John Hughes' iconic Ferris Bueller's Day Off turns 30 Saturday. The film, which has become a beloved totem of teenage rebellion and a wonderful 1980s time capsule, is also an ode to Chicago - a teenage Hughes moved around the city's suburbs with his family. To celebrate, here are 21 things you (probably) never knew about the film. 1. Ferris' parents got married in real lifeLyman Ward, who played Ferris' father, was married to his onscreen wife Cindy Pickett, from 1986 to 1992. They met on the set of the film and eventually had two children. 2. Hughes pitched the film with one sentence… "I called Ned Tanen [then-head of Paramount films] and said,...
- 6/11/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
John Hughes' iconic Ferris Bueller's Day Off turns 30 Saturday. The film, which has become a beloved totem of teenage rebellion and a wonderful 1980s time capsule, is also an ode to Chicago - a teenage Hughes moved around the city's suburbs with his family. To celebrate, here are 21 things you (probably) never knew about the film. 1. Ferris' parents got married in real lifeLyman Ward, who played Ferris' father, was married to his onscreen wife Cindy Pickett, from 1986 to 1992. They met on the set of the film and eventually had two children. 2. Hughes pitched the film with one sentence… "I called Ned Tanen [then-head of Paramount films] and said,...
- 6/11/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
On this day in movie related history...
1152 King Henry II marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Their romance is later fictionalized in the ever popular play/movie The Lion in Winter which we've written about several times
1897 Frank Capra is born in Italy. He'll immigrate to the Us at five years old and become one of the most famous film directors of all time. Across the ocean in London a public reading of Bram Stoker's new novel "Dracula, or, The Un-dead" is staged. Frank Capra never makes a movie influenced by Dracula but everyone else does.
Meredith Wilson writing music1902 There's trouble right here in River City Mason City when Meredith Wilson is born. He'll later write The Music Man but not before accruing Oscar nominations for film scoring (The Little Foxes, The Great Dictator)
1912 The first Indian film Shree Pundalik is released in Mumbai. Thousands upon thousands upon thousands of...
1152 King Henry II marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Their romance is later fictionalized in the ever popular play/movie The Lion in Winter which we've written about several times
1897 Frank Capra is born in Italy. He'll immigrate to the Us at five years old and become one of the most famous film directors of all time. Across the ocean in London a public reading of Bram Stoker's new novel "Dracula, or, The Un-dead" is staged. Frank Capra never makes a movie influenced by Dracula but everyone else does.
Meredith Wilson writing music1902 There's trouble right here in River City Mason City when Meredith Wilson is born. He'll later write The Music Man but not before accruing Oscar nominations for film scoring (The Little Foxes, The Great Dictator)
1912 The first Indian film Shree Pundalik is released in Mumbai. Thousands upon thousands upon thousands of...
- 5/18/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
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A new foe allows Supernatural season 11 to play with some classic and more recent horror references...
This review contains spoilers.
11.16 Safe House
Returning after a few weeks’ break, Sam and Dean find themselves investigating a mysterious house in which a young girl was attacked by her mother. It turns out that the house has been investigated before by none other than Rufus and Bobby. The two investigations play out in parallel as what seems to be a regular haunting but actually turns out to be a soul eater. Of course, Rufus and Bobby don’t leave many notes behind to help out Sam and Dean, so the brothers have to piece together what they can to help out the current victims.
Having the two investigations is a clever way of bringing back beloved characters, especially Bobby, without having to get too heavy into lore or disturbing the...
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A new foe allows Supernatural season 11 to play with some classic and more recent horror references...
This review contains spoilers.
11.16 Safe House
Returning after a few weeks’ break, Sam and Dean find themselves investigating a mysterious house in which a young girl was attacked by her mother. It turns out that the house has been investigated before by none other than Rufus and Bobby. The two investigations play out in parallel as what seems to be a regular haunting but actually turns out to be a soul eater. Of course, Rufus and Bobby don’t leave many notes behind to help out Sam and Dean, so the brothers have to piece together what they can to help out the current victims.
Having the two investigations is a clever way of bringing back beloved characters, especially Bobby, without having to get too heavy into lore or disturbing the...
- 3/29/2016
- Den of Geek
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The Winchester boys get to relive one of the few happy aspects of their childhood in this week's wrestling-themed episode of Supernatural...
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11.15 Beyond The Mat
Burnt out on lore-reading and Darkness-hunting, the Winchesters decide a little break is in order and the opportunity arises to pay their respects at the funeral of the Hangman, a wrestler they used to watch with John growing up. However, the Hangman died in deeply ironic and mysterious circumstances and when a father in the audience with his son is killed during a show, Dean and Sam realise there’s a case on. Elsewhere, Lustiel has turned Hell into a cheerier Glengarry Glen Ross with less shouting and more soul-dealing. His torment of Crowley continues, but the demon thinks he has a way to getting his groove back.
Every now and again, the show offers a glimpse back...
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The Winchester boys get to relive one of the few happy aspects of their childhood in this week's wrestling-themed episode of Supernatural...
This review contains spoilers.
11.15 Beyond The Mat
Burnt out on lore-reading and Darkness-hunting, the Winchesters decide a little break is in order and the opportunity arises to pay their respects at the funeral of the Hangman, a wrestler they used to watch with John growing up. However, the Hangman died in deeply ironic and mysterious circumstances and when a father in the audience with his son is killed during a show, Dean and Sam realise there’s a case on. Elsewhere, Lustiel has turned Hell into a cheerier Glengarry Glen Ross with less shouting and more soul-dealing. His torment of Crowley continues, but the demon thinks he has a way to getting his groove back.
Every now and again, the show offers a glimpse back...
- 2/28/2016
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
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Supernatural goes time-travelling once again as Dean has a WWII sub to save...
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11.14 The Vessel
After last week’s decidedly filler episode, The Vessel finds us back in the territory of the Darkness as Sam’s research leads the brothers into a quest for a weapon called the ‘Hand of God,’ last seen in the hands of a French Woman of Letters, Delphine, back in the Second World War. Meanwhile, Lustiel is on the throne in Hell, tormenting a caged Crowley and relishing in his newfound staus. When the Winchesters seek his help to retrieve the Hand of God, he sends Dean back in time to Delphine’s last known location, a Us Navy submarine travelling across the Atlantic. He goes too, but unfortunately Delphine has warded the sub, leaving Dean to fend for himself. The only trouble is, at some point very soon,...
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Supernatural goes time-travelling once again as Dean has a WWII sub to save...
This review contains spoilers.
11.14 The Vessel
After last week’s decidedly filler episode, The Vessel finds us back in the territory of the Darkness as Sam’s research leads the brothers into a quest for a weapon called the ‘Hand of God,’ last seen in the hands of a French Woman of Letters, Delphine, back in the Second World War. Meanwhile, Lustiel is on the throne in Hell, tormenting a caged Crowley and relishing in his newfound staus. When the Winchesters seek his help to retrieve the Hand of God, he sends Dean back in time to Delphine’s last known location, a Us Navy submarine travelling across the Atlantic. He goes too, but unfortunately Delphine has warded the sub, leaving Dean to fend for himself. The only trouble is, at some point very soon,...
- 2/22/2016
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
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The Winchester boys tackle a curse in this week's Valentine's Day-themed episode, Love Hurts...
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11.13 Love Hurts
A nanny, who has been having an affair with the father of the child she looks after, has her heart ripped out of her chest, captured on a nanny cam and it looks like the father did it. When the Winchesters see the footage, they think immediately that they’re dealing with a shapeshifter and not, sadly, an “ironic werewolf.” It turns out it’s all been a ploy gone awry by the wife to get her husband back, believing she has cast a return-to-love spell when in fact, it’s actually some pretty dark magics from a local witch, with a kissable curse built in. Anyone who locks lips with the one holding the current curse finds themselves as the next target.
After last week’s more Supernatural family-orientated monster-of-the-week episode,...
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The Winchester boys tackle a curse in this week's Valentine's Day-themed episode, Love Hurts...
This review contains spoilers.
11.13 Love Hurts
A nanny, who has been having an affair with the father of the child she looks after, has her heart ripped out of her chest, captured on a nanny cam and it looks like the father did it. When the Winchesters see the footage, they think immediately that they’re dealing with a shapeshifter and not, sadly, an “ironic werewolf.” It turns out it’s all been a ploy gone awry by the wife to get her husband back, believing she has cast a return-to-love spell when in fact, it’s actually some pretty dark magics from a local witch, with a kissable curse built in. Anyone who locks lips with the one holding the current curse finds themselves as the next target.
After last week’s more Supernatural family-orientated monster-of-the-week episode,...
- 2/15/2016
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
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Even if it's spinning its wheels to some extent, this week's Supernatural episode is another solid entry in a so-far great season 11...
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11.12 Don't You Forget About Me
With Amara in the wind and Lustiel (thanks commenter SarahJay55 for that hilarious portmanteau suggestion) off on his own personal mission to stop the Darkness, the Winchesters are free to pay a visit to Jodie Mills at the request of the wayward Clare. She’s still living with Jodie and her other adopted foundling, the former jailbait for vampires, Alex. It turns out Clare’s been ‘hunting’ but not very successfully, leaving Jodie at her wit’s end. However, Clare’s hunch turns out to be correct. When Alex’s favourite teacher is hung upside down from the school’s flagpole, the brothers agree that something in their wheelhouse is going on and it may have...
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Even if it's spinning its wheels to some extent, this week's Supernatural episode is another solid entry in a so-far great season 11...
This review contains spoilers.
