I have a specific memory of watching Ferris Bueller's Day Off for the first time and thinking — probably at an age when I wasn't yet sophisticated enough to articulate this — somebody made this movie who actually remembers what it feels like to be young. Not young in a generic, greeting card sort of … Continue reading From Joke Writer to American Icon: The Filmmaking Evolution of John Hughes
Filmmaking
The Spielberg Effect
When a young Steven Spielberg convinced a Universal Studios security guard to let him onto the lot in the summer of 1965, he unknowingly set in motion a career that would fundamentally reshape how movies are made, marketed, and experienced. More than five decades later, the "Spielberg Effect" extends far beyond his own filmography—it's embedded … Continue reading The Spielberg Effect
The Confusing Middle 