Today in Movie Culture: 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Recapped in Lego; Deadpool Sings Classic Disney Songs and More

By Christopher Campbell

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

Musical Parody of the Day:

In this NSFW follow-up to 2017’s Deadpool The Musical, the Merc with a Mouth is back to sing parodies of classic Disney songs:

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Movie Score Cover of the Day:

Speaking of musical covers, here are three Tesla coils performing a medley of themes from Star Wars (via Geekologie):

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Movie Recap of the Day:

Revisit the most important bits of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in this abridged recap done in Lego:

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Movie Science of the Day:

In this week’s A Quiet Place-inspired edition of Because Science, Kyle Hill explores the science of silence and showcases the official quietest place on Earth:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Louis B. Mayer, who was born on this day in 1884, hosts Charlie Chaplin, Marion Davies, Clark Gable and special guest George Bernard Shaw in 1933:

Actor in the Spotlight:

In honor of Sorry to Bother You in theaters, Fandor showcases the career and talent of Lakeith Stanfield:

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Filmmaking Lesson of the Day:

In this video essay that should help Hollywood action filmmakers, Patrick Willems shows us what makes a great car chase:

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Video Essay of the Day:

Paddington 2 is getting a lot of love on midyear best-of lists lately, so here’s a video essay by Matt Draper about the movie and its focus on family love:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Some cosplayers go to great heights to properly display their getups, like this Spider-Man: Homecoming-inspired fan:

Spider-Man – @MexxKite #cosplay #marvel #spiderman #homecoming pic.twitter.com/qz4eHB3AI7

— Sarah (@downpourin) July 12, 2018

Classic Trailer of the Day:

This weekend is the 30th anniversary of the release of Die Hard. Watch the original trailer for the classic action movie below.

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