11.12 Don't You Forget About Me
With Amara in the wind and Lustiel (thanks commenter SarahJay55 for that hilarious portmanteau suggestion) off on his own personal mission to stop the Darkness, the Winchesters are free to pay a visit to Jodie Mills at the request of the wayward Clare. She’s still living with Jodie and her other adopted foundling, the former jailbait for vampires, Alex. It turns out Clare’s been ‘hunting’ but not very successfully, leaving Jodie at her wit’s end. However, Clare’s hunch turns out to be correct. When Alex’s favourite teacher is hung upside down from the school’s flagpole, the brothers agree that something in their wheelhouse is going on and it may have...
- 2/9/2016
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Recently, CW dropped the new,official synopsis/description for their upcoming "Supernatural" episode 12 of season 11. The episode is entitled, ""Don't You Forget About Me," and it turns out that we're going to see some very interesting and quite disturbing stuff take place as Sheriff Jody Mills is spotted back in action, telling Dean and Sam that Claire has been acting up, lately, claiming that normal-looking people are really monsters, and more! In the new, 12th episode press release: Kim Rhodes Returns As Sheriff Jody Mills. Press release number 2: Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) will end up dropping in on Jody Mills (guest star Kim Rhodes), Claire (guest star Kathryn Newton) and Alex (guest star Katherine Ramdine) after receiving a panicked phone call from Claire. She is going to believe the recent murders in town are supernatural and will want the boys' help. However, Sheriff Mills is going...
- 1/27/2016
- by Megan
- OnTheFlix
If you say the name John Hughes to anyone with an appreciation of 80s and 90s movies, they will know exactly who you mean and will probably start singing "Don't You Forget About Me" by Simple Minds. Whether he was writing or directing, John Hughes really spoke to the inner angsty teen in all of us. Here are all of the director's movies, ranked from worst to best.
- 6/9/2015
- by Rachel Horner
- Moviefone
I talk in pictures, not in words
-- "And Through the Wire" by Peter Gabriel
Welcome to Sounds Like Film, Slackerwood's new monthly feature on music in local and independent film.
Music plays an integral role in film. Whether it's a well-placed song with lyrics to enhance a mood or scene or a film score that evokes an emotional response, the audience's experience is heightened by music. Studies have demonstrated that music stimulates several areas of the brain: the auditory, limbic and motor regions as well as the less-understood orbitofrontal cortex which is thought to be key in sensory integration.
This concept relates to our movie experience in many ways, as familiar songs or scores can evoke a particular emotion or memory. In my own experience, there are many film-related compositions that can do just that -- Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me" in The Breakfast Club, Ennio Morricone...
-- "And Through the Wire" by Peter Gabriel
Welcome to Sounds Like Film, Slackerwood's new monthly feature on music in local and independent film.
Music plays an integral role in film. Whether it's a well-placed song with lyrics to enhance a mood or scene or a film score that evokes an emotional response, the audience's experience is heightened by music. Studies have demonstrated that music stimulates several areas of the brain: the auditory, limbic and motor regions as well as the less-understood orbitofrontal cortex which is thought to be key in sensory integration.
This concept relates to our movie experience in many ways, as familiar songs or scores can evoke a particular emotion or memory. In my own experience, there are many film-related compositions that can do just that -- Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me" in The Breakfast Club, Ennio Morricone...
- 5/20/2014
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
Chaos reigns in the show choir world. Evil Sue Sylvester roams the halls of McKinley High. Rachel and Kurt see all of their dreams come true. This is the "Glee" episode they call "Swan Song."
Marley isn't dead, to begin with...
Ok, when did Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz) become the sassy mean girl of New Directions? Because she certainly is here. Granted, her anger is somewhat justified. Marley's (Melissa Benoist) tumble at the end of "Gangnam Style" caused the entire club to rush her back to the practice room for TLC and juice boxes.
This was a mistake. Apparently, the draconian rules of show choir dictate that teams who leave the stage forfeit any chance of a win.
The Warblers have beaten New Directions at Sectionals. The competitive season is over.
Season 1, back again...
Remember how in season 1 of "Glee" the big conflict was evil Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) and how...
Marley isn't dead, to begin with...
Ok, when did Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz) become the sassy mean girl of New Directions? Because she certainly is here. Granted, her anger is somewhat justified. Marley's (Melissa Benoist) tumble at the end of "Gangnam Style" caused the entire club to rush her back to the practice room for TLC and juice boxes.
This was a mistake. Apparently, the draconian rules of show choir dictate that teams who leave the stage forfeit any chance of a win.
The Warblers have beaten New Directions at Sectionals. The competitive season is over.
Season 1, back again...
Remember how in season 1 of "Glee" the big conflict was evil Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) and how...
- 12/7/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
We scour the interwebs for the coolest movie news and more so you don't have to ...
With Rihanna taking the plunge towards an acting career in "Battleship," BuzzSugar serenades some movie stars who got their big break though singing and dancing, from Marky Mark to Beyonce Knowles.
Baseball is better with Bill Murray. Welcome back America's favorite pastime with this pic of the "Ghostbusters" star running the bases on Opening Day at Wrigley Field.
She got sold to sex slavery in France … now Maggie Grace is going to be lost in space! Check out Heavy's collection of the 20 hottest photos of the "Lockout" beauty.
See how Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan and the gang have changed since the days of the original "American Pie!" Check out the "American Reunion" Cast: Then and Now gallery on display at MTV At the Movies.
"Don't you forget about me …" The Playlist brings news of...
With Rihanna taking the plunge towards an acting career in "Battleship," BuzzSugar serenades some movie stars who got their big break though singing and dancing, from Marky Mark to Beyonce Knowles.
Baseball is better with Bill Murray. Welcome back America's favorite pastime with this pic of the "Ghostbusters" star running the bases on Opening Day at Wrigley Field.
She got sold to sex slavery in France … now Maggie Grace is going to be lost in space! Check out Heavy's collection of the 20 hottest photos of the "Lockout" beauty.
See how Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan and the gang have changed since the days of the original "American Pie!" Check out the "American Reunion" Cast: Then and Now gallery on display at MTV At the Movies.
"Don't you forget about me …" The Playlist brings news of...
- 4/7/2012
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
The wait is over for new music from David Cook. Or rather, it's a new cover on an old song. The "American Idol" winner takes a turn on Simple Minds' "Don't You Forget About Me," which will be the farewell song to contestants booted from the show each week. It's also in part a promotion for his forthcoming sophomore set, due "later this year," according to a release. The song will be a free instant download for those who pre-order said 19/RCA set on Cook's website, starting today. The track is also for sale on iTunes. Stream it below, or at...
- 3/3/2011
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
The Last 10 Emmy Winners for Best TV Theme Song
2010 -- "Nurse Jackie" (Showtime)
2009 -- "Great Performances" (PBS)
2008 -- "Pirate Master" (CBS)
2007 -- "The Tudors" (Showtime)
2006 -- "Masters of Horror" (Showtime)
2005 -- "Desperate Housewives" (ABC)
2003 - 2004 -- "Monk" (USA Network)
2002 -- "Six Feet Under" (HBO)
2001 -- "Gideon's Crossing" (ABC)
2000 -- "West Wing" (NBC)
The same person, Russ Landau, composed the theme songs for "SeaQuest Dsv," "Survivor," and "Fear Factor."
Alan Thicke, known to some as Jason Seaver in "Growing Pains," and others as Robin Thicke's Dad, composed the theme songs for "The Facts of Life" and "Diff'rent Strokes." He also performed the theme song for "Diff'rent Strokes." Moreover, he also composed themes for the game shows "Celebrity Sweepstakes" and "Joker's Wild" in the 70s.
In addition to writing the theme for "The Simpsons" and "Tales from the Crypt," Danny Elfman also wrote the theme song for "Desperate Housewives."
Andrew Gold...
2010 -- "Nurse Jackie" (Showtime)
2009 -- "Great Performances" (PBS)
2008 -- "Pirate Master" (CBS)
2007 -- "The Tudors" (Showtime)
2006 -- "Masters of Horror" (Showtime)
2005 -- "Desperate Housewives" (ABC)
2003 - 2004 -- "Monk" (USA Network)
2002 -- "Six Feet Under" (HBO)
2001 -- "Gideon's Crossing" (ABC)
2000 -- "West Wing" (NBC)
The same person, Russ Landau, composed the theme songs for "SeaQuest Dsv," "Survivor," and "Fear Factor."
Alan Thicke, known to some as Jason Seaver in "Growing Pains," and others as Robin Thicke's Dad, composed the theme songs for "The Facts of Life" and "Diff'rent Strokes." He also performed the theme song for "Diff'rent Strokes." Moreover, he also composed themes for the game shows "Celebrity Sweepstakes" and "Joker's Wild" in the 70s.
In addition to writing the theme for "The Simpsons" and "Tales from the Crypt," Danny Elfman also wrote the theme song for "Desperate Housewives."
Andrew Gold...
- 3/2/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of John Hughes' death due to a sudden heart attack at the age of 59. Having just watched the documentary Don't You Forget About Me last night (which wasn't particularly great), I was thinking about how most of his films have truly withstood the test of time, and how disappointing it is that he simply stopped making them. Although it's pretty difficult to single out just one of his movies, I'm putting the question to you Film Junkies: is there one that stands out above all the rest? I'm also including some of the noteworthy films that he wrote, even if he didn't direct them. Cast your vote in this week's poll, and feel free to discuss the career highlights of Mr. John Hughes in the comments below. Online Surveys [1] & Market Research [2] [1] http://www.vizu.com [2] http://answers.vizu.com/market-research.htm
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- 8/5/2010
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Here are our top song suggestions for the remaining contestants.
By Eric Ditzian
"American Idol" Top 4
Photo: Fox
Welcome, y'all, step right this way! Take your seats for Songs of the Cinema Night on "American Idol," where every track on the approved list seems to have been selected by a 13-year-old boy circa 1987 or a middle school girl with a huge Disney crush. How else can we explain the presence of tunes from "Ghostbusters," "Caddyshack," "Top Gun," "Rocky" and "Rocky III"? And cuts off "Aladdin," "Beauty and the Beast," "The Lion King" and "Tarzan"?
