August 29, 2018

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Today in Movie Culture: Batman vs. John Wick, 'Goonies II' Fan Film, the Enduring Legacy of 'Fight Club' and More

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

Mashup of the Day:

Here’s a fake trailer pitting Batman against John Wick, or maybe we should say the Dark Knight and the Boogeyman (via Geek Tyrant):

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Fan Film of the Day:

Fans of The Goonies over at Movie Nerds created a short film teasing the idea for the long-desired sequel:

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

Dimitri Bitu compares scenes from Ray with footage of the actual Ray Charles side by side:

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Fan Theory of the Day:

That Film Theory examines the theory that Groundhog Day is really about Phil’s experience in Hell:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Elliott Gould, who turns 80 today, wears a t-shirt with his own face on it on the set of The Long Goodbye in 1972:

Filmmaker in Focus:

If you’ve got five minutes, this video by Alex Quinn offers a very nice tribute to Edgar Wright:

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Video Essay of the Day:

The latest Film Radar video essay looks at John Carpenter’s The Thing and why it’s so dang scary:

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Legacy of the Day:

For Fandor, Jacob T. Swinney looks into the lasting impact of David Fincher’s Fight Club, which is nearly 20 years old:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Even better than the news of a Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner movie is this Looney Tunes fan cosplaying as Granny:

Great cosplay? Or greatest cosplay?

You’re never too old. pic.twitter.com/uIYsWr3Rrg

— Heroic Girls – #MoreThanCute (@HeroicGirls) August 28, 2018

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 15th anniversary of the release of Lost in Translation. Watch the original trailer for the modern classic below.

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