Today in Movie Culture: James Bond vs. James Bond, 'Star Trek: The Force Awakens' and More

By Christopher Campbell

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

Double Agent of the Day:

Who would win in a card game between James Bond and himself? This 007 mashup featuring Pierce Brosnan vs. Daniel Craig shows us (via Live for Films):

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Cosplay of the Day:

This week we’re seeing a lot of great Halloween costumes that we’re going to pretend are technically cosplay. Here’s one of an adorable mini Imperator Furiosa from Mad Max: Fury Road. See more photos, including some with her brother as Max at Toyland.

Supercut of the Day:

With Halloween approaching, here’s a timely supercut of scary houses (and hotels) from the movies:

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Video Essay of the Day:

Here’s a really neat video showing scenes that inspired or were used for their movies’ posters (via Devour):

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Your reminder that Nicolas Cage has an Oscar, which he won for Leaving Las Vegas, which opened 20 years ago today.

Movie Comparison of the Day:

Couch Tomato shows us 30 reasons Toy Story 3 is the same movie as Child’s Play 2:

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Movie Mashup of the Day:

Here’s what you get when combine the audio from the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer and footage from J.J. Abrams‘s Star Trek movies:

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Toy of the Day:

Spaceballs may have had a tie-in flamethrower (in the movie anyway), but these Star Wars: The Force Awakens-based flamethrower-wielding Stormtrooper figures from Hot Toys are almost as cool. And they might be more expensive (via Toyland):

Costumed Crime of the Day:

Speaking of Star Wars, a Ukrainian man dressed as Chewbacca was arrested while trying to vote in a local election. See the video of the Wookie being apprehended by many men below and photos of him and his friends dressed as Darth Vader and Stormtroopers at BuzzFeed.

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

This is the 60th anniversary of the theatrical release of Rebel Without a Cause. Watch the original trailer for the iconic movie, one of the few to star James Dean, below.

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