With generous amounts of good luck and good timing, 50 First Dates set an all-time box-office record for the opening weekend of a romantic comedy; whether it deserved such a bonanza is another issue altogether. It’s a sweet-natured vehicle for sweet-natured stars Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. While the well-matched lovebirds wrestle with a gimmicky […]
The Breakfast Club
Five students, the “criminal” John Bender (JuddNelson), the “athlete” Andrew Clark (Emilio Estevez), the “brain” Brian Johnson (Anthony Michael Hall), the “basket case” Allison Reynolds (Ally Sheedy), and the “princess” Claire Standish (Molly Ringwald), all report for Saturday morning detention on March 24, 1984 at Shermer High School in the Chicago suburb of Shermer, Illinois. […]
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Sean Penn leads an all-star cast (Jennifer Jason Leigh, Phoebe Cates, Judge Reinhold, Ray Walston) in this hilarious portrayal of a group of southern California high school students and their most important subjects: sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. Amy Heckerling’s directorial debut brings to life first-time screenwriter Cameron Crowe’s insider’s view of teenage American […]
Arrested Development: The Series
Winner of the Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy its first year out, Arrested Development is the kind of sitcom that gives you hope for television. A mockumentary-style exploration of the beleaguered Bluth family, it’s one of those idiosyncratic shows that doesn’t rely on a laugh track or a studio audience; it’s shot more like a TV […]
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