Blu-ray Review: Sixteen Candles (Arrow Video)
It’s Samantha Baker’s (Molly Ringwald) 16th birthday. Unfortunately for her, it’s also the day before her older sister’s wedding, causing her entire family to forget about her birthday. To make matters worse, she has a crush on a popular, good looking senior named Jake (Michael Schoeffling) who doesn’t seem to know she exists. Things only […]
Blu-ray Review: Pretty in Pink (Paramount Presents Edition)
Following the success of Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, filmmaker John Hughes explored teen angst once again, with Pretty in Pink. Premiering on the U.S.A. on January 29, 1986, screenwriter John Hughes (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) showed he continued to have his finger on the pulse of that era’s youth. Not afraid to showcase […]
Blu-ray Review: The Breakfast Club (Criterion Collection)
[amazon_link asins=’B076F3Y3H3′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’99e02af7-40c5-11e8-91a2-87b25fc2bdea’]In an era when sex and booze fueled antics were the focus of most films aimed at teens, Hughes was responsible for the of Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and The Breakfast Club. In all of them, he shows a respect for […]
DVD Review: The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Volume 6
When it debuted in 2008, The Secret Life of the American Teenager raised a few eyebrows for making a pregnant teen the focus of the series. The ABC Family network proved to be very popular with the teen and pre-teen demographic. Even some adults admit to it being a guilty pleasure. Surprisingly, this most recent […]
DVD Review: The Secret Life of an American Teenager – Volume Four
Disney/Buena Vista | 2009 | 516 mins. | Not Rated From Brenda Hampton, the creator of 7th Heaven, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, revolves around teen pregnancy; a topic that would have been taboo little more than a decade ago. Things begin with sixteen year-old Band geek Amy Juergens (Shailene Woodley) discovering that […]
DVD Review: The Secret Life of the American Teenager – Season Two
Disney | 2008 | 516 mins. | Not Rated As a woman in my thirties, I understand I’m not part of the target demographic for ABC Family’s hit series, The Secret Life of An American Teenager. After watching both DVD releases of the show, I truly don’t understand the appeal. The premise is absurdly unrealistic […]
DVD Review: The Secret Life of an American Teenager, Season One
Created and produced by Brenda Hampton (7th Heaven),The Secret Life of An American Teenager was proposed to the Fox network nearly a decade ago. Fox eventually passed on the show, as did Lifetime. Not wanting to give up on the idea, Hampton eventually drafted six scripts for the show and submitted them to a variety […]