In this episode ofDeviate, Rolf discusses classic coming-of-age films withKevin Smokler(@Weegee), author ofBrat Pack America: A Love Letter to ’80s Teen Movies. The discussion themes, cultural references, and time-codes that outline this expansive conversation are as follows: ...
Now I’ve been inculcated from an early age that the Beatles had the greatest music, but Fujiwara is coming of age with an ear raised to the admonitions of his elders. Pop music is puerile entertainment, cultural dregs compared to the sophistication of classical music. The Beatles included. ...
Over 200 filmgoers have voted on the 50+ films on Best Adult Coming of Age Movies. Current Top 3: Stand by Me, The Breakfast Club, Fast Times at Ridgemont ...
Below, weve compiled the definitive list of cinema that best captures that six-year period of hormones, strife and acute discomfort. From classic coming-of-age tales, to gritty1 black and white portraits of urban struggle, these are the movies that bottle2 our most awkward years. ...
Coming-of-age denotes a season of growth and maturity in a young person’s life. In coming-of-age fiction, the story focuses on one or several young adults as they journey through life’s challenges. Sometimes the book follows the young adult(s) all the way through to adulthood as we ...
You've also mentioned the coming-of-age story. Is it fair to assume that Stranger of Things, itself set in the 80s, may also be an inspiration? Yeah, sure. It would be silly to ignore that, but there's also other inspirations. All of Spielberg's older movies, E.T. even. ...
A live-action Moana remake is on the way, with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson reprising his role as Maui in the coming-of-age tale of a Polynesian girl tasked with fulfilling her destiny. "I'm deeply humbled and overcome with gratitude to bring the beautiful story of Moana to the live-acti...
Horny Teenager Movies I have a friend who swears she can’t stand any kind of coming-of-age story. Her definition is a little narrower than mine. She’s thinking of the genre typified by the likes ofAmerican Pie. In one sense, all memorable stories are coming-of-age stories, if what...
. Del Rey will also be publishing The Making of Indiana Jones by Laurent Bouzereau and J. W. Rinzler, a behind-the-scenes look at the people, places, technology, and events that went into the creation of all four Indiana Jones movies, beginning with the classic Raiders of the Lost Ark ...