It certainly can't be because those songs are good fits for the talents of Crystal Bowersox, Lee Dewyze and the rest of the "Idol" top four. Suitable tunes are few and far between for the contestants this Tuesday night (May 11), and mentor Jamie Foxx will have a tall task in front of him. Luckily he's had...
By Eric Ditzian
"American Idol" Top 4
Photo: Fox
Welcome, y'all, step right this way! Take your seats for Songs of the Cinema Night on "American Idol," where every track on the approved list seems to have been selected by a 13-year-old boy circa 1987 or a middle school girl with a huge Disney crush. How else can we explain the presence of tunes from "Ghostbusters," "Caddyshack," "Top Gun," "Rocky" and "Rocky III"? And cuts off "Aladdin," "Beauty and the Beast," "The Lion King" and "Tarzan"?
It certainly can't be because those songs are good fits for the talents of Crystal Bowersox, Lee Dewyze and the rest of the "Idol" top four. Suitable tunes are few and far between for the contestants this Tuesday night (May 11), and mentor Jamie Foxx will have a tall task in front of him. Luckily he's had...
- 5/11/2010
- MTV Music News
In five short days, the four remaining contestants of American Idol's ninth season will hit the stage and tackle "Songs of the Cinema" under the watchful eye of guest mentor Jamie Foxx. Still, judging from the list of 34 potential genre tracks Idol has posted on iTunes (and listed after the jump), the theme could just as easily be called Tragic Treacle Week. I mean, come on now, how are these cats supposed to sound "current" or "relevant" tackling tracks like "Eye of the Tiger" or "Beauty and the Beast" or that Tina Turner jam with the word "Thunderdome" in it?...
- 5/7/2010
- by Michael Slezak
- EW.com - PopWatch
"American Idol" announced during the Top 5 results show that the next theme would be Songs of the Cinema and the mentor would be one Jamie Foxx of "Ray" fame. He was also last year's Rat Pack theme mentor.
We were initially trepidatious about this theme because in the past it has yielded many bad performances of "Against All Odds," but then we remembered Paige Miles' debacle and felt relieved that we wouldn't have to sit through that song again. The worry came back, however, when we saw this week's list of song choices.
"Idol" might as well have called this Cheesy '80s Songs week or Kenny Loggins Songs week. The list is like six songs long and most of them are completely unusable by the Idols for various reasons -- there's nothing to be done but karaoke (most of the list), other Idols have killed them ("Over the Rainbow,...
We were initially trepidatious about this theme because in the past it has yielded many bad performances of "Against All Odds," but then we remembered Paige Miles' debacle and felt relieved that we wouldn't have to sit through that song again. The worry came back, however, when we saw this week's list of song choices.
"Idol" might as well have called this Cheesy '80s Songs week or Kenny Loggins Songs week. The list is like six songs long and most of them are completely unusable by the Idols for various reasons -- there's nothing to be done but karaoke (most of the list), other Idols have killed them ("Over the Rainbow,...
- 5/6/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The death of musician Alex Chilton in the middle of last March brought an untimely end to a very unusual career. Only 59 at the time of his death, his years as a professional musician began all the way back in 1966; he was only 16 when, as the lead singer of The Box Tops, he made it to the top of the charts with "The Letter." After the dissolution of that band, whose music was largely dictated by outside writers and producers, the Memphis-born Chilton attempted a solo career before hooking up with young Memphis musicians Chris Bell, Andy Hummel, and Jody Stephens to form Big Star. To say that this band created what came to be known as "power pop" is, in this former music writer's opinion, rather too kind to most of the groups put under the "power pop" rubric. And since this is a film website and not a music website,...
- 4/14/2010
- MUBI
We run down a few of the reasons why the late writer/producer/director inspired a touching Oscars tribute.
By Susannah Gora
John Hughes
Photo: Paul Natkin/WireImage
At Sunday's Oscars, the late writer/producer/director John Hughes received a rare special tribute — something that his fans agree was a richly deserved validation of his work. Although Hughes made great movies about adults ("Planes, Trains and Automobiles") and children ("Home Alone"), he will be forever associated with teenagers — and for good reason. The movies he made in the 1980s about teens, including "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club," "Pretty in Pink," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Some Kind of Wonderful," did nothing less than revolutionize the youth film genre.
These films permanently changed how Hollywood makes and markets teen movies, but more than that, they made a great sociological impact, changing the way many young people think about everything from love and friendship to sex,...
By Susannah Gora
John Hughes
Photo: Paul Natkin/WireImage
At Sunday's Oscars, the late writer/producer/director John Hughes received a rare special tribute — something that his fans agree was a richly deserved validation of his work. Although Hughes made great movies about adults ("Planes, Trains and Automobiles") and children ("Home Alone"), he will be forever associated with teenagers — and for good reason. The movies he made in the 1980s about teens, including "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club," "Pretty in Pink," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Some Kind of Wonderful," did nothing less than revolutionize the youth film genre.
