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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 & 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.

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...

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."

Teen Movies Coming To Videogame

Variety | Posted 07.30.2008 | Entertainment


Paramount is getting "Clueless," hanging with the "Mean Girls" and looking "Pretty in Pink" for its first slate of videogames. Studio is co-publishin...

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...