Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Fake Trailer of the Day:
Along with all the other ways fans and brands are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Back to the Future combined with the actual date Doc, Marty and Jennifer travel to in 2015 in Back to the Future Part II, Universal created a fake teaser trailer for Jaws 19 (via Screen Crush):
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Celebrity Impressions of the Day:
While appearing on The Graham Norton Show with, among others, Robert De Niro, Tom Hiddleston did his impressions of Christopher Walken, Al Pacino and, yes, De Niro — the latter two in a one-man redo of scenes from Heat (via Variety):
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Movie Mashup of the Day:
Check out the ultimate Disneyfied version of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, featuring characters from Peter Pan, Robin Hood, Aladdin, The Lion King, Frozen, Pinocchio and more (via Geek Tyrant):
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Classic Cartoon of the Day:
Speaking of Disney cartoons, today is the 80th anniversary of the release of the animated short Music Land, a classic of Walt Disney‘s Silly Symphonies series. Watch it in full below.
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Cosplay of the Day:
Watch a video of the best Hulkbuster-armored Iron Man cosplay ever, featuring working lights and lasers. See another video on its making at Fashionably Geek.
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Vintage Image of the Day:
Do you recognize the young woman pictured below? That’s a very young Kate Winslet, who celebrates her 40th birthday today, in her first screen role, on the 1991 BBC series Dark Season.
Video Essay of the Day:
Looking at films from the dawn of cinema up through this year’s Inside Out, this essay illustrates the importance of color in storytelling (via Live for Films):
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Supercut of the Day:
In honor of the release of The Martian, here’s a supercut of movie characters getting their asses to Mars:
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Filmmaker in Focus:
Also in honor of The Martian, here’s an in-depth half-hour interview with Ridley Scott (via Filmmaker IQ):
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Classic Trailer of the Day:
Today is the 25th anniversary of the release of Philip Kaufman‘s Henry & June, which marked the debut of the NC-17 rating. Watch the original trailer for the biopic, which would go on to earn an Oscar nomination for its cinematography, below. And notice that it doesn’t feature any mention of the MPAA’s new creation.
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