Podcast | In conversation with Chris Columbus
by Simon Brew | Jan 03, 2025 | Podcasts
Chris Columbus chats Nosferatu, Home Alone, producing, Robert Eggers, John Candy, John Hughes and more!...
John Hughes
The amazing Home Alone deal that John Candy turned down
by Simon Brew | Dec 01, 2022 | Feature, News
John Candy was offered a slice of the Home Alone profits for his cameo in the film - but he chose to turn it down....
Ferris Bueller's Day Off spin-off in the works at Paramount
by Jake Godfrey | Aug 22, 2022 | News
A new Ferris Bueller film will follow the misadventures of the two valets from the original movie....
John Hughes: first official compilation album of music from his movies on the way
by Simon Brew | Aug 04, 2022 | News
A 74-track collection of music from John Hughes films is arriving in November - with the support of the Hughes family too....
Reach The Rock: the story of the forgotten John Hughes film
by Jake Godfrey | May 16, 2022 | Feature, News
John Hughes' filmography is crammed with classics, but one film continues to fly under the radar: here's the story of Reach The Rock....
John Hughes was working on sequel to The Breakfast Club before death
by Dan Cooper | Oct 25, 2021 | News
Anthony Micheal Hall confirms that John Hughes had contacted him about The Breakfast Club 2 possibly happening....
Two John Hughes movies get new Steelbook releases
by Simon Brew | May 04, 2021 | News
Some Kind Of Wonderful and Pretty In Pink are both getting brand new Steelbooks in June: more details here....
John Hughes, sequel avoidance, and his tricks to building up an audience
by Simon Brew | Mar 16, 2021 | Feature, News
John Hughes didn't want to make sequels, and instead had a (sometimes expensive) way of keeping his audience interested in his movies....
Brand new John Hughes Blu-ray boxset due in March
by Simon Brew | Jan 18, 2021 | News
Five John Hughes films are being brought together in a new Blu-ray boxset - and two of them are making their debut on the format....
Pretty In Pink: how one John Hughes film directly inspired another
by Jake Godfrey | Jun 18, 2020 | Feature
A reshot ending to the film Pretty In Pink left the late, great John Hughes unhappy - and he vowed to do something about it with his next feature....
The lost John Candy-Sylvester Stallone comedy
by Simon Brew | May 15, 2020 | Feature
Bartholomew Vs Neff was written, announced, cast, and all set to start filming - but here's the story of how the unlikely pairing Sylvester Stallone...
The two times John Hughes quit his Universal Pictures deal
by Simon Brew | May 12, 2020 | Feature
John Hughes made much-loved films, and wasn't always regarded as the easiest person to work with - as his two Universal deals suggest....
