Stuck in the '80s | John Hughes movies, retro-music and big hair

Kenny Rogers, you better sit down for this news: Your 1982 movie Six Pack could be next up for a big-screen Hollywood remake. The movie starred Rogers, Diane Lane, Erin Gray and a very young Anthony Michael Hall. Rogers played......

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And now comes another sad bit of news in the aftermath of Corey Haim's death. According to media reports, his family has little money left to pay for the funeral of the '80s teen idol, so a Paypal fund has......

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The '80s were made for making out, thus the decade was full of makeout songs. But which was your personal favorite? Stuck in the '80s got an e-mail today from "newly single Wildchick Mandy," who asks us: "I'm not sure......

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Golden Girls actress Betty White finally gets her chance to host Saturday Night Live on May 8, NBC told the Hollywood Reporter."I can't think of a better way to spend Mother's Day weekend than with Betty White," said Lorne Michaels,......

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Corey Haim died of pulmonary congestion, the actor’s mother has told Access Hollywood. "Judy Haim told Maria that she received an early courtesy call from the LA County Coroner’s Office who told her that an autopsy found her son had......

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Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69. Utah State University assistant athletic media relations director Zach Fisher says Olsen died Wednesday night at a Los Angeles hospital. He was diagnosed with......

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Money may never sleep, but Oliver Stone's sequel to Wall Street is being put into forced hibernation from the studios. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps was originally set for an April 23 release. But Fox has bumped it to Sept.......

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The mother of Corey Haim, who was with the actor at the time of his death on Wednesday, has told RadarOnline.com that her son was living with her while she battles breast cancer. “I am a cancer victim and Corey......

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When news of actor Corey Haim's death this morning spread, one of the first reaction a lot of '80s fans had was simply: What will longtime collaborator Corey Feldman say? Feldman has released a short statement now on his official......

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Actor Corey Haim died this morning of an apparent drug overdose, the Los Angeles police has told TMZ.com. He was 38. Police told the celebrity news website that they were called to St. Joseph's hospital in Burbank shortly before 4......

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The newest trailer for Tron Legacy just looks amazing: Tron Legacy is due in theaters in December. This is suddenly shaping up to to be the big movie for 2010, thanks to the masterful way Disney is building up the......

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"Wormser" from Revenge of the Nerds lives on ... albeit in a toilet paper commercial. Hey, at least it aired during the Academy Awards: Andrew Cassese played the pre-teen genius in both 1984's Revenge of the Nerds and the 1987......

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John Hughes was honored by the Oscars on Sunday night. It took a while to find, but finally here's the online video tribute that viewers saw....

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Right about now, hundreds of people are waking up across Hollywood and wondering: What exactly happened last night after the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. I hope Jeff Bridges, in particular, partied long and hard until the sun crept up high......

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When Molly Ringwald and Matthew Broderick took the stage at Sunday night's Academy Awards, '80s fans had to know what was coming: a long overdue tribute to filmmaker John Hughes, who died last year. Ringwald thanked Hughes for understanding her......

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Seriously. Molly Ringwald on the Red Carpet on Sunday night in Hollywood. To cute the great Jon Cryer in Morgan Stewart's Coming Home: "I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in ..... LOOOOOOOOOVE." So unfair. Robert Downey......

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It's Oscars Night -- time to honor this year's flicks? Heck no, time to look back two decades and second-guess the Academy voters one more time. So which movies won for best picture (and which one should have won)? Leave......

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When John Hughes left us in August 2009, it was presumed that he had long ago put away his pen and turned his back on the movie business. But a recent article in Vanity Fair -- an interview with his......

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The original lineup of Asia is back with a new album called Omega, and depending on what part of the world you live in, you can find it for sale between April 16 (in Finland of all places) and May......

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... Rotten Tomatoes ranks Tim Burton's best movies. Sorry guys, but there's no way Willy Wonka ranks higher than Beetle Juice. But I think we'll all be happy with their No. 2 pick. ... Foreigner, Styx and Kansas unite for......

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There's something comforting about a Journey concert T-shirt. It says, "Any way you want it, I'll be there ... faithfully ... with open arms." That's probably why Dave Jansik set out to become possibly the world's most infamous collector of......

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