Today in Movie Culture: What Han Solo Gets Wrong About Hyperspace, the Joy of Meta Movies and More
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Remade Trailer of the Day:
In honor of tonight’s release of Solo: A Star Wars Story, here’s the movie’s trailer officially redone in Lego:
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Movie Science of the Day:
In the latest episode of Because Science, Kyle Hill addresses Han Solo’s claim about hyperspace safety in the original Star Wars:
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Cosplay of the Day:
In honor of the release of Solo, here’s some gender-swapped cosplay of Han Solo and slave-outfit Leia:
Honestly cosplay goals pic.twitter.com/IKNAG93tTn
— Jimmy (@jfwong) May 10, 2018
Movie Comparison of the Day:
While we’re talking Star Wars, here’s Couch Tomato with evidence that The Last Jedi is basically a remake of Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare:
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Movie Recap of the Day:
Speaking of The Last Jedi, here’s a recap of the plot of the previous Star Wars movie in rap song form:
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Vintage Image of the Day:
Tommy Chong, who turns 80 today, with Cheech Marin in a promotional image from their cult classic stoner movie Up in Smoke:
Actor in the Spotlight:
It’s also Doug Jones’s birthday, so IMDb honored him with a supercut of his TV and movie performances:
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Character in Close-Up:
Also from IMDb, Patrick Epino celebrates the title creature from Predator in the latest edition of Awesome Bad Guys:
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Video Essay of the Day:
For Fandor, Jacob T. Swinney celebrates the “heady joy” of meta movies, including Deadpool and its sequel:
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Classic Trailer of the Day:
This weekend is the 30th anniversary of the release of Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Watch the original trailer for the cult classic below.
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