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Tears For Sears

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Affordable Care Act Central To Arizona's Senate Race

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Jenny Graham Cycles Around The World In Under 125 Days, Shattering Record

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Today in Movie Culture: 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' Alternate Endings and VFX Breakdown and More

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Alternate Ending of the Day:

In honor of its home video release this week, here are some funny animated ideas for how Ant-Man and the Wasp should have ended:

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VFX Breakdown of the Day:

For Wired, Marvel Studios VP of visual effects Danielle Costa breaks down the design and digital effects of Ant-Man and the Wasp:

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Movie Science of the Day:

For Vulture, meteorologist Stephanie Abrams discusses the authenticity of weather in movies, including The Wizard of Oz and Mad Max: Fury Road:

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons why Jason X is basically a remake of Alien: Resurrection:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Jean-Claude Van Damme, who turns 58 today, receives direction for a stunt on the set of the 1993 action movie Hard Target:

Actor in the Spotlight:

For GQ, Jeff Bridges discusses his most iconic characters, from The Last Picture Show through Bad Times at the El Royale:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Marvel shows how to create a Venom costume using makeup in this video tutorial:

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Movie Craft of the Day:

Adam Savage visits with costume maker Ryan Nagata, who created the spacesuit replicas for First Man:

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Movie Trivia of the Day:

In honor of its recent 25th anniversary, SyFy Wire shares a bunch of obscure trivia about Demolition Man:

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Classic Movie Trailer of the Day:

This weekend is the 30th anniversary of the release of Mystic Pizza. Watch the original trailer for the classic movie below.

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Boston Red Sox Stifle Houston Astros' Bats, Return To The World Series

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Sears And The Future Of American Malls

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Private Medicaid Plans Receive Billions In Tax Dollars, With Little Oversight

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Today in Movie Culture: Why 'Halloween' is a Perfect Sequel, 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' VFX Breakdown and More

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Video Essay of the Day:

The latest Rossatron video essay spotlights the new Halloween as a great example of how to make a perfect sequel:

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Alternate Movie Posters of the Day:

Speaking of Halloween, check out some of the alternate posters made for Hero Complex’s show celebrating the original’s 40th anniversary:

Have you seen the Halloween posters at Hero Complex Gallery?https://t.co/VvQduANj32 pic.twitter.com/FNesgPzdii

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VFX Breakdown of the Day:

Watch how some of the visual effects for Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom were digitally rendered in this behind-the-scenes montage:

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Holiday Decorations of the Day:

This is a great time of year to pick up some of RevenantFX’s horror movie inspired garden gnomes, though they can also stick around past Halloween (via Geekologie):

Movie Trivia of the Day:

WhatCulture looks at 10 pieces of obscure trivia about Martin Scorsese’s version of Cape Fear:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Rita Hayworth, who was born 100 years ago today, gets a touch-up on the set of Gilda in 1945:

Actor in the Spotlight:

For Fandor, Jacob T. Swinney profiles the career of Jake Gyllenhaal and why he’s remained such an appealing actor:

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Film Studies Lesson of the Day:

This video essay highlights the high angle shot and what it’s used for in movies (via Studio Binder):

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Cosplay of the Day:

At New York Comic-Con, Adam Savage spotlights a fan of The Fifth Element cosplaying as one of the movie’s cops:

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Classic Movie Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 50th anniversary of the release of Bullitt. Watch the original trailer for the classic thriller below.

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Gross Dank Product

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Mary Bono Resigns As USA Gymnastics' Interim CEO

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