November 12, 2015

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Entertainment November 12, 2015

Today in Movie Culture: Miles Morales 'Spider-Man' Movie, Tom Hardy as Wolverine and More

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

Fan Film of the Day:

Marvel and/or Sony may never make a Miles Morales Spider-Man movie, but here’s a pretty decent fan-made short for the character (via Geek Tyrant):

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Dream Casting of the Day:

Since it’s already been suggested by Hugh Jackman himself that Tom Hardy should take over the role of Wolverine, here’s a fan rendering of what that might look like (via Live for Films):

Supercut of the Day:

The future looks bright in this supercut of movies set in years to centuries from now (via Geek Tyrant):

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Scene Re-creation of the Day:

We previously saw an image of Jamie Lee Curtis redoing her mother’s iconic shower scene from Psycho for the show Scream Queens, but here’s a promo clip showing us more:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Ryan Gosling, who turns 35 today, looking boyishly handsome in a late ’90s issue of Bop magazine:

Murderous Character of the Day:

How badass is Legolas in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies? See for yourself in this video tallying the character’s kills (via Devour):

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Filmmaker in Focus:

Whoispablo did a neat trick with some of Buster Keaton‘s films, appropriate for the guy behind Sherlock Jr.:

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Star Wars Fan Art of the Day:

For those of you disappointed that Luke Skywalker isn’t on the official Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster, here’s a fan fix, albeit now without Han and Leia (via Geek Tyrant):

Weird Star Wars Art of the Day:

Rian Johnson, writer and director of Star Wars Episode VIII, tweeted the terrifying yet awesome drawing, and there’s more to be seen here and here and, best one of all, here.

My cousin @Zucherman has been sending these to me at regular intervals since I’ve been in London pic.twitter.com/8lW5SFrSYi

— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) November 12, 2015

Classic Trailer of the Day:

This weekend is the 35th anniversary of the theatrical release of Martin Scorsese‘s Raging Bull. Watch the original trailer for the boxing biopic starring Robert De Niro below.

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Sports November 12, 2015

High School Runner Disqualified After 3rd Place Finish For Headband With Writing

The website of the West Forsyth High School track program with the words "Fear the Fro!" to show support for senior runner John Green, who was disqualified for wearing a headband during the state championship meet.

The website of the West Forsyth High School track program with the words “Fear the Fro!” to show support for senior runner John Green, who was disqualified for wearing a headband during the state championship meet. Sreen shot by NPR hide caption

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A high school runner was disqualified after finishing third in the Georgia cross-country AAAAA state championship race for wearing a headband with writing on it.

John Green, a senior at West Forsyth High School, ran the race wearing a white headband with a Bible verse written on it. After the race, he was disqualified for a uniform violation. Though the school appealed the disqualification, the Georgia High School Association has said the decision will stand.

Now a discussion is taking place about the fairness of the rule and its enforcement, unnecessary bureaucracy, and even religious freedom.

Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., tweeted: “All over a headband with a Bible verse on it? #religious freedom” with a link to a Fox News op-ed.

The Forsyth County News reported that “according to West head coach Clayton Tillery and others involved in the West program, two GHSA officials cleared Green’s headband before the race. Then, a third man who was not in an official uniform or credentialed made a comment about the headband at the starting line and walked away.”

The GHSA released a statement disputing the series of events and saying the decision to disqualify Green was a matter of uniform code only.

“First, let’s be completely clear that this disqualification had nothing to do with what was written on the athlete’s headband. The fact that it was of a religious nature did not enter into the decision whatsoever.

“Also, despite published reports to the contrary, the athlete and his coach were informed before the start of the race that the headband in question was illegal and could not be worn during the race.

“After being informed that the headband was illegal, the athlete removed the headband and the meet referee assumed he would run the race without it. However, at some point after that, the coach and the athlete made the decision to ignore the warning and the headband was put back on. Since the athlete then ran the race with apparel that had already been ruled illegal, there was no choice but to issue a disqualification.”

