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Army Veteran, Who Had Lost His Arms, Drowns While Paddleboarding At Age 25

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Capital Gazette Shooting Victims: The 5 Killed In Attack On Maryland Newspaper

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Today in Movie Culture: Imagining Jared Leto as Morbius, How 'Incredibles 2' Fits the Pixar Theory and More

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

Casting Rendering of the Day:

With Jared Leto cast as Morbius in Sony’s movie about the Marvel Comics character, BossLogic shows us what he might look like in the role:

Hearing the news about @JaredLeto as #morbius at first I was like ?? then I was excited, let’s see what he brings to the #Marvel world! pic.twitter.com/WcJheMkLvA

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) June 28, 2018

Fan Theory of the Day:

Does Incredibles 2 offer any new evidence for the interconnected Pixar movies theory? Yes, according to Screen Rant:

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Mashup of the Day:

Mashup master Antonio Maria Da Silva outdoes Steven Spielberg by doing his own pop culture crossover including The Shining (and more classic horror films) with his short “Overlook Hotel”:

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Film History Lesson of the Day:

Vox looks into the origin and continuation of a trend in movie poster design with the overuse of the typeface known as Trajan:

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Video Essay of the Day:

The School of Life explores the importance of unrequited love as it’s depicted in the movies:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Mel Brooks, who turns 92 today, directs Cleavon Little on the set of Blazing Saddles in 1973:

Filmmakers in Focus:

The Discarded Image deconstructs the art of the comedy of the Coen Brothers in this video essay:

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Cinematographer in Close-Up:

For Fandor, David R.L. showcases the cinematography of Vittorio Storaro, best known for shooting Apocalypse Now:

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Cosplay of the Day:

We finally get to see Leia ride a Tauntaun thanks to this adorable Empire Strikes Back cosplay:

“My daughter has always wanted to cosplay as Empire Strikes Back Leia and I have always loved the tauntaun, I recently saw Clint Case build a tauntaun and that inspired me to build our Leia themed tauntaun.” – https://t.co/yDa9gZcSZF

READ THEIR STORY https://t.co/pyIzNjvoyj pic.twitter.com/H5OElPEqKC

— Ejen @ #AX2018 AA #E17 (@cosplayamerica) June 28, 2018

Classic Trailer of the Day:

This weekend is the 70th anniversary of the premiere of Easter Parade. Watch the original trailer for the classic Judy Garland musical below.

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Opioid-Makers Cut Back On Marketing Payments To Doctors

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China Sentences Former Ball State Linebacker Wendell Brown To 4 Years Over Bar Fight

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Today in Movie Culture: One-Minute Cut of 'Predator,' How to Make a European Art Film and More

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Abridged Movie of the Day:

We’ve got a few months left before the release of The Predator to catch up, but here’s a quick one-minute recap of the original Predator:

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Filmmaking Parody of the Day:

This NSFW video humorously reveals how easy it is to make an acclaimed and Cannes-worthy European art film:

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Character in Close-Up:

In the latest edition of Awesome Bad Guys for IMDb, Patrick Epino spotlights Will Ferrell’s Mugatu from Zoolander:

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Movie Food of the Day:

This recent edition of Binging With Babish shows how to make the pineapple and olive pizza from Deadpool:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Tobey Maguire, who turns 43 today, with co-star Joan Allen and director Gary Ross on the set of Pleasantville in 1997:

Movie Comparison of the Day:

Speaking of Tobey Maguire, Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons why Dragonball Evolution is basically a remake of Sam Raimi’s first Spider-Man:

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Actor in the Spotlight:

In honor of Aubrey Plaza’s birthday this week, Fandor examines why we all love the Ingrid Goes West actress:

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Filmmaker in Focus:

Also for Fandor, Q.V. Hough looks at the screenwriting brilliance of filmmaker Charlie Kaufman:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Tested puts the spotlight on My Neighbor Totoro costume creator Adam Quinones ahead of a Totoro meet-up at next month’s Comic-Con:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 45th anniversary of the release of Live and Let Die. Watch the original trailer for the classic James Bond movie below.

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Justice Department: Disney Can Buy 21st Century Fox, But With One Caveat

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Read The Fine Print Before Picking An Association Plan For Your Small Business

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At The World Cup, A Double Shutout Where Both Teams Won — And Lost

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Today in Movie Culture: The Problem With Modern Action Blockbusters, R-Rated 'Mary Poppins' and More

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Video Essay of the Day:

This Rossatron video essay explores what’s wrong with the action of most modern blockbusters:

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Reworked Movie of the Day:

What if Mary Poppins was rated R? This animated video from FBE offers a violent and crass version of the Disney classic:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Speaking of Disney classics, here’s a cosplayer who has no reason to be shy since she looks perfect as the title character from Moana:

My name is Tisha and cosplay has been my life for 7 years. I’m shy about uploading my stuff, but my love for being my favorite characters is too much for me to hide. Moana is the one cosplay I feel the most confident in. #BlackCosplayerHere #CosplayAnyWay pic.twitter.com/eUK3V2GfKw

— tired princess ??????? ?? AX/SDCC (@tisheriffic) June 26, 2018

Movie Food of the Day:

And more for the Disney lovers, the latest edition of Binging with Babish shows us how to make congee from Mulan:

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Recreated Movies of the Day:

Take a tour of the settings of Hayao Miyazaki animated features as created in Minecraft (via Geekologie):

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Peter Lorre, who was born on this day in 1904, wears a fur coat on the set of Alfred Hitchcock’s first version of The Man Who Knew Too Much from 1934:

Filmmaker in Focus:

For Fandor, Q.V. Hough showcases the work of French filmmaker Claude Chabrol in this video essay:

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Double Feature of the Day:

Honest Trailers shows why Tomb Raider and Pacific Rim: Uprising are the 2018 movies that go together best:

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

Speaking of movies going together, Dimitri Bitu compares scenes depicting the evacuation of Dunkirk from Atonement, The Darkest Hour and Dunkirk:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of Steven Soderbergh’s Out of Sight. Watch the original trailer for the classic crime film below.

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