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

Movie Takedown of the Day:

This week’s Honest Trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens wants to awaken our memory that the trailers for the prequels looked pretty good, too:

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Trailer Mashup of the Day:

And the Star Wars prequels look pretty good again when cut in the style of the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer (via Collider):

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Cosplay of the Day:

Speaking of Star Wars, here’s another one of our favorite Halloween costumes of the year, involving an adorable kid as Han Solo and a Millennium Falcon walker (via Fashionably Geek):

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Movie Recap of the Day:

Get ready for Spectre with an animated guide to the history of the James Bond franchise so far (via Devour):

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Filmmaker in Focus:

Terrence Malick is sort of the focus of Jacob T. Swinney’s video essay “Not Directed by Terrence Malick,” highlighting works clearly influenced by his style, including films by David Gordon Green and Jeff Nichols.

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Movie Trivia of the Day:

Here are seven things you may not know about Luc Besson‘s Leon: The Professional:

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Animated Short of the Day:

Here is the second chapter of Poster Fever, which tells a story using more movie posters in motion:

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Fan Film of the Day:

Perhaps the only way to get a good movie based on a video game is to let the fans make one themselves, as in the case of Metroid: The Sky Calls:

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Movie Recycling of the Day:

See six movies, including Blade Runner and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, that lifted footage from other movies and passed it off as their own (via Devour):

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 60th anniversary of the release of Guys and Dolls. Watch the original trailer for the musical, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, below.

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Star Wars of the Day:

C-3PO, R2-D2 and a lot of Stormtroopers are getting us ready for Christmas already with a new Duracell commercial:

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

Watch scenes from Mad Max: Fury Road side by side with similar scenes from the previous Mad Max movies:

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Movie Mashup of the Day:

This mashup shows the similarities between The Cabin in the Woods and The Hunger Games:

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Cosplay of the Day:

This kid’s Halloween costume of Rocket Raccoon from Guardians of the Galaxy is a little too real. Actually that might just be the real Rocket (via Mashable):

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Vintage Image of the Day:

As we wait for the U.S. release of SPECTRE, here’s Sean Connery filming a scene in his first James Bond movie, Dr. No:

Actor in the Spotlight:

Speaking of James Bond movies, the latest episode of No Small Parts celebrates the work of henchman character actor Richard Kiel:

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Supercut of the Day:

Watch a bunch of movie posters based on actual movie scenes come to life in this video by Whoispablo:

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Animated Short of the Day:

Speaking of posters in motion, here’s an animated short made out of movie posters come to life:

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Filmmaker in Focus:

For Press Play, Jacob T. Swinney presents the genius of Jim Jarmusch in only three minutes, focused on shots of his characters traveling:

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 25th anniversary of Jacob’s Ladder. Watch the original trailer for the creepy thriller, which stars Tim Robbins, below.

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The Important News

Photo Bomb: Suicide Squad dropped more pictures of the Joker and the rest of the cast of characters. Zootopia introduced us to new characters and who plays them.

Star Wars Mania: J.J. Abrams said that it’s no accident we haven’t seen Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailers.

Franchise Fever: Ben Affleck is definitely interested in directing a Batman movie. Producer Frank Marshall won’t let another actor be cast as Indiana Jones. Pom Klementieff has joined Guardians of the Galaxy 2.

Sequelitis: Common will play the villain in John Wick 2. Elizabeth Banks will direct Pitch Perfect 3. Paul King will direct Paddington 2. Billy Bob Thornton confirmed he’s doing Bad Santa 2.

Disney Deliria: The ride The Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror is going to be a movie.

Casting Net: Johnny Depp will star in Edgar Wright’s Neil Gaiman adaptation Fortunately, the Milk. Justin Theroux has replaced Chris Evans in The Girl on the Train.

Leading Ladies: Mila Kunis, Christina Applegate and Kristen Bell will star in the movie formerly titled Bad Moms. Rihanna will star in Luc Besson’s Valerian. Michelle Rodriguez will star in the transgender assassin movie Tomboy: A Revenger’s Tale. Kristen Stewart and Chloe Sevigny will star in a new Lizzie Borden biopic.

New Directors, New Films: George Clooney will direct the Coen brothers-scripted noir Suburbicon.

Remake Report: John Woo will remake his own movie The Killer. Sandra Bullock may lead an all-female Ocean’s 11 remake.

Box Office: New releases fared poorly last weekend.

Ways of Seeing: Netflix revealed that more than 3 million people streamed Beasts of No Nation.

The Videos and Geek Stuff

New Movie Trailers: The Ridiculous Six, By the Sea, The Assassin, The World of Kanako, The Lady in the Van, Don Verdean, Dirty Grandpa and Hello, My Name is Doris.

TV Spots: Creed and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.

See: Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer reactions from the characters of Apollo 13 and from the characters of Inside Out.

Watch: A mashup of the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer and the new Star Trek movies. And a mashup of the new trailer with the original trilogy. And a mashup of the trailer with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

See: The Jar Jar Binks edition of the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer.

Gaze Upon: Stunning artwork combining Star Wars with the Day of the Dead imagery.

TV Preview: Eli Roth and Jason Blum’s South of Hell.

Learn: How many calories is the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man?

See: Beyonce dressed as Storm from X-Men.

Learn: Why MI6 wouldn’t hire James Bond today.

Watch: One James Bond plays another James Bond at poker. And a James Bond fan sneaks into the premiere.

See: Kristen Wiig parodies Oscar bait in a fake trailer.

Learn: How to kill a zombie according to the movies.

See: This week’s best new movie posters.

Our Features

Horror Movie Guide: A salute to geeky horror movie heroes. The best new horror movies to watch this Halloween.

Halloween Movie Guide: 10 perfect pumpkins in the movies.

Comic Book Movie Guide: The 10 best Batmobiles.

Home Viewing: Here’s our guide to everything hitting VOD this week. And here’s our guide to everything hitting DVD and Blu-ray this week.

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Star Wars Trailer Reaction of the Day:

This one is official, a bit of easy cross-promotion from Disney, it’s the emotions from Pixar‘s Inside Out watching and reacting to the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer (via /Film):

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Movie Mashup of the Day:

Speaking of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, look at how well the audio from its new trailer fits with a recut version of the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer (via Live for Films):

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Fan Theory of the Day:

Speaking of Star Wars, the latest episode of PBS’s Idea Channel explores the theory that the Stormtroopers’ bad aim is intentional because they want the Rebels to win.

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James Bond Wannabe of the Day:

Watch a normal guy pull off some 007 type maneuvering to sneak into the world premiere and after party for the latest James Bond movie, Spectre (via Geek Tyrant):

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Cosplay of the Day:

Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn himself posted this cosplay of a dog dressed as Star-Lord on Instagram:

Classic Cartoon of the Day:

Today is the 60th anniversary of the theatrical release of the classic Looney Tunes animated short Red Riding Hoodwinked. Watch the cartoon, directed by Friz Freling and starring Sylvester and Tweety, below.

Movie Comparison of the Day:

Whoispablo compiled a side-by-side look at all the parallels between Jurassic World and the other Jurassic Park movies:

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Abridged Movie of the Day:

