Today in Movie Culture: 'Fantastic Beasts 2' Easter Eggs, 'Rocky' and 'Creed' Franchise Recap and More

By Christopher Campbell

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

Easter Eggs of the Day:

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald topped the box office over the weekend. Meanwhile, Mr. Sunday movies compiled a list of all its Easter eggs and Wizarding World connections:

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Franchise Recap of the Day:

With Creed II coming out this week, MovieClips highlights the Rocky and Creed franchise up to the new sequel:

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Filmmaking Lesson of the Day:

The latest video essay tutorial from Studio Binder explains the usefulness of the rack focus shot, featuring one from Casino Royale as an example:

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Supercut of the Day:

Eclectic Method compiled all the best insult lines from movies and turned it into a dance mix in this NSFW video:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Charlie Kaufman, who turns 60 today, with director Michel Gondry and actress Kate Winslet on the set of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in 2003:

Actor in the Spotlight:

For Yahoo!, Kevin Costner discusses his most iconic roles in movies including Field of Dreams and Bull Durham:

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Video Essay of the Day:

For Fandor, Jacob T. Swinney reminds us why Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas is the quintessential crime film:

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Movie Scene Analysis of the Day:

Speaking of great crime films, Filmento looks closely at Heat with specific focus on the bank-heist shootout sequence:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Joker isn’t even close to hitting theaters yet, and the kids are already cosplaying as Joaquin Phoenix’s version of the DC villain:

Arthur Fleck #Joker cosplay pic.twitter.com/hSeoGgYT4N

— Jen Chavez (@chavez_jen) November 19, 2018

Classic Movie Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 25th anniversary of the release of Addams Family Values. Watch the original trailer for the classic sequel below.

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