These Shades Can’t Hide the Broken Heart, But They Make Good Cinema

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Video makers at Found Item Clothing have created a tribute video to the role of sunglasses in movies. The video of Supercut: 65 Iconic Movie Sunglasses, 1962-2012 was conceived, researched, and curated by Travis Greenwood, while Brett Roberts edited and sequenced the clips.

The video includes segments from films like Cool Hand Luke, The Blues Brothers, Fight Club, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.  Check it out.

The song with the video is “Shades,” a 1966 recording by the great Dean Martin. You may see the list of films in the video at the Found Item Clothing website.

What is your favorite use of sunglasses in film? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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    Ferris Bueller Returns . . . In a Commercial

    Matthew Broderick reprises his role from the 1980s classic film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) in a commercial for Honda. Reportedly, a version of the commercial will appear during the Super Bowl, but the extended commercial has just been released on the Internet. Check out “Matthew Broderick’s Day Off.”

    There are a number of references to the film in the commercial. How many can you see? Some references are obvious while others are less obvious, like the name of Broderick’s agent, Walter Linder, which was listed above the name of Abe Froman (the Sausage King of Chicago) in the reservation book in the fancy restaurant in the film.

    Some of the references go by like life. Remember, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” While you are thinking about the film, check out Ferris Bueller Was Dating His Sister in Real Life (Plus 15 Other Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Ferris Bueller’s Day Off).

    What do you think of the new commercial? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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