June 28, 2018 – AssociatedNews.info

Sports June 28, 2018

Army Veteran, Who Had Lost His Arms, Drowns While Paddleboarding At Age 25

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Business June 28, 2018

Capital Gazette Shooting Victims: The 5 Killed In Attack On Maryland Newspaper

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Entertainment June 28, 2018

Today in Movie Culture: Imagining Jared Leto as Morbius, How 'Incredibles 2' Fits the Pixar Theory and More

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

Casting Rendering of the Day:

With Jared Leto cast as Morbius in Sony’s movie about the Marvel Comics character, BossLogic shows us what he might look like in the role:

Hearing the news about @JaredLeto as #morbius at first I was like ?? then I was excited, let’s see what he brings to the #Marvel world! pic.twitter.com/WcJheMkLvA

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) June 28, 2018

Fan Theory of the Day:

Does Incredibles 2 offer any new evidence for the interconnected Pixar movies theory? Yes, according to Screen Rant:

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Mashup of the Day:

Mashup master Antonio Maria Da Silva outdoes Steven Spielberg by doing his own pop culture crossover including The Shining (and more classic horror films) with his short “Overlook Hotel”:

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Film History Lesson of the Day:

Vox looks into the origin and continuation of a trend in movie poster design with the overuse of the typeface known as Trajan:

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Video Essay of the Day:

The School of Life explores the importance of unrequited love as it’s depicted in the movies:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Mel Brooks, who turns 92 today, directs Cleavon Little on the set of Blazing Saddles in 1973:

Filmmakers in Focus:

The Discarded Image deconstructs the art of the comedy of the Coen Brothers in this video essay:

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Cinematographer in Close-Up:

For Fandor, David R.L. showcases the cinematography of Vittorio Storaro, best known for shooting Apocalypse Now:

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Cosplay of the Day:

We finally get to see Leia ride a Tauntaun thanks to this adorable Empire Strikes Back cosplay:

“My daughter has always wanted to cosplay as Empire Strikes Back Leia and I have always loved the tauntaun, I recently saw Clint Case build a tauntaun and that inspired me to build our Leia themed tauntaun.” – https://t.co/yDa9gZcSZF

READ THEIR STORY https://t.co/pyIzNjvoyj pic.twitter.com/H5OElPEqKC

— Ejen @ #AX2018 AA #E17 (@cosplayamerica) June 28, 2018

Classic Trailer of the Day:

This weekend is the 70th anniversary of the premiere of Easter Parade. Watch the original trailer for the classic Judy Garland musical below.

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Health June 28, 2018

Opioid-Makers Cut Back On Marketing Payments To Doctors

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