On February 28, 1986, a 17-year-old Molly Ringwald graced the screen as as the working-class Andie Walsh, a heartbroken teenager in a prom dress that launched a thousand controversies over the words “pretty” and “pink.”
101 Dalmatians Directed by Stephen Herek Written by John Hughes Starring Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Hugh Laurie 102 Dalmatians Directed by Kevin Lima Written by Kristen Buckley and Brian Regan & Bob Tzudkier and Noni White Starring Glenn Close, Gerard Depardieu, Eric Idle How lazy are we willing to allow filmmakers to be …
Identity Thief Directed by Seth Gordon Written by Craig Mazin USA, 2013 Identity Thief is the latest in a disturbingly long line of mainstream American comedies that requires both its audience and its “normal” leading characters to fall under a form of Stockholm Syndrome. These movies shove a straitlaced man or woman with someone who’s …
For better or worse, films don’t exist in a vacuum. If literature derives from itself, and, according to Marshall McLuhan, the content in any new medium is always the same as in the old, then films don’t exactly have a wealth of opportunities to be original. You can always compare a film to one that …
Mosquita Y Mari Written and directed by Aurora Guerrero USA, 2011 What can you say about teenagers? Ask a parent and they’ll likely say they haven’t a clue. Ask a teenager and they’ll likely say the same. Understanding them is a dissertation of its own and very few filmmakers have ever shown an adequate propensity …
Ernessa Carter a blogger at www.fierceandnerdy.com and author of the book called Molly Ringwald Ending announced that Miramax optioned the rights to her second novel 32 Candles. Ever since John Hughes past away, any mention of anything related to him or is work has been generating buzz. With all the fan appreciation since his death …
One of the foremost comedy writer/directors of the last 25 years has died. John Hughes, creator of such teen comedies as Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, and his opus, the terrific The Breakfast Club died of a heart attack at the age of 59. He almost single-handedly defined the concept of “teen comedy” as we …
Top 6 Teen Comedies of the 80’s When it comes to movies, there are two things that the early-to-mid-1980s are best known for: slasher films and teen comedies. Here is a list of my favorite teen comedies of the 1980’s. 7- Sixteen Candles (1984) One of the many collaborations with John Hughes and Molly Ringwald, …