John Hughes
Home But Not Alone
Every year I assign myself the arduous task of watching my favorite Christmas movies. No, […]
Lighting Sixteen Candles at Lehman Brothers: When the Worst Thing …
I’ve noticed a thread that runs through a few of my favorite (relatively) recent films. […]
Mockingbird at the Movies: Some Kind of Wonderful
John Hughes was the muse of the 80s high schooler. His writing credits include such […]
Pretty In Pink — revised?
As longtime readers of this blog may remember, more than one Mockingbird contributor has a […]
Another Week Ends: America’s God, Plastic Surgery, Channel S …
Dave gave me the opportunity to post an entry into the “Week Ends” franchise, so […]
Another Week Ends: Last Words, Scientologists, The Onion, John Hug …
1. A very powerful piece on the NY Times Freakonomics blog about the last words […]
Imputation from John Hughes
From a touching and thoughtful remembrance by Molly Ringwald in the NYTimes: John saw something […]