These films permanently changed how Hollywood makes and markets teen movies, but more than that, they made a great sociological impact, changing the way many young people think about everything from love and friendship to sex,...
- 3/7/2010
- MTV Movie News
Closing credit songs -- it's the last thing you hear as you leave a theater, and can very often influence your opinion of a movie slightly one way or another. Take Avatar as the most recent example -- even if you liked the movie, how incredibly off-putting is it to leave a huge action spectacle to the song-stylings of Leona Lewis' "I See You." (If you're going to make a song that ear screeching, go all out: Get Celine Dion. You already spent $500 million on your movie, another $1 million ain't gonna hurt.)
But there are also really bad movies that can occasionally redeem themselves ever so slightly with a decent closing-credit song -- I don't know how many terrible romantic comedies I see where the closing credit song is actually the best part of the movie (bonus points for blooper scenes, which tend to be the funniest part of...
But there are also really bad movies that can occasionally redeem themselves ever so slightly with a decent closing-credit song -- I don't know how many terrible romantic comedies I see where the closing credit song is actually the best part of the movie (bonus points for blooper scenes, which tend to be the funniest part of...
- 2/4/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
The 15th Annual Critics Choice Awards were held on Friday night, and Death Cab for Cutie were in the house to play a special tribute song to John Hughes. The tender quartet played one of the most iconic tracks of the 1980's, Simple Minds' "Don't You Forget About Me," as clips from Hughes' films flowed behind. Granted, it's a tough track to tackle, considering its beloved melody has been forever burned in millions' brains. But frontman Ben Gibbard obviously struggled with its opening strains, while the band was trying to bring new emotional impact to it's oft-repeated riffs. HitFix awards blogger...
- 1/18/2010
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
The producers of the VH1's Critics' Choice Movie Awards owe Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock big time, for had the two Best Actress winners not interlocked lips, there would have been practically nothing to remember last night's show by. But when Streep and Bullock tied for the Actress award, for Julie & Julia and The Blind Side, respectively, the two took matters into their own hands and rescued the sinking ship. Actually, if you re-watch the moment, it appears that Bullock initiated the lip-to-lip contact, as Streep hesitated for a second before Bullock basically yanked her head in for the delivery.
- 1/16/2010
- by John Young
- EW.com - PopWatch
Before the tragic sudden death of John Hughes this past summer four filmmakers from Toronto -- Michael Facciolo (producer) , Kari Hollend (producer), Lenny Panzer (co-creator) and Matt Austin Sadowski (director) -- spent four years making a tribute documentary about the reclusive director, nabbing interviews with some of the main actors from his films (Andrew McCarthy, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson to name a few), directors who have been influenced by his iconic work (Kevin Smith and Jason Reitman) and traveling to Illinois last year to find Hughes. After Hughes's death the project suddenly became a hot commodity and got a worldwide deal with Alliance Films which released the film, Don't You Forget About Me, on DVD today. Learn more about the...
- 11/4/2009
- by Jason Guerrasio
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
A low-budget documentary about late writer/director John Hughes is set to hit theatres across the globe.
Don't You Forget About Me tells the story of Hughes' life and was completed before the beloved filmmaker died from a heart attack, aged 59.
Alliance Films of Montreal signed a deal to release the project shortly after his death made headlines on Thursday, reports trade magazine Variety.
Several stars from Hughes' hit movies took part in director Matt Austin-Sadowski's film, including The Breakfast Club stars Ally Sheedy and Judd Nelson, Weird Science's Kelly LeBrock and Pretty In Pink actor Andrew McCarthy.
Austin-Sadowski cites Hughes as one of his greatest influences, and hopes the documentary will inspire a renewed interest in his work.
He says, "He inspired me as a person, going through an awkward adolescence, as many people do. He took affairs of the heart very seriously, and no other director gave teenagers that sort of treatment at that time."...
Don't You Forget About Me tells the story of Hughes' life and was completed before the beloved filmmaker died from a heart attack, aged 59.
Alliance Films of Montreal signed a deal to release the project shortly after his death made headlines on Thursday, reports trade magazine Variety.
Several stars from Hughes' hit movies took part in director Matt Austin-Sadowski's film, including The Breakfast Club stars Ally Sheedy and Judd Nelson, Weird Science's Kelly LeBrock and Pretty In Pink actor Andrew McCarthy.
Austin-Sadowski cites Hughes as one of his greatest influences, and hopes the documentary will inspire a renewed interest in his work.
He says, "He inspired me as a person, going through an awkward adolescence, as many people do. He took affairs of the heart very seriously, and no other director gave teenagers that sort of treatment at that time."...
- 8/12/2009
- WENN
The Canadian makers of a documentary inspired by film director John Hughes must be having mixed feelings about his recent tragic death.
