John Hughes

The End Of 2009's Summer Of Death

AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 11.21.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — We had been told to expect the deaths of the famous to come in threes, not in the dozens. But all through the summer of 2009 came a ...

Sixteen Candles Por Vida: Still Remembering John Hughes

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 09.23.2009 | Entertainment


Andrea Chalupa

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

John Hughes: "The Audacity of Empathy"

Kevin Smokler | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment


Kevin Smokler

Hughes's are not just movies about the mid-1980s, but movies set in the mid-1980s that now live as archetype and fable.

John Hughes [RIP], "High School Harrys", the Tragedy of American Schooling and our Wider Priorities

Pye Ian | Posted 09.16.2009 | Entertainment


Pye Ian

Little to no emphasis is placed on harnessing genuine critical thought in our K through 12 public schools. And mature social discourse, self-reflection and cognitive empathy -- the very kind Hughes demonstrated in The Breakfast Club -- are rendered irrelevant.

Don't You Forget About Him

David Sirota | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics


David Sirota

We have become masters of creating mythic gods out of anchormen, actors and politicians. What John Hughes' films all do is remind the world that mere mortals also have intrinsic value.

John Hughes' Final Moments In Manhattan

Movieline | S.T. Vanairsdale | Posted 09.13.2009 | New York


One of the most unusual elements of last week's reporting on John Hughes's passing in New York was its total lack of specificity. Hughes, 59, suffered...

Kevin Bacon Remembers John Hughes

Posted 09.12.2009 | Entertainment


"She's Having a Baby" star Kevin Bacon remembered the film's writer-director John Hughes in a new interview and talked about how the film foreshadowed...

Molly Ringwald Remembers John Hughes

nytimes.com | MOLLY RINGWALD | Posted 09.12.2009 | Entertainment


IN life, there is always that special person who shapes who you are, who helps to determine the person you become. Very often it's a teacher, a mentor...

John Hughes Mourned At Private Lake Forest Funeral (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 09.11.2009 | Chicago


LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Filmmaker John Hughes is being remembered by family and friends who gathered in a Chicago suburb for a private funeral. The...

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

Robert Nolan | Posted 09.11.2009 | Entertainment


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.

What If Ferris Bueller Was on Twitter...

Lee Brenner | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment


Lee Brenner

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

Who Killed John Hughes?

Michael Wolff | Posted 09.10.2009 | Media


Michael Wolff

Can't anybody write a decent obit anymore? Somewhere in the death of John Hughes there is a very good story, a more compelling one than the one about the brilliance of Sixteen Candles.

A Memory of John Hughes

Paul Katz | Posted 09.08.2009 | Entertainment


Paul Katz

I don't remember what I said to John Hughes when I met him. All I do know is he looked at my friends and asked, "He's a Duckie, isn't he?"

John Hughes Films Weren't Racially Diverse, but That's OK

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 09.08.2009 | Entertainment


Kristi York Wooten

Fighting at the lockers, crying in the restroom, avoiding bullies, defending your outfit to a principal who thinks all students should be cookie-cutter preppies -- what kid, black or white, couldn't relate to that?

Remembering John Hughes

Alec Baldwin | Posted 09.08.2009 | Entertainment


Alec Baldwin

On the set, Hughes did not conceal his enthusiasm about your work, as some directors feel they must. I have worked on some comedy films where the director was the least funny person on the set. Hughes was funny.

John Hughes' Director's Cut -- Breakfast Club

Craig Rowin | Posted 09.07.2009 | Comedy


Craig Rowin

This re-imagined Emilio Estevez monologue from Breakfast Club is now my tribute to the late great John Hughes.

What We Learned from John Hughes

Beth Armogida | Posted 09.07.2009 | Comedy


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.

John Hughes & the Soundtrack of Our Lives

Shawn Amos | Posted 09.07.2009 | Entertainment


Shawn Amos

You can talk about Michael Jackson all you want but John Hughes was the soundtrack to my 1980s life.

Actors Remember John Hughes: Broderick, Culkin, Ringwald & More

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 09.07.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — The actors made famous by writer-director John Hughes are extolling his talents after his death, calling him influential and "one of ...

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

Posted 09.07.2009 | Entertainment


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...

John Hughes Dead: Director Dies Suddenly At 59

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 09.06.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Writer-director John Hughes, Hollywood's youth impresario of the 1980s and '90s who captured the teen and preteen market with such fa...

The Gospel According To John Hughes

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 09.12.2008 | Chicago


Cathleen Falsani

Summertime is the slow season for most churches. Tripp Hudgins, the wonderfully clever pastor of the Community Church of Wilmette, seized this year's seasonal lull as an opportunity to do something artistically and spiritually creative: a four-week sermon series called "The Gospel According to John Hughes."

DVDs: Leave Star Trek Alone!

Michael Giltz | Posted 09.09.2008 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

The TV series Star Trek is being released on DVD in a new and "improved" version that cleans up and removes old special effects and inserts brand new ones that never existed.

Whatever Happened To John Hughes?

LA Times | Patrick Goldstein | Posted 04.02.2008 | Entertainment


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...