Vacation

Get Your Jollies With These ‘Christmas Vacation’ Facts
Get Your Jollies With These ‘Christmas Vacation’ Facts
Get Your Jollies With These ‘Christmas Vacation’ Facts
You might know that National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation was written by John Hughes, the guy behind ’80s classics like The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. But did you know that before Hughes became a filmmaker he was a contributor to the National Lampoon magazine? In fact, he based his Christmas Vacation screenplay on one of his old Lampoon pieces, “Christmas ’59.” That’s just one of the cheerful facts featured in the newest episode of You Think You Know Movies!
WIN A CARIBBEAN CRUISE!
WIN A CARIBBEAN CRUISE!
WIN A CARIBBEAN CRUISE!
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Weekend Box Office Report: It’s Mission Accomplished For ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’
Weekend Box Office Report: It’s Mission Accomplished For ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’
Weekend Box Office Report: It’s Mission Accomplished For ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’
A few weeks ago, tracking for Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation was supposedly in the toilet. Early reports suggested that Tom Cruise’s fifth outing as super-spy Ethan Hunt was not getting people excited. This would be the end, the experts said, of a franchise that has kept Cruise’s career surging forward for the past two decades. Well, that was apparently a big load of crap because Rogue Nation opened well and opened in the same ballpark as the rest of the franchise. Even with inflation differences, this series keeps on hitting the same box office sweet spot.
‘Vacation’ Review: This Sad Sequel Truly Is a Road Trip from Hell
‘Vacation’ Review: This Sad Sequel Truly Is a Road Trip from Hell
‘Vacation’ Review: This Sad Sequel Truly Is a Road Trip from Hell
Full disclosure: I missed the last 10 minutes of Vacation. Last night’s press screening started 20 minutes late, then began without any sound, which lead to a 10 minute delay to correct the technical difficulties. With an unbreakable engagement elsewhere, I had to sneak out right before the very last scene. So take this review with as many grains of salt as you’d like. If you think those final minutes might recontextualize everything that came before to transform a generally miserable comedy into a beacon of transcendent hilarity, so be it. Having sat through the previous 90 minutes, I’m of the opinion that nothing short of the long-lost missing footage from Orson Welles’ Magnificent Ambersons could have redeemed this dreadful film.
Back from the Beach
Back from the Beach
Back from the Beach
Tuscaloosa, I am home. I am sunburned; I am tired, and I am having an unbelievably hard time getting back to work--but I am here, and my vacation was awesome. Prepare yourselves for the inundation of photos and videos!
National Lampoon’s ‘Vacation’ TV Series? Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo On Board for New ABC Comedy
National Lampoon’s ‘Vacation’ TV Series? Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo On Board for New ABC Comedy
National Lampoon’s ‘Vacation’ TV Series? Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo On Board for New ABC Comedy
Just when you thought 'Community' ensured Chevy Chase would be out of our hair for a while and the Ed Helms continuation of National Lampoon's 'Vacation' franchise had collapsed, in comes ABC with a TV reunion of the famous road trip family's parents, Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo!