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 “Why do you think The Breakfast Club resonates with not just your generation, but every generation of teens?

Molly Ringwald: It’s the universal feeling that we all are alone—that we’re all different. I think the movie’s one resounding theme is that everybody feels the same, and we’re all alone together.”

Peter O’Brien writes:

For its 30 year anniversary, Happenings pop up events are hosting an outdoor screening of The Breakfast Club (1985) at the Leinster Cricket Club in Rathmines at 7.30pm tomorrow.

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Five rejected poster designs by graphic designer Saul Bass (and the final, Kubrick approved design) for The Shining with handwritten notes by Stanley Kubrick.

READ ON: Rejected ‘The Shining’ Poster Designs From Saul Bass, With Stanley Kubrick’s Notes (The Film Stage)

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Of this trailer for a longer feature, John Fleming writes:

legendary Irish rocker Eamonn Dowd, based in Sweden, performs frequently around Europe with his bands the Racketeers and the Last Souls. Dublin gigs usually see him in the Leeson Lounge. Dowd was the front man with The Swinging Swine oh years ago. The full video is being entered into some short film festivals etc. Hence the trailer.

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Very convincing (and strangely nostalgic, if you’re sufficiently elderly) VHS mock-ups of recent TV and movie titles by Julien Knez.

Complete with authentic period details: 1980s typography, cheesy cover art, cracked and cloudy plastic covers…

Mmf.

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The final installment of editor Jacob T. Swinney’s rather fine four part series on the  Tao of The Quent. To wit:

Out of all of the trademarks that define Tarantino’s style, the filmmaker may be most recognized for his gratuitous use of blood and violence. The excessive bloodshed often seems to serve as a tribute of sorts to a style or genre of filmmaking (Japanese cinema, Westerns, etc.), but according to Mr. Tarantino himself, he indulges in the red liquid simply because “it’s so much fun” (see end of video). Here is a look at some of Quentin Tarantino’s bloodiest moments.

Previously: Part I, Part 2 and Part 3.

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