Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Mashup of the Day:
The new Doctor Strange trailer reminded so many people of Inception that there’s already a mashup of the two movies (via Live for Films):
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Poster Trend of the Day:
With the release of the Doctor Strange one-sheet, it’s become clear there’s a trend occurring with Benedict Cumberbatch movie posters:
When your poster artist finally admits they don’t know how to draw Benedict Cumberbatch: pic.twitter.com/UMqh8fZSaM
— Eric Heisserer (@HIGHzurrer) April 13, 2016
Visual Effects Parody of the Day:
This Funny or Die parody of performance capture is four years old, but since it features Jon Favreau it’s newly relevant in advance of Disney‘s The Jungle Book remake:
Movie Comparison of the Day:
Couch Tomato shows us 24 reasons Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is already basically a live-action remake of Disney‘s animated version of The Jungle Book:
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Vintage Image of the Day:
Director Stanley Donen, who turns 92 today, on the set of Singin’ in the Rain with stars Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor:
Film History of the Day:
The Nerdwriter looks at the history of the serial and how Star Wars holds a special place in that history:
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Cosplay of the Day:
Old people dressing up as old Han Solo and Leia, like this duo at the Emerald City Comic-Con, is a new kind of adorable cosplay (via Fashionably Geek):
Filmmaker in Focus:
PBS turned Martin Scorsese into a cartoon character in this animated adaptation of an interview where the filmmaker talks about framing (via Geek Tyrant):
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Supercut of the Day:
Celebrate the sounds of No Country for Old Men with this supercut tribute to the Coen Brothers‘ Best Picture winner (via Cinematic Montage Creators):
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Classic Trailer of the Day:
Today is the 15th anniversary of the release of Bridget Jones’s Diary. Watch the original trailer for the series starter starring Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth below.
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