As big fans of Hughes' films from the 1980s (which included The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink and Ferris Bueller's Day Off) Matt Austin, Kari Hollend, Mike Facciolo and Lenny Panzer would have been saddened by the recent news that the director had passed away from a heart attack at the age of only 59. According to Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper, however, something positive came out of the event for the four men. The resulting upwelling of interest in Hughes has led Alliance Films to sign a deal with them to distribute their independently-made documentary, Don't You Forget About Me. The film focuses on the director's portrayal of teenage life.
"It's a very uncomfortable feeling and you can't help but feel guilty," said Hollend, who is one of the film's producers.
As big fans of Hughes' films from the 1980s (which included The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink and Ferris Bueller's Day Off) Matt Austin, Kari Hollend, Mike Facciolo and Lenny Panzer would have been saddened by the recent news that the director had passed away from a heart attack at the age of only 59. According to Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper, however, something positive came out of the event for the four men. The resulting upwelling of interest in Hughes has led Alliance Films to sign a deal with them to distribute their independently-made documentary, Don't You Forget About Me. The film focuses on the director's portrayal of teenage life.
"It's a very uncomfortable feeling and you can't help but feel guilty," said Hollend, who is one of the film's producers.
- 8/12/2009
- CinemaSpy
Following the death of ‘80s film icon John Hughes last Thursday, you may have come across a trailer for an unreleased documentary, titled “Don’t You Forget About Me” (if not, watch it here), about the filmmaker and his beloved movies. Attached to the trailer was the news that the people at Alliance Films, a Montreal-based distributor, were reportedly busy making a deal to buy the doc. According to Variety, the world distribution rights to the doc were secured by noon on Friday.
The 75-minute film, directed by actor Matt Austin-Sadowski (the Green Ranger on “Power Rangers: S.P.D.”), is described as being similar to Michael Moore’s “Roger & Me” because it primarily involves the filmmakers’ attempt to locate and interview Hughes. There is also a look at the “Breakfast Club” director’s life and career, and the doc features interviews from many of the stars of Hughes’ films,...
The 75-minute film, directed by actor Matt Austin-Sadowski (the Green Ranger on “Power Rangers: S.P.D.”), is described as being similar to Michael Moore’s “Roger & Me” because it primarily involves the filmmakers’ attempt to locate and interview Hughes. There is also a look at the “Breakfast Club” director’s life and career, and the doc features interviews from many of the stars of Hughes’ films,...
- 8/11/2009
- by Christopher Campbell
- MTV Movies Blog
A docu-film about the late director John Hughes will be released internationally. The low-budgeted "Don't You Forget About Me" has nabbed a distributorship shortly after the filmmaker's death last week.
Variety said that the film has been acquired by the Alliance Films of Montreal after Hughes' death Thursday.
The film, made without public funding, is a 75-minute road trip search for the reclusive filmmaker. Austin-Sadowski and producers Kari Hollend, Mike Facciolo and Lenny panzer drive to Illinois to try to find the mastermind behind teen cult classics such as "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "The Breakfast Club," and "Pretty in Pink."
It includes interviews with Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Mia Sara, Kelly LeBrock, and Andrew McCarthy.
Variety said that the film has been acquired by the Alliance Films of Montreal after Hughes' death Thursday.
The film, made without public funding, is a 75-minute road trip search for the reclusive filmmaker. Austin-Sadowski and producers Kari Hollend, Mike Facciolo and Lenny panzer drive to Illinois to try to find the mastermind behind teen cult classics such as "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "The Breakfast Club," and "Pretty in Pink."
It includes interviews with Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Mia Sara, Kelly LeBrock, and Andrew McCarthy.
- 8/11/2009
- icelebz.com
A documentary about late film director John Hughes has found a distributor. Alliance Films has picked up the rights to Don't You Forget About Me, which looks at the life and work of the Home Alone writer. The project's title is a nod to the Simple Minds hit, which features in a famous scene in Hughes's classic 1985 teen drama The Breakfast Club. Instead of a traditional biopic, the movie follows Kari Hollend, Matt Austin-Sadowski and Lenny Panzer embarking on a road trip to meet Hughes. The documentary was made without public funding and features interviews with Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Mia Sara (more)...
- 8/11/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Last week after we learned about the death of iconic 1980's teen movie writer/director John Hughes, we learned about a documentary film which had been in production for the last three years. Don't You Forget About Me is an independently funded Canadian documentary about four filmmakers who went in search of John Hughes who disappeared from the public eye in 1991. We even ran the trailer, which you should check out here. Before Hughes' passing, the doc was facing an uncertain future, but with more people interested in revisiting the filmmaker's legacy, Alliance Films of Montreal quickly snapped up the distribution rights according to Variety. While it isn't likely that the filmmakers ever got to speak to Hughes, the director Matt Austin-Sadowski claims that the film was completed before his death, and that the ending is not going to be changed because of it. The trailer shows footage of...
- 8/11/2009
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
The Canadian documentary Don't You Forget About Me has found a distributor at the cost of the life of the movie's subject, John Hughes. This past Friday, the day after the acclaimed director/writer/producer passed away at the age of 59, the doc's director found the world calling.
Matt Austin-Sadowski's phone was ringing off the hook. Reporters wanted to talk to him and find out more about his film which chronicles him and three others taking a road trip to find Hughes in his self-imposed solitude living somewhere around Chicago. With the unexpected passing of the filmmaker, Austin-Sadowski's film and his story were in demand.
"He inspired me as a person, going through an awkward adolescence, as many people do," Austin-Sadowski told Variety when asked why he chose to make his film. "He took affairs of the heart very seriously, and no other director gave teenagers that sort of treatment at that time.
Matt Austin-Sadowski's phone was ringing off the hook. Reporters wanted to talk to him and find out more about his film which chronicles him and three others taking a road trip to find Hughes in his self-imposed solitude living somewhere around Chicago. With the unexpected passing of the filmmaker, Austin-Sadowski's film and his story were in demand.
"He inspired me as a person, going through an awkward adolescence, as many people do," Austin-Sadowski told Variety when asked why he chose to make his film. "He took affairs of the heart very seriously, and no other director gave teenagers that sort of treatment at that time.
- 8/11/2009
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
So imagine you're a documentary filmmaker making a film with no marketable future. Probably pretty easy considering that documentary on scissors you've been passion projecting since you were in college. But, now, imagine that the subject of your film dies unexpectedly and now everyone wants a piece of you and your footage. Yes, I realize that the prospect of scissors dying is difficult to wrap your mind around, but use that capacity for abstract thought your middle school guidance counselor bragged about, and keep up. According to Variety, Canadian filmmaker Matt Austin-Sadowski sold the rights to Don't You Forget About Me - his John Hughes doc - to Alliance within 24 hours of the movie icon's passing on Thursday. The film celebrates the life and work of John Hughes while the story focuses on Austin-Sadowski and several others on a road trip to find the director who was known for Salinger-esque reclusive behavior by the twilight of...
- 8/11/2009
- by Dr. Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Matt Austin-Sadowski's Don't You Forget About Me, a modest documentary about a road-trip in search of the reclusive John Hughes was, until last week, attracting scant attention. But the sad news of Hughes' death prompted a sudden flurry of interest in the independently produced Canadian film, and a large Us distribution deal is in the offing, according to Variety.The interviewed Hughes alumni include Judd Nelson, Mia Sara, Ally Sheedy, Andrew McCarthy and Kelly LeBrock. Austin-Sadowski's angle is that "he inspired me as a person, going through an awkward adolescence, as many people do. He took affairs of the heart very seriously, and no other director gave teenagers that sort of treatment." ...
- 8/11/2009
- EmpireOnline
According to reports from TorontoFilm.Net, a new 75-minute, low-budget feature doc, Don't You Forget About Me, focusing on late writer/director John "Ferris Bueller" Hughes, has been snapped up by distributor Alliance Films of Montreal. Toronto film-maker Matt Austin-Sadowski says the feature looks at the life and work of Hughes, creator of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles, lensed during a road trip in which Austin-Sadowski and producers Kari Hollend, Mike Facciolo and Lenny Panzer drove to Illinois to track down the reclusive director. Actors interviewed in the doc include Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Mia Sara, Kelly LeBrock and Andrew McCarthy. Hughes' 'muse', actress Molly Ringwald, who shares a February 18 birthday with the director (as well as yours truly), reportedly refused to participate in the project. Sneak Peek the trailer from John Hughes' 1985 feature The Breakfast Club.
- 8/11/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
John Hughes died Thursday afternoon, and by midday Friday, the producers of 'Don't You Forget About Me,' a documentary about the director and his influence on Hollywood, had found a distributor in Alliance Films International. Matt Austin and Kari Hollend discuss what happened last week in this CNN video, and their trailer for the film appears below. Matt and Kari actually interviewed me for the project, back in November 2006. I don't expect to be in the final cut, as this was my very first time on-camera (aw!) and I'm pretty sure I couldn't stop rambling about how the girl in Ferris Bueller's Day Off who lazily blew an enormous gum bubble in class was, like, a totally realistic depiction of high school. (Wait, never mind. This is a brilliant observation and should definitely appear in the film.) Anyway, I loved how they set up that particular shoot in...
- 8/10/2009
- by Annie Barrett
- EW.com - PopWatch
I apologize for posting so many stories about John Hughes today, but like many of you, growing up a child of the 1980's, his films meant a lot to me. And his passing has unearthed a bunch of content that I want to share with you guys. /Film friend and Totally Rad Show co-host Dan Trachtenberg forwarded this link (from Kat Arnett) to a movie trailer for an independent documentary titled Don't You Forget About Me. The official website for the doc gives the following one sentence logline: "In 1991, filmmaker John Hughes disappeared from Hollywood... In 2008, four filmmakers went to find him." I don't believe they ever got to Hughes, who has done only a handful of interviews in the last 20 years, but they did talk to many people who were involved or influenced by his films: Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Justin Henry, Gedde Watanabe, John Kapelos, Annie ...
- 8/7/2009
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
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