Matthew Broderick
This year, it seems more companies than ever are giving viewers an early peek at their Super Bowl ads. But doesn't that ruin the fun?
The big game isn't until Sunday, but commercials like Matthew Broderick's Ferris Bueller's Day Off spoof for Honda and Volkswagen's latest Star Wars riff are already available online. If you're going to pay the reported $3.5 million for a 30-second spot, why not build some suspense?
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Matthew Broderick
Bueller ... bueller ... BUELLER!
Twenty-five years after the release of the now '80s pop-culture classic Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Matthew Broderick will reprise his role as the fun-loving "totally righteous dude" for a commercial airing on the day of the Super Bowl.
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Mireille Enos
Some crime shows pull you in with gunplay and explosions, others with snappy dialogue between bantering buddies. On The Killing, AMC's compelling new mystery, it's the faces that hook you. Whether they're despairing, full of rage, menacing or intensely haunting as in the case of Sarah Linden, played by the superb Mireille Enos — just try to turn away.
With a quiet authority and obsessive dedication to the job, Detective Linden is perhaps the most multilayered and intriguing female cop since Helen Mirren's Jane Tennison on Prime Suspect. The demanding role was exceedingly difficult to cast. "A mild panic had set in about ever finding the right actress," recalls exec producer Veena Sud...
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Edie McClurg
Ferris Bueller's Day Off star Edie McClurg will guest-star on an upcoming episode of Rules of Engagement, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.
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Jennifer Grey
Newly crowned Dancing with the Stars champ Jennifer Grey will soon undergo surgery for a disc she ruptured in her back during competition.
"I'm probably going to have surgery this week or...
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Matthew Broderick is segueing from Broadway Producer to TV guest star. Filmdom's erstwhile Ferris Bueller (and the hubby of Sexy Sarah Jessica Parker) has been enlisted to appear on an upcoming episode of NBC's 30 Rock, playing "Cooter, an enthusiastic, clean-cut government employee who befriends Jack (Alec Baldwin)." Perhaps he will teach Jack how to succeed in business without really trying?Sound like a good fit? Who is your favorite Rock guest to date? — MWMUse our Online Video Guide to watch clips and episodes of 30 Rock.
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Question: It seems like every other movie I see advertised is based on a TV show, like The Dukes of Hazzard. But what about the other way around? I know there was a series based on My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but what other TV series have been based on a movie, and were any of them good?
Answer: There have been a handful of top-notch TV shows based on movies. The flop Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) was revived as Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003); Robert Altman's acerbic M*A*S*H* (1970) became the long-running M*A*S*H (1972-1983); Neil Simon
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