July 1, 2015



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Today in Movie Culture: Channing Tatum's Running Man, R-Rated 'Harry Potter' and More

Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture.

Movie Promotion of the Day:

While doing publicity for Magic Mike XXL, Channing Tatum demonstrated seven dance moves in 30 seconds for Vanity Fair, including the “Running Man” and “Vogue”:

Tribute of the Day:

CineFix honors the late composer James Horner with an 8-bit tribute to the movies he scored, complete with video game-style covers of those scores:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

In honor of her 99th birthday, here’s a pin-up of Gone with the Wind star Olivia de Havilland from the 1930s:

Movie Parody of the Day:

Do you wish Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone wasn’t so much of a kids’ movie? Here’s an animated look at what the bloodier, curse-filled R-rated version might have looked like (via Pajiba):

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Studio Parody of the Day:

College Humor shares a preview of the next bunch of Pixar movies, all of which are aimed at making you cry enough tears to fuel their evil schemes:

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Star Wars/Cosplay of the Day:

Speaking of tears, try not to get too weepy while watching this video of a paralyzed 13-year-old Star Wars fan getting his wheelchair turned into a TIE Fighter and he outfitted as a TIE pilot by other Star Wars cosplayers (via Fashionably Geek):

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Movie Mash-Up/Toy of the Day:

I can’t say I understand why, but here’s an action figure mashing together Boba Fett and Freddy Krueger, renamed Freddy Fett (via Geek Tyrant):

Fan Art of the Day:

The next trend in Jurassic World fandom appears to be adorable cartoony art works involving Chris Pratt‘s character and his raptor squad. See more heart-filled dino goodness at Design Taxi.

Genre Study of the Day:

Frame By Frame looks at The Innkeepers, The Changeling and Let the Right One In to show us how what we don’t see in horror movies can be very scary:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

The underrated slapstick comedy The Great Race turns 50 today. Watch the original trailer to see why you need to catch up with this wild ride of a movie from Blake Edwards:

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July Movies Calendar: In Theaters, on Blu-ray, New VOD Releases and More

We want to make it easier for you to digest an entire month’s worth of movies in one sitting, so we’ve created these groovy little calendars you can use to get caught up on the month’s most notable movie releases, both in theaters and at home (note: the VOD dates may vary by platform). We’ve also littered our nerdy calendar with a few memorable events that took place during some of your favorite movies.

Check out our July calendar below, then let us know what else you’d like to see on a monthly calendar like this. We’ll be changing it from month to month, so your input is valuable. After all, this is for you, not us. Although it’s kinda for us, too, since we’re completely disorganized, but mainly for you.

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