John Hughes

The Early Supper Club – Andrew McCarthy’s doc Brats

by Mark Simpson
August 8, 2024September 20, 2024

‘Youth! Youth! There is absolutely nothing in the world but youth!’ – Lord Henry Wooton, The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde I WANT TO TALK about Andrew McCarthy’s eyes. And what became of them. He never quite had classic Hollywood lead looks: his face was sensitive boy-next-doorish; a… Read More »The Early Supper Club – Andrew McCarthy’s doc Brats

Don’t Mess With the Bull Young Man, You’ll Get the Horns

by Mark Simpson
October 20, 2009July 21, 2024

Mark Simpson on director John Hughes’ pristine legacy (Arena Hommes Plus, Winter 2009) So here’s the pitch: A Hollywood teen movie in which nothing happens. All day. In a school library. Introduced by a pretentious quote from David Bowie’s ‘Changes’. No? OK, how about this: A boy bunks off High… Read More »Don’t Mess With the Bull Young Man, You’ll Get the Horns