Today in Movie Culture: An Animated 'Firefly' Series, Jason Momoa as The Crow and More

By Christopher Campbell

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

Studio Tribute of the Day:

With Kubo and the Two Strings out this weekend, here’s a celebratory look at Laika Animation’s great filmography so far via Fandango:

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Casting Interpretation of the Day:

With Jason Mamoa maybe starring in the reboot of The Crow, BossLogic shows us what that could look like (via ComicBook.com):

Fake Cartoon of the Day:

There are no plans for a Firefly/Serenity animated series, but there should be now that Stephen Byrne has created an intro for the nonexistent The Animated Adventures of Firefly (via One Perfect Shot):

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Short Film of the Day:

Today is the 30th anniversary of the debut of Pixar’s iconic short film Luxo Jr. You can rent it elsewhere, and you should, but here’s the pencil test for the classic:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Robert De Niro, who turns 73 today, is fed by Jerry Lewis with director Martin Scorsese eating to the side on the set of The King of Comedy in 1981:

Reworked Movie of the Day:

You love The Shawshank Redemption as a prison drama, but here’s what it would look like as an upbeat romance via CineFix:

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Cosplay of the Day:

It’s not easy to get a costume that looks like the T-800 from The Terminator, so sometimes you just have to do it with body paint (via Geek Tyrant):

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Movie Trivia of the Day:

You may have already forgotten all about Thor: The Dark World, but you should still check out this crop of trivia about the Marvel sequel:

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Video Essay of the Day:

Kaptain Kristian shows us why the effects of Jurassic Park hold up toda better than most modern movies in a new video essay (via /Film):

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is only the fourth anniversary of the release of ParaNorman, but with a new Laika movie out in theaters this weekend, let’s revisit its original trailer:

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