- My Beta cassette recorder chewed up copies of Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, and especially Ferris Bueller's Day Off and the web salutes the leader of the Brat Pack. Here is a look at eight and 1/2 news items that we didn't have enough time to cover but are worth mentioning here for the 6th of August. 1. A DVD Milestone A joint venture between art-house oldies Milestone and nouveau art-house Oscilloscope. Bring on The Exiles! (Via IndieWIRE.)  2. I Guess It's Pretty Serious... My favorite John Hughes film and quote. 3. Samuel Goldwyn on DemandThe indie distributor makes a pact with Epix for on demand platform. (Via Variety) 4. No Memory Loss Adaptation Unknown White Male now starring Liam Neeson and has nothing to do with the documentary film. (Via Variety) 5. Punch Comes with the Dinner2010 it girl Lucy Punch goes from Woody Allen to French film comedy remake: Dinner for Schmucks.

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