Today in Movie Culture: Batman vs. Pennywise, Ridley Scott Breaks Down a 'Blade Runner' Scene and More

By Christopher Campbell

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

Mashup of the Day:

Because Batman needs more clowns as enemies, here’s a fan-made trailer for a crossover where Batman fights Pennywise from It:

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Filmmaker in Focus:

Speaking of Batman, Wisecrack focuses on the Dark Knight trilogy in its latest look at the philosophy of Christopher Nolan:

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Director’s Commentary of the Day:

With Blade Runner 2049 out soon, Wired got Ridley Scott to break down his favorite scene from the original:

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Movie Analysis of the Day:

Speakin of Philip K. Dick adaptations, in his latest video essay, Rob Ager analyzes the subway chase and escalator battle from the original Total Recall:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Mark Hamill, who turns 66 today, looks way too chummy here with Peter Cushing on the set of Star Wars:

Star Wars: A New Hope, 1977 (George Lucas, Behind the Scenes Photograph of Mark Hamill and Peter Cushing) pic.twitter.com/2U4N0ZKNJK

— Galactic Archivist (@GalacticArchvst) May 2, 2017

Movie Takedown of the Day:

Speaking of Star Wars, Dorkly animates a classic showdown from the original movie while also criticizing it:

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Local Commercial of the Day:

Also speaking of Star Wars, check out this small town dentist’s parody of the first movie as a commercial for his practice (via Geekologie):

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Movie Trivia of the Day:

As long as we’re looking at Star Wars parodies, here’s CineFix with a bunch of Spaceballs trivia:

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Cosplay of the Day:

This tweet says it all, little Logan for the win:

all other cosplay is cancelled pic.twitter.com/z7NmtY0IJl

— Sam | SleepCon (@SamMaggs) September 25, 2017

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 30th anniversary of The Princess Bride. Watch the original trailer for the classic fantasy film below.

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