, and I really want to do this.”

That’s fine and all and most reporting this news seem to be happy with it, but uhh, do we have to remind everyone about 1995’s comedy narrative, “Canadian Bacon.” While we appreciated the sentiments behind the satire – a fictional U.S.

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