April 24, 2018

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Today in Movie Culture: 'Back to the Future' vs. 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Lego Recap and More

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

Mashup of the Day:

Short but sweet, watch Marty McFly and his Delorean time machine being chased by the epic convoy from Mad Max: Fury Road (via Geekologie):

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Cosplay of the Day:

In honor of this week’s release of Avengers: Infinity War, here are cats cosplaying as Doctor Strange and the Winter Soldier:

“Well… That escalated quickly.”

*Predicted Dialogue from #AvengersInfinityWar *#DoctorStrange#BuckyBarnespic.twitter.com/Ksnx7o2buG

— Cat Cosplay (@Cat_Cosplay) April 23, 2018

Movie Recap of the Day:

Ahead of the release of Infinity War, revisit much of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in Lego form care of Huxley Berg Studios:

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Truthful Marketing of the Day:

Also in honor of Infinity War‘s impending release, Honest Trailers takes on the black sheep of the franchise, The Incredible Hulk:

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Video Essay of the Day:

This video from Like Stories of Old explores the significance of the magician archetype in movies, including Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Shirley MacLaine, who turns 84 today, with director Billy Wilder on the set of the 1960 Best Picture winner The Apartment:

Actor in the Spotlight:

Jeff Goldblum is also in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and he has a wonderful laugh, which is celebrated in this supercut from Owenergy Studios:

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Filmmaker in Focus:

For Fandor, Luis Azevedo highlights the sounds of the movies of Claire Denis:

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Movie Food of the Day:

Learn how to make the chicken paprikash seen in Captain America: Civil War in the latest edition of Binging With Babish:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

With Avengers: Infinity War arriving this weekend, let’s revisit the original trailer for 2012’s The Avengers:

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When China's Ships Come In

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The Port of Long Beach is one of the biggest ports in the country. It and its neighbor, the Port of Los Angeles, handle 390 billion dollars worth of goods every year.

And business has boomed as the economy has improved. U.S. consumers bought more stuff; ships started getting bigger to meet demand; the Port of Long Beach invested billions.

Seventy percent of the ships that dock at the port come from China. So talk of a trade war has everybody’s attention down on the docks.

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