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John Hughes (1950 – 2009)

I challenge you to not know a line, or scene from one of John Hughes’s Chicago-centric classic movies – National Lampoon’s Vacation, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Uncle Buck, or Home Alone.

Stan Winston (1946 – 2008)

These weekend we lost one of the geniuses of Hollywood’s visual effects, Stan Winston. During his career he brought imagination to life in films like “A.I.“, “Aliens“, “Batman Returns“, “Edward Scissorhands“, “Jurassic Park“, “Predator“, “Iron Man” and won four Oscars doing so.

Four things about Indiana Jones 4

I’ve seen the Indiana Jones series more times than I’d like to admit, but this was the first time I’ve actually watched it in a movie theater. Here’s four things you should know about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull…

Clinton Obama = Clockwork Orange

Anybody notice how the cover of the new Time Magazine merges Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton into a face that bears a striking resemblance to Alex DeLarge from A Clockwork Orange?

Why, Jason Lee?

Jason Lee, star of my beloved Kevin Smith movies, has trashed two childhood favorites with live action versions of “Underdog“ and “Alvin and the Chipmunks“. What’s next “Tennessee Tuxedo“ and the “Go-Go Gophers“?