Most of my favorite films remain so because I am emotionally attached to them. This is the key reason I collect movies, knowing that I will want to revisit them again and again throughout my life in hopes of recapturing the feelings I had on first viewing. I may not watch a film for five [...]
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It should come as no surprise that director/writer/producer John Hughes is hugely responsible for my being a pop culture junkie. His biggest films were staples of my teen years, the first movies I saw that seemed to speak to and about my generation. And Hughes introduced me to actors who have remained favorites throughout my [...]
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One of the reasons I tend to dislike modern romantic comedies is that they lack the innocent humor of past screen gems. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer is a perfect example. This story could never be retold in a way that wouldn’t seem suggestive. A teenage girl develops a crush on a playboy bachelor, and [...]
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