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7 articles from 2008

1 July 2008 10:08 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Molly Ringwald has urged John Hughes to make a sequel to her '80s teen classic Sixteen Candles. In an interview with AOL Television, the actress admitted that it would be difficult to persuade Hughes, who has not directed a film since 1991's Curly Sue, to helm a follow-up. "It was something that I definitely wanted to do but John Hughes wasn't interested, and I didn't feel comfortable doing it without his involvement," she said. "If we can (more)

By Simon Reynolds

1 July 2008 4:59 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Eighties Brat Pack star Molly Ringwald is begging filmmaker John Hughes to make a sequel of 1984 teen movie Sixteen Candles.

Ringwald made her name in the adolescent romantic comedy, the first of a string of collaborations with Hughes.

And 24 years later, the now 40-year-old is campaigning for a follow-up, after Hughes vetoed original plans for a sequel.

Ringwald tells AOL Television, "It was something that I definitely wanted to do, but John Hughes wasn't interested, and I didn't feel comfortable doing it without his involvement.

"If we can get John to agree, I think it would be great. I think there are definitely a lot of people who would love to see it, and I would love to do it.

"I think that Sixteen Candles lends itself to (a sequel). It was such a Cinderella story. And I was interested to see what happened to this girl."

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20 May 2008 9:07 PM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

In the wake of Saturday Night Live's success, multiplexes and TV sets were stuffed with comedies about dope-smoking slobs getting the best of prim, authoritarian snobs—and in none of them was there any mistaking which camp was meant to be awesome. But when former SNL writer Anne Beatts created the short-lived early-'80s sitcom Square Pegs, she shifted the paradigm a little, making her heroes outright geeks who envied the popular crowd. Sarah Jessica Parker and Amy Linker played high-school freshmen perpetually failing at social climbing, spending their afternoons and weekends with dweeby class clown John Femia and spacey new-waver Merritt Butrick. Because none of these kids looked or acted cool—and because even Weemawee High's popular kids were kind of gawky—Square Pegs smartly captured the high-school experience for a large number of '80s teens. The show's cult success carried over to Freaks And Geeks and the films of John Hughes,

Noel Murray

1 May 2008 1:09 PM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

In 1986, John Hughes wrote Pretty In Pink, a high-school romantic comedy featuring a love triangle between a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, her long-smitten best friend, and a handsome rich kid. It worked so well that he essentially wrote it again with the genders reversed, and called it Some Kind Of Wonderful. Cheap? Maybe. You could simply call it consistency. But what do you call it when someone pulls a gender reversal on someone else's movie? If that movie is My Best Friend's Wedding, you call it Made Of Honor. Originality is often overrated anyway, but director Paul Weiland (City Slickers II: The Legend Of Curly's Gold, Leonard Part 6), working from a script by newcomer Adam Sztykiel and the generally reliable team of Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont, doesn't offer much compensation for his lack thereof. Everyone hits the notes to a tune they,...

Keith Phipps

8 April 2008 7:54 PM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Stephen Saito

For once, timing is in the favor of Daniel Waters, the prodigiously talented writer behind "Heathers" who admits to "taking forever to write a script." Waters's latest film, "Sex and Death 101," opens in theaters April 4th, but the dark comedy actually begins on April 2nd, when a playboy (Simon Baker) is accidentally e-mailed a list of all his future sexual conquests before dying. While a life of musical lap dances and "an embarrassment of bitches" await Baker's Mr. Roderick Blank, so does a sense of mortality and ennui.

It's a bit reassuring to see Waters's second directorial effort arrive in theaters a week after many pondered the disappearance of John Hughes, whose earnest '80s teen classics were redefined by Waters's sardonic satire of high school life. In the years since "Heathers" was released in 1989, Waters turned a development deal with producer Joel Silver in the early

Stephen Saito

25 March 2008 9:55 AM, PDT | From Watcher | See recent Watcher news

In April, dozens of scripted shows will return to the broadcast networks. Thank goodness! Though I've already posted details on the returns of "The Office" (here and here) "30 Rock," "Ugly Betty" and "House," I thought I'd collect all the information I have in one place.

First, here's a chronological list of return dates (to see the return dates sorted by network, go here).

Second, for those who want more than just return dates, I've got details on what will happen on many shows, in addition to the ones mentioned above, on the second half of this item.

If you don’t spot a favorite show on either list, by the way, be aware that some programs aren’t returning until fall, and the fate of several others has not been officially announced yet. There's more info on what's returning in the fall here.

Here are the return dates of scripted

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24 March 2008 3:00 AM, PDT | From Watcher | See recent Watcher news

There won’t be any major stuntcasting when ABC’s “Ugly Betty” returns April 24. It’s been rumored that “Project Runway” winner Christian Siriano might make an appearance on the Thursday dramedy, but ABC is not confirming that cameo at present.

Anyway, the show will get back to basics and focus on the core characters when Betty Suarez and her family and co-workers return.

As for “Grey’s Anatomy,” its first episode back on April 24 is titled “Where the Wild Things Are.” Make of that what you will.

There are more details on the returns of “Grey’s” and “Ugly Betty” below.

[Spoilers below. Exit if you don't want to see them.]

“Ugly Betty’s” first episode back is called “24 Candles,” and it does hark back a bit to the classic John Hughes film “Sixteen Candles.”

In the episode, Betty dreams of the perfect birthday party, complete with a horse and carriage and her boyfriend Henry (Christopher Gorham) as her knight in shining armor.

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7 articles from 2008