Planes, Trains & Automobiles News

Article by Brian Holcomb : 2009-11-09 10:56:16 Chicago ad executive Neal Page just wants to get home to his family for Thanksgiving, and it suddenly seems as though the entire universe is standing in the way of his one simple goal.

The Eastman House this month celebrates the late filmmaker John Hughes, the cinematic pied piper of adolescent America in the late '80s. Hughes virtually invented the teen film of the modern era, creating a formula of clever, cynical teens who overcame angst-ridden lives by being wittier and way ahead of their parents, teachers and other adults.

Steve Martin has admitted that his own personal movie highlights happened much earlier in his career.

Our review of Planes, Trains And Automobiles , published December 4th, 2000, is also available.

Ch. 2 political editor Mike Flannery has listed his longtime 17-room mansion in Beverly for $1.25 million.

Steve Martin has announced details of his first UK music gig as a musician. The actor, who has starred in films including 'Planes, Trains & Automobiles' , 'Father Of the Bride' and 'The Pink Panther' , will play London 's Royal Festival Hall next Monday .

Check out Bob's weekly column in the Chicago Tribune this coming Sunday about Mike Flannery, a Chicago broadcast journalist who has covered politics for decades, placing his house in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood on the market for $1,250,000. Also featured: actor Steve Martin's house in the movie "Planes, Trains & Automobiles," which just sold for ...

With the Thanksgiving holiday upon us, it's time to order those DVDs for family films guaranteed to delight young and old.

Last night I was at the benefit concert for Central Dallas Ministries at the Meyerson Symphony Center, featuring Steve Martin and bluegrass band the Steep Canyon Rangers .

In 1987 John Hughes took a huge risk. The man who had spent three years profiling the lives of teenagers did the unthinkable: He wrote and directed two movies featuring adults: She's Having a Baby and Planes, Trains & Automobiles .

Johnny Carson once whimsically stated that "I am thankful that I eat only one thing that falls out of a turkey." Be that as it may, once you have finished your fowl food feast, give thanks for what you are about to receive ... hopefully a perfect score on this Thanksgiving Day trivia quiz.

By DNA Smith EDITOR'S NOTE: DVDs reviewed in this column will be available in stores the week of Oct.

The letters in the title of " Planes, Trains and Automobiles " roar across the screen like a streamliner, and the movie itself has the same confidence.

The Friday rush hour before Labor Day had scarcely begun, but there was already a laid back lull that had settled on Hollywood; anyone who cruised past Pink's Hot Dogs on September 4 at just the right evening hour would have found one of the shortest lines in the stand's history.

This Friday and Saturday evening , The New Beverly Cinema is celebrating the life and remarkable talent of writer-director-producer John Hughes with a double feature of what many consider to be his two finest films: FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF and PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES.

Film and television critic Philip Wakefield assesses the best movies on offer on the box this week, for Tuesday, September 8 to Monday September 14.

Movie buffs, prepare to feast upon a banquet of classic and rare films, celebrity guests and memorabilia marts at the 45th annual Cinecon film festival, which kicks off tonight and runs through Monday at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.

Darryl Pring , Jason DeRosse and Pat Thornton are revisiting the 80s via iconic films.

New York Times-bestselling author Donald Miller will visit Evansville next month as part of a speaking tour to promote his latest book.

C. Robert Cargill , Aug 12, 2009 John Hughes was an incredible talent who left behind a vast and varied body of work riddled with absolute classics that redefined how films were made.