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!
It may not seem like it, but there are actually a lot of fun places you can take your kids near Genesee County this summer, and still make it back home in time for dinner.
A new list, which was clearly compiled by idiots, ranks Michigan as the worst state for fun/scenic attractions, and fifth worst for road trips. Here's why they're wrong.
Following a very rough patch in my marriage as I battled and defeated my problem with alcohol, I was bound and determined to make it up to her, and I think I pulled it off as we celebrated ten years together.
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.