Molly Ringwald wrote a fascinating essay for The New Yorker in which she revisits the old movies she worked on with late director/writer John Hughes. As a teenager, she was long considered his muse, but the two eventually grew to have a strained relationship.
Mark your calendars for a fun night out, good people of Southern California: For the Record is returning to DBA in West Hollywood from February 6 through April 4 with Dear John Hughes, an original cabaret musical inspired by director John Hughes' iconic work.
Reddit, the internet's sometimes lovable, often exasperating socially awkward child prodigy of a brother, occasionally invites celebrities (and meme subjects) to answer questions from the site's commentariat. Last night, former Brat Packer and current grown up actress Molly Ringwald offered herself as an interviewā¦
The cast of The Breakfast Club (minus Emilio Estevez) appeared on GMA today to answer pressing questions about the film, like what's up with Ally Sheedy's Cap'n Crunch sandwich and, can Molly Ringwald still put on lipstick with her cleavage?
"I was only in one of the John Hughes films, and I never saw the other ones. I didn't understand them. I kept hearing a really hip 40-year-old person talking in teenagers' mouths."-John Cusack [NYTimes]
Unproduced screenplay Grisbys Go Broke is about "a wealthy Chicago family" who lose everything and are "forced to move to the sticks." Hughes often had "richies" as punchlines/themes; whether the film will get made is unclear. [The Hollywood Reporter]
About a month ago, we went through the ups and downs of having a John Hughes boyfriend. As a tribute to Mr. Hughes, who passed away Friday, I thought I'd give the same treatment to his beloved teenage heroines.
Filmmaker John Hughes passed away today at 59. Though he was responsible for such classics as Vacation, Mr. Mom, and Home Alone, it's probably his teen moviesāwhich continue to resonate with each generationāthat he'll really be remembered for.
The director, producer and writer responsible for hugely popular movies like National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink died today in New York. More to come. [TMZ, Wikipedia]
With teen comedy I Love You, Beth Cooper hitting theaters this weekend (and getting trashed by the critics), I began thinking of teen comedy dreamboats of the past, and decided to break them down, one by one.
Clip above; the comments are for arguing over your fave John Hughes film (A toss-up between Weird Science and Sixteen Candles, although next week I'll change my mind to The Breakfast Club or European Vacation.)
Over on EW.com, writer Dalton Ross reports that while his wife loves Pretty In Pink, he feels that Sixteen Candles is a much better movie. When he tells her so, she gives him a "deathly stare." (He doesn't mention that his wife is Christina Kelly ā formerly of Sassy, YM, Jane and ElleGirl.) In any case, Ross makes theā¦
