Pretty in Pink. The Golden Age of Teenage Movis

80- ja 90-lukujen teinielokuvabuumin kuvaus John Hughes -romansseista brat packiin, roisiin komediaan ja slashereihin. 1997, pehmeäkantinen, 230 sivua.

Jon Bernstein, film critic for Spin magazine critiques his favorite teen movies from the golden age of the '80s. The Brat Pack and their contemporaries have grown up, but celluloid has them flickering forever, angst-ridden, haunted, guileless, cocky, stripped to their briefs, and all dressed up "pretty in pink." 25 photos, 8-page color insert.

Pretty in Pink: The Golden Age of Teenage Movies is a 1997 book by Jonathan Bernstein that examines and critiques popular 1980s teen films, particularly those featuring the "Brat Pack". As a Spin magazine critic, Bernstein offers a witty, nostalgic look at the era defined by John Hughes and high-school-centric, angst-ridden cinema. 

Key Aspects of the Book:

• Focus: A, at the time, unfashionable, honest look at 1980s teenage cinema, resisting the urge for modern "retro" revisionism.

• Subject Matter: Examines films that define the 1980s teen genre, including Pretty in Pink.

• Perspective: Written with the voice of someone who saw these films during their original release, not through a modern lens of "retro cool".

Context: The title plays on the iconic 1986 Pretty in Pink film starring Molly Ringwald, which is analyzed as an, at times, overlooked classic of that era. 

The book is recognized as a fun, observational, and concise overview of a specific "golden age" of filmmaking that resonated with audiences.