June 21, 2018

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Today in Movie Culture: 'Avengers: Infinity War' VFX Breakdown, 'Jurassic' Franchise Dinosaur Guide and More

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

VFX Breakdown of the Day:

This video deconstructs the visual effects that went into the scene where Iron Man and Doctor Strange fight Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War (via /Film):

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Movie Recap of the Day:

With Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in theaters starting tonight, here’s another rapped recap of the last movie:

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Movie Science of the Day:

Speaking of the Jurassic movies, here’s Kyle Hill scientifically explaining the best way to fight off a T.rex:

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Character Guide of the Day:

Speaking of the science of the Jurassic movies, here’s a scientist on the truth about all the dinosaurs that have appeared in the franchise:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Juliette Lewis, who turns 45 today, with co-stars Nick Nolte and Jessica Lange in a promo photo for Martin Scorsese’s Cape Fear:

Actor in the Spotlight:

Today is also Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom star Chris Pratt’s birthday, so IMDb put together this supercut highlighting his career:

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Supercut of the Day:

Speaking of supercuts, here’s one from ScreenCrush honoring the Jurassic franchise with all the utterances of “clever girl” in movies and TV:

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Video Essay of the Day:

The latest Nerdwriter video essay makes the case that Battle Royale is the best teen movie of all time:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Here’s a Disney fan asserting her right to cosplay as any of the Princesses she wishes to dress up as:

If I want to be a Disney princess, I don’t want to JUST be Mulan.

I want anybody to cosplay who they want.#CosplayAnyway pic.twitter.com/nro2ensc0f

— runDEVINrun (@runDEVINrun) June 20, 2018

Classic Trailer of the Day:

With Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom out in theaters starting tonight, let’s revisit the original trailer for Jurassic World:

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Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer-Winning Columnist, Dies Of Cancer

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NFL Players Pen Op-Ed Calling For Changes To America's Justice System

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