Jason Diamond tried to write a biography of John Hughes, director of classic '80s teen movies, but along the way, the story became more about his... The elusive dream of adolescent empowerment has ...

The first phase of jazz was characterized by melodic improvisation. In its second phase improvisers dealt with harmony and, in the current phase, density is the improviser's concern. So says Anthony ...

A heart attack is often the first symptom of heart disease. Aug. 8, 2009 — -- A sudden heart attack Thursday claimed the life of writer and director John Hughes, whose iconic, teen-driven films ...

Almost everyone is familiar with at least some of the work of John Hughes, the writer behind a number of classics in the ’80s and ’90s, including Home Alone, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Breakfast ...

Not only is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off regarded as one of John Hughes‘ best films, but it is also considered one of the greatest movies of the 1980s. Decades later, people still can’t stop talking about ...

Hughes himself once told a journalist that he wrote the script "on July 4th and 5th of '82," and people in his orbit recalled him saying that to them contemporaneously. But, as with many scripts, it ...

John Hughes (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed and scripted some of the most successful films of the 1980s and 1990s, including ...