It blows my mind that Matthew Broderick released a teaser for commercial (A TEASER FOR A F*CKING COMMERCIAL!) in which he reprises his role as Ferris Bueller sorta, and it actually succeeded in getting people excited. Honda released the Todd Phillips-directed spot online (which you can watch blow), and now both “Matthew Broderick” and “Ferris Bueller” are trending topics on Twitter. Because when a B-list actor makes an elaborate attempt to simply remind you of a film we all saw 25 years ago, the internet goes crazy for it, even if it was just a transparent attempt to sell you minivans. God I hate my generation.

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This is just your basic Korean commercial for fried chicken from the 80s starring Robocop and featuring music from Back to the Future.  Robocop comes through the television, gets one taste of delicious fried chicken, and steals the family’s refrigerator.  Robocop is generally seen as kind of a dick in Korea. Though to be stolen from by him is considered a great honor.

Additional Note: I’m about 80% sure Robocop came in and said, “Oh, what the hell fried chicken.”

[Daily What via /Film]

Normally this headline wouldn’t include those last two words, but I must admit this Verizon FIOS commercial starring Michael Bay made me smile. 

If only his movies had more of this sense of self awareness they’d be much more, well, awesome.  Hey, you know what else is awesome?  Respecting your neighbor.  Pass it on.

/Film has the latest batch of Wes Anderson-directed AT&T commercials, and they look more or less exactly like Life Aquatic without the strange CGI (or the topless script girl *frownie face*). The most surprising thing about them is that they don't seem to involve India or Indian people in any way.

I try to make it a point not to criticize someone who has yet to make a movie I haven't enjoyed, but Wes Anderson is on thin ice.  There's something very smug and self satisfied about all these.  And at the same time, you have to give him credit for his flawless execution.

He's getting to be like George Clooney – you want to hate the guy for thinking he's so likable and handsome, but it's hard because he's so damned likable and handsome. I may just have to kill him and then wear his corpse around the house while I storyboard elaborate set pieces involving G.I. Joes and Bugle Snacks.  "I am a famous movie director," I'd tell the children.