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5 Movie Couples That Would Never Work In Real Life

HelloGiggles | Posted 05.10.2012

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There's a scene in my all-time favorite '80s movie, Parenthood, where Dianne Weist's character Helen helps get her teenage daughter (played by Martha ...

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Molly Ringwald: 'I Drink The Blood Of Kristen Stewart'

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 04.26.2012

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How has '80s star -- everyone's former teenage crush -- Molly Ringwald managed to only get better with age? She drinks Kristen Stewart's blood, of cou...

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Movie Madness: Upcoming Screenings Of Classics And Cult Faves

| Ashley Henshaw | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Rocky Horror Picture Show, Chicago Movie Events, Chicago, Sixteen Candles, Chicago Movies, Chicago Festivals, Black Harvest International Festival of Film and Video, Chicago Dancing Festival, Chicago News

This year’s Movies in the Parks schedule has been killer, with plenty more great films to come this season. But that’s not the only movie event go...

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HuffPost Review: Take Me Home Tonight

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

How long is it going to take for filmmakers to understand that movies about teenagers set in past decades are not intrinsically funny just because of the cheesy fashions and music of the era?

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It's Hip To Be Square, Apparently: Why Mah-Jongg Makes Me Cool

Meredith C. Carroll | Posted 11.17.2011

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Meredith C. Carroll

Who knew a little over a year ago, when I was invited to join a small group of women for a regular game of mah-jongg, that we'd be considered "young and hip"?

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Life Moves Pretty Fast: Remembering John Hughes, One Year After His Death

Susannah Gora | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susannah Gora

For those of us for whom John Hughes' movies do mean so much, it's almost possible to suspend disbelief when "Pretty in Pink" comes on the radio, or when Sixteen Candles is on cable again.

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Molly Ringwald Book 'Getting The Pretty Back' Out Now

USA Today | Gayle Jo Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

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The book is part style guide ("A black blazer can make you look more finished"), part entertaining bible ("Make sure you have enough wine to last"), p...

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PHOTOS: Top Ten Movies Filmed In Chicago

Posted 05.25.2011

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To celebrate their 40th anniversary, Chicago magazine has been releasing Top 40 lists of the records, restaurants and movies that epitomize Chicago. T...

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Annals of the Over-rated: John Hughes

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

I had made a personal vow not to write about the Oscar winners or the Oscar show this year, simply out of boredom and crankiness. And my instincts wer...

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Don't You Forget About Them (Slideshow)

Susannah Gora | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susannah Gora

This is the history behind the making of the seminal 1980s youth movies like The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

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Sixteen Candles Por Vida: Still Remembering John Hughes

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrea Chalupa

Damian Kolody, an independent filmmaker in New York, on why some people were really affected by the death of director John Hughes.

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The Early Ferris Bueller: Remembering John Hughes' Years in Advertising

Robert Nolan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Nolan

John never looked down his nose at the Leo Burnett job. He took on every assignment with gusto and an off-kilter sense of humor. He was tireless and prolific -- a committed workaholic.

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What If Ferris Bueller Was on Twitter...

Lee Brenner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lee Brenner

Would Ferris really have been able to get away with skipping school with cameras in every cell phone?

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What We Learned from John Hughes

Beth Armogida | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beth Armogida

Can you imagine growing up without John Hughes' movies? His stories showed us how to laugh at our insecurities and, even more importantly, to laugh at other people's insecurities.

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John Hughes' Movies: Which Is YOUR Favorite? (POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011

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The world lost a legend a legend Thursday with the untimely death of John Hughes, responsible for dozens of films. Below are 15 of our favorite fi...

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Whatever Happened To John Hughes?

LA Times | Patrick Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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JOHN HUGHES hasn't set foot in Hollywood for years, but his influence has never been more potent. The king of 1980s comedy, Hughes now qualifies as so...

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