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John Hughes (film director) - John Hughes (born February 18, 1950 in ) is a noted American film director, producer and writer, responsible for some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s. A 1968 graduate of Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois, Hughes used ...
John 'Yogi' Hughes - John 'Yogi' Hughes (born in Coatbridge) is a former football player with Celtic, Crystal Palace and Sunderland.
John Hughes (archbishop) - Archbishop John Joseph Hughes (June 24, 1797 - January 3, 1864) was the fourth bishop and first Archbishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York. He was born in Ireland and followed his parents to America.
John Hughes Bennett - John Hughes Bennett (1812-1875), English physician, physiologist and pathologist, was born in London, England, on August 31st, 1812. His main contribution to medicine has been the first description of leukemia as a blood disorder.
John Hughes Files - Filmography.
The Pragmatist Aesthetic and Langston Hughes - A discussion by Patrick Paul Christle of the ways in which Hughes's writing reflects some of the aesthetic theories of pragmatists, such as John Dewey.
Lestat Star Dines at Elton John AIDS Foundation Benefit - Hugh Panaro, who plays the title role in Lestat, joined guests at a dinner benefiting the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
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Too Cool For School Collection: Ferris Beuller / Pretty In Pink / Some Kind Of Wonderful (Widescreen) : "Too Cool For School John Hughes Collection" features 3 of John Hughes best from the '80s - "Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Bueller... Bueller 20th Anniversary," "Pretty In Pink: Everything's Duckie Edition" and "Some Kind Of Wonderful" "Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Bueller... Bueller 20th Anniversary" - Ferris Bueller. Larger than life. Blessed with a magical sense of serendipity. He's a model for all those who take themselves too seriously. A guy who knows the value of a day off. "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" chronicles the events in the day of a rather magical young man, Ferris (Matthew Broderick.) One spring day, toward the end of his senior year, Ferris gives into an overwhelming urge to cut school and head for downtown Chicago with his girl (Mia Sara) and his best friend (Alan Ruck,) to see the sights, experience a day of freedom and show that with a little ingenuity, a bit of courage and a red Ferrari, life at 17 can be a joy! "Pretty In Pink: Everything's Duckie Edition" - Teen sensations Molly Ringwald ("Sixteen Candles", "The Breakfast Club") and Andrew McCarthy ("St. Elmo's Fire") drew raves...
John Wayne Western Collection : "John Wayne Western Collection" includes: "The Shootist" - Doctor Hostetler (James Stewart) tells aging western gunfighter John Bernard Books (John Wayne) "You have a cancer." Knowing that his death will be painful and lingering, Books is determined to be shot in the line of "duty." In his remaining two months, Books settles scores with old enemies, including gambler Pulford (Hugh O'Brian) and Marshall Thibido (Harry Morgan) and reaches out to new friends (including feisty widow Lauren Bacall and her hero-worshipping son Ron Howard). In the end, is shot to death, but in so doing he is able to dissuade another from following his blood-stained example. Throughout the film, Book's imminent demise is compared with the decline of the west, as represented by the automobiles and streetcars that have begun to blight the main street of Wayne's home town. "The Sons Of Katie Elder" - Four sons reunite in their Texas hometown to attend their mother's funeral. John (John Wayne) is the gunfighter, Tom (Dean Martin) is the gambler, Matt (Earl Holliman) is the quiet one, and Bud (Michael Anderson Jr.) is t...
John Wayne DVD Gift Set: El Dorado / Shootist / True Grit / Sons Of Katie / Liberty Valance, The (Widescreen) : "The John Wayne DVD Gift Set" includes: "El Dorado" - Legendary producer-director Howard Hawks teams with two equally legendary stars, John Wayne and Robert Mitchum, in this classic Western drama. Mitchum plays to perfection an alcoholic but gutsy sheriff who relentlessly battles the dark side of the wild West, ruthless cattle barons and crooked "businessmen." The Duke gives an equally adept performance as the sheriff's old friend who knows his way around a gunfight. Filled with brawling action and humor, El Dorado delivers the goods. James Caan and Ed Asner co-star. "The Shootist" - Doctor Hostetler (James Stewart) tells aging western gunfighter John Bernard Books (John Wayne) "You have a cancer." Knowing that his death will be painful and lingering, Books is determined to be shot in the line of "duty". In his remaining two months, Books settles scores with old enemies, including gambler Pulford (Hugh O'Brian) and Marshall Thibido (Harry Morgan) and reaches out to new friends (including feisty widow Lauren Bacall and her hero-worshipping son Ron Howard). In the end, is shot to death, but in...
