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Editor’s Note: Journalist David Blum might have forever coined The Brat Pack era, but it was Carl Kurlander who provided the reason the infamous New York magazine article got written. St. Elmo’s Fire was a script Kurlander wrote with director Joel Schumacher, inspired by events in his life. Now an academic…

Carl Kurlander, who went from being director Joel Schumacher's assistant to writing St. Elmo’s fire with him, wrote a look back on that film for Deadline as well as a tribute when the director passed away., Kurlander today shares memories about Louie Anderson, the comic and actor who died last Friday in Las Vegas at…

This week marks the 35th anniversary of the release of St. Elmo’s Fire. For some, that milestone might rekindle thoughts of a certain formative time of their lives, and 80’s nostalgia. For others, it will bring to mind a film they loathe or a title song so ubiquitous they cannot seem to escape it. For the actors in…

Most who worked with director Joel Schumacher walked away feeling like they’d made a friend. He was generous in spirit, open and honest about his own success and flaws and disappointments. He had a strong eye for budding talent, an audacious visual sense, a past history he’d tell anyone about, one that almost killed hi…