It also included a quote from the referee who disqualified him:

“I was called to the start line by the clerk concerning the headband. It was a white headband with large black letters written on it. The coach said he could turn it inside-out and make it legal. He did so, and the writing was still very visible. The rule said the item had to be unadorned except for a logo, and this clearly was not the case. I told the coach and the athlete that he could not wear the headband during the competition. The athlete took it off — neither the coach nor athlete were happy — and I left. When I got back to the finish area, I noticed the athlete had a white headband on. So, when I saw him come down the finish hill, I went inside the finish corral to watch him finish, and he had the same headband on. I told the timer to DQ him, I paged the coach, and told the coach of the disqualification.”

Green and his coaches reportedly felt that Green’s long hair could pose a safety risk if it wasn’t secured with the headband, especially as the course was soggy. Forsyth County Schools responded to the denial of their appeal with the following statement:

“Forsyth County Schools received GHSA’s statement on our appeal and we are disappointed with their decision. We stand behind our coach and runner. Forsyth County Schools has no reason to believe that they are not being truthful in regards to the events surrounding this disqualification, Clayton Tillery is a successful veteran coach with high moral and ethical standards. Additionally, John Green has had a phenomenal career at West Forsyth High School over the past four years and we appreciate his family’s long term support of our cross country program.”

Despite the disqualification, Green was named to the Atlanta Track Club’s 2015 All-Metro High School Cross Country Team.

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Business November 12, 2015

Massive Pacific Trade Agreement Ignores One Huge Tariff: Currency Manipulation

The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement has been hashed out line-by-line. All 6,000 pages of it. It will set the rules for roughly one-third of world trade. It has precise requirements for tariffs, quotas and subsidies for all manner of goods. But there’s one huge secret tariff that isn’t included: currency manipulation.

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Entertainment November 12, 2015

Today in Movie Culture: 'Candy Crush: The Movie,' All 'Harry Potter' Movies Redone With Kittens and More

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

Fake Movie of the Day:

Liam Neeson and Stephen Colbert star in the fake video game adaptation Candy Crush: The Movie, the trailer for which debuted on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (via /Film):

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Alternate Dimension Movie of the Day:

Someone invent time travel so we can have this reverse remake of Bridesmaids for real. See more of Peter Stults’s “What If: Movies Re-Imagined” series at One Perfect Shot.

Abridged Movie Franchise of the Day:

Not only does the below video recap all eight Harry Potter movies in only seven minutes, but it does so with kittens playing all the parts:

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Film School for Free:

For the British Film Institute, Man Up writer Tess Morris tells you how to write a rom-com, citing classics When Harry Met Sally, Tootsie, Annie Hall and more:

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If Movies Were Real:

Here’s another take on what Back to the Future Part II would have looked like were it to take place in the real 2015, where we have Jurassic World instead of Jaws 19 and Donald Trump is the real alternate 1985 Biff (via Geek Tyrant):

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Cosplay of the Day:

Giulietta Zawadki is dressed as the Alien Queen from Aliens, and this is why easily frightened people don’t go to fan conventions (via Fashionably Geek):

Movie Comparison of the Day:

Couch Tomato shows us 24 reasons Inside Out is basically a remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master:

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Movie Viewers of the Day:

Veteran actors Ed Asner and Doris Roberts show us how old people “Netflix & Chill” in this NSFW Funny or Die short (via Indiewire):

Star Wars of the Day:

Here is a peek at artist Rich Kelly’s contribution to this weekend’s Galleries 1988 Star Wars-inspired exhibit Art Awakens (via Germain Lussier):

Classic Trailer of the Day:

This week marks the 15th anniversary of the theatrical release of Red Planet, which didn’t do nearly as well as this year’s The Martian. Watch the original trailer for the sci-fi movie starring Val Kilmer below and contemplate why that was.

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