Best Of John Wayne, Vol. II, The (Collector's Edition) : "The Best Of John Wayne, Volume II" includes: "Big Jake" - An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson and wound his son. He returns to his estranged family to help them in the search for Little Jake. "The Shootist" - About ten minutes into "The Shootist," Doctor Hostetler (James Stewart) tells aging western gunfighter John Bernard Books (John Wayne) "You have a cancer." Knowing that his death will be painful and lingering, Books is determined to be shot in the line of "duty". In his remaining two months, Books settles scores with old enemies, including gambler Pulford (Hugh O'Brian) and Marshall Thibido (Harry Morgan) and reaches out to new friends (including feisty widow Lauren Bacall and her hero-worshipping son Ron Howard). In the end, is shot to death, but in so doing he is able to dissuade another from following his blood-stained example. Throughout the film, Book's imminent demise is compared with the decline of the west, as represented by the automobiles and streetcars that have begun to blight the main street of Wayne's hom...
John Wayne: An American Icon Collection (Full Frame, Widescreen) : John Wayne is recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the 25 Greatest American Legends of all time! "John Wayne: An American Icon Collection" features 5 of his classic films on DVD for the first time ever. "Seven Sinners" stars John Wayne as a Navy officer who falls in love with screen goddess Marlene Dietrich. In his first color film ever, "The Shepherd Of The Hills," the Duke plays a moonshiner who must struggle with his family's past. "Pittsburgh" once again pairs John Wayne and Marlene Dietrich in a rags-to-riches tale of friendship, love and power. In one of his most unusual roles ever, John Wayne portrays Genghis Khan in the period piece "The Conqueror." Lastly, John Wayne stars with Janet Leigh as an American Air Force colonel in producer Howard Hughes' "Jet Liner.".
UFC 60: Gracie Vs. Hughes : May 27, 2006 - Live, from Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, the most dominate Welterweight Champion in UFC history, Matt Hughes, takes on the legend who started it all, Royce Gracie. This action-packed nine-bout card also features a Welterweight showdown between Canadian John Alessio and "The Ultimate Fighter: Season One" winner Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez. Featuring Matt Hughes (IV), Royce Gracie, Joe Riggs, Mike Swick, Brandon Vera, Rick Davis (XIII), Jeremy Horn, Matt Wiman, Dean Lister, Dana White (III), Melvin Guillard, Chael Sonnen, Assuerio Silva, Bruce Buffer, Spencer Fisher, 'Big' John McCarthy, Fabiano Scherner, Joe Rogan, Randy Couture, Diego Sanchez (III); Spanish Commentary, Audio Commentary, Behind The Scenes Footage, NTSC.
Curly Sue (Widescreen) : Chicago. Another town, scam for vagabond Bill Dancer (Jim Belushi) and the curly-topped orphan (Alisan Porter) he's raised since infancy. This time, Bill hits the jackpot: his newest con whisks them both from the poorhouse to the penthouse with lots of laughs along the way. From hitmaker John Hughes, "Curly Sue" also stars Kelly Lynch as an attorney who falls for the plotting pair and takes them home. It's all too good to be true until her jealous boyfriend (John Getz) intervenes. Pat Collins of WWOR-TV pronounced 'Curly Sue' "the feel-good comedy of the season." But with Hughes' wisecracking wit and tender touch, it's really a prize entertainment for any season. Interactive Menus, Scene Selection. Introduction by Alisan Porter; Cast/Director/Writer Highlights, Original Theatrical Trailer, Dual Layer.
Doctor Who: Five Doctors Special Edition (Full Frame) : "The Five Doctors" - "I am being diminished, whittled away piece by piece. A man is the sum of his memories you know, a Time Lord even more so?" Someone is taking the Doctor's past selves out of time and space, placing in a vast wilderness-a battle arena with a sinister tower at its center. As the various incarnations of the Doctor join forces, they learn they are in the Death Zone on their home world of Gallifrey, fighting Daleks, Cybermen, Yeti - and a devious Time Lord Traitor who is using the Doctor and his companions to discover the ancient secrets of Rassilon, the first and most powerful ruler of Gallifrey. "The Five Doctors" was originally broadcast to celebrate the Twentieth Anniversary of "Doctor Who" in 1983. This new version of the story features extended scenes, previously unseen sequences, new visual effects and a stereo soundtrack. Not intended as a replacement for the original edition of the story, this is an alternative version which uses state-of-the-art technology to embellish and enlarge one of the greatest "Doctor Who" adventures ever - "The King's Demons" - "We sing in p...
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors - 25th Anniversary Edition : "The Five Doctors": "I am being diminished, whittled away piece by piece. A man is the sum of his memories you know, a Time Lord even more so." Someone is taking the Doctor's past selves out of time and space, placing in a vast wilderness - a battle arena with a sinister tower at its center. As the various incarnations of the Doctor join forces, they learn they are in the Death Zone on their home world of Gallifrey, fighting Daleks, Cybermen, Yeti - and a devious Time Lord Traitor who is using the Doctor and his companions to discover the ancient secrets of Rassilon, the first and most powerful ruler of Gallifrey. "The Five Doctors" was originally broadcast to celebrate the Twentieth Anniversary of "Doctor Who" in 1983. This new version of the story features extended scenes, previously unseen sequences, new visual effects and a stereo soundtrack. Not intended as a replacement for the original edition of the story, this is an alternative version which uses state-of-the-art technology to embellish and enlarge one of the greatest "Doctor Who" adventures ever. "The King's Demons": "We sing in p...
Personnel: Rick James (vocals, arranger, guitar, bass, drums, timbales, timpani, percussion); Teena Marie (vocals); Tom McDermott (guitar, percussion); Larry Hansen (violin); Danielle, LeMelle (flute, alto & tenor saxophones); John Ervin (flute, trombone) : Personnel: Rick James (vocals, arranger, guitar, bass, drums, timbales, timpani, percussion); Teena Marie (vocals); Tom McDermott (guitar, percussion); Larry Hansen (violin); Danielle, LeMelle (flute, alto & tenor saxophones); John Ervin (flute, trombone); Gerald Albright (flute); Cliff Ervin (piccolo, trumpet, flugelhorn); Roy Roper, Fernando Harkless (trumpet); Stevie Wonder (harmonica); Erskine Williams (Clavinet, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards); Levi Ruffin, Jr. (string synthesizer); Donny Keider (vibraphone); Oscar Alston (bass, percussion); Narada Michael Walden, Steve Price, Lanise Hughes (drums); Nate Hughes, Bugsy Wilcox, Armando Peraza, Raul Rekow (percussion); The Temptations, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, Janet DuBois (background vocals). Recorded at The Record Plant, Sausalito, California and Motown Studios, Hollywood, California between December 1980 & January 1981. Originally released on Gordy (1002M-1). Includes liner notes by Craig Werner. All tracks have been digitally remastered. This is part Of Motown Records "Classic Albums" series.
High School Flashback Collection (Widescreen) : "High School Flashback Collection" includes: "The Breakfast Club", "Sixteen Candles" and "Weird Science". "The Breakfast Club", an iconic portrait of 1980s American high school life, is now available in an all-new digitally remastered Flashback Edition with never-before-seen bonus features! When Saturday detention started, they were simply the Jock, the Princess, the Brain, the Criminal and the Basket Case, but by that afternoon they had become closer than any of them could have imagined. Featuring an all-star '80s cast including Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy, this warm-hearted coming-of-age comedy from writer/director John Hughes ("Sixteen Candles", "Weird Science") helped define an entire generation. "Sixteen Candles": One of the most iconic teen comedies of the 1980s, "Sixteen Candles", returns in an all-new Flashback Edition with never-before-seen bonus features! Samantha Baker (Molly Ringwald) is ready to make the most of her sweet sixteenth birthday... if only someone in her family would remember it. She's your average teen, enduring ...
Shes Having A Baby (I Love The 80s) (Widescreen) : An aspiring writer faces up to the responsibilities of marriage and family in this romantic comedy from writer, director, and producer John Hughes. Despite the misgivings he pours out to best friend Davis McDonald (Alec Baldwin), Jake Briggs (Kevin Bacon) marries high-school sweetheart Kristy (Elizabeth McGovern). After an abortive attempt at graduate school in New Mexico, the couple settle in suburban Chicago. Jake fakes his way into a job as an advertising copywriter, while Kristy settles into her own corporate job. The couple face the typical ups and downs of any new marriage, especially after Davis visits with a bimbo on his arm, regaling his pal Jake with tales of the good life. A few years later, Kristy decides to stop taking her birth-control pills - and tells Jake about it three months later. Plagued by doubts, unfulfilled ambitions, and images of a fantasy girl (Isabel Lorca) he once spotted in a club, Jake resists the idea of fatherhood. Then he finds out he has low sperm count and, his manhood thus challenged, lines up for fertility clinic-assisted stud duty. The birth doesn't go ...
Planes, Trains And Automobiles (Those Aren't Pillows! Edition) (Widescreen) : Neal Page is an advertising executive who just wants to fly home to Chicago to spend Thanksgiving with his family. But all Neal Page gets is misery. Misery named Del Griffith - a loud mouthed, but nevertheless lovable, salesman who leads Neal on a cross-country, wild goose chase that keeps Neal from tasting his turkey. Steve Martin (Neal) and John Candy (Del) are absolutely wonderful as two guys with a knack for making the worst of a bad situation. If it's painful, funny, or just plain crazy, it happens to Neal and Del in "Planes, Trains And Automobiles." Every traveler's nightmare in a comedy-come-true. Deleted Scenes, Featurettes. "Getting There Is Half The Fun: The Story of 'Planes, Trains And Automobiles'"; "John Hughes For Adults"; "A Tribute To John Candy"; "Airplane Food"; Subtitles: English, French and Spanish.
American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America by Robert Hughes, ISBN 0375703659 : Writing with all the brilliance, authority, and pungent wit that have distinguished his art criticism for "Time magazine and his greatly acclaimed study of modern art, The Shock of the New, Robert Hughes now addresses his largest subject: the history of art in America. The intense relationship between the American people and their surroundings has been the source of a rich artistic tradition. American Visions is a consistently revealing demonstration of the many ways in which artists have expressed this pervasive connection. In nine eloquent chapters, which span the whole range of events, movements, and personalities of more than three centuries, Robert Hughes shows us the myriad associations between the unique society that is America and the art it has produced: "O My America, My New Founde Land" explores the churches, religious art, and artifacts of the Spanish invaders of the Southwest and the Puritans of New England; the austere esthetic of the Amish, the Quakers, and the Shakers; and the Anglophile culture of Virginia. "The Republic of Virtue" sets forth the ideals of neo-classici...
Hell's Angels (Full Frame) : Billionaire Howard Hughes produced and directed "Hells Angels," the most expensive film ever made in its time. Hughes spared no expense in capturing an exciting dogfight between R.A.F. and German fighter planes, using 137 pilots in all. "Hell's Angels" is perhaps more notable for introducing Jean Harlow to the screen in her first major film role. Set during World War I, "Hell's Angels" is the story of three Oxford buddies: two brothers (Ben Lyon and James Hall) and one German (John Darrow). When all three are conscripted to fight on opposing sides of the war, each is torn between obedience to his country and that of his conscience. Jean Harlow is the woman who comes between the three men in this lavish period adventure.
Afrocentricity (Full Frame) : A Ground-Breaking collection of 7 short films by African American directors Includes the hilarious short that started the catch phrase "Whazzup?!" Quickband, producer of the acclaimed DVD series "Short" and "Circuit" introduces "Afrocentricity," a revealing compilation of short films, in-depth interviews and commentary by emerging African American directors. Meet the next generation of John Singletons, Spike Lees, Kasi Lemmons, Hughes Brothers, Forrest Whitakers...right here on one DVD. Hear these new voices at their most pure - unadulterated by the Hollywood filmmaking process. "True." - With the entire country saying "Whazzup?!," see what inspired all those great Budweiser ads. "Breakdown" - Vanessa Williams stars as the only surviving witness to a massive shoot-out in an urban bus station in this award-winning short. "A Gut Feeling" - In this critically-acclaimed short, executive produced by Spike Lee, two cops go on a routine call that turns out to be as un-routine as you can get. "Breakfast At Ben's" - A compelling story of a young black male who worked his way out of the ghetto and no...
On American Poets of the 20th Century by Cliffs Notes, ISBN 0764585347 : Complete list of authors covered in this comprehensive guide: Edgar Lee Masters, Edward Arlington Robinson, Robert Frost, Amy Lowell, Carl Sandburg, Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams, Ezra Pound, Hilda Doolittle (H. D.), Robinson Jeffers, Marianne Moore, T. S. Eliot, John Crowe Ransom, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Jean Toomer, Louise Bogan, Hart Crane, Allen Tare, Sterling Brown, Langston Hughes, Counté e Cullen, Elizabeth Bishop, John Berryman, Randall Jarrell, Gwendolyn Brooks, Robert Lowell, Richard Wilbur, James Dickey, Denise Levertov, A.R. Ammons, Allen Ginsberg, W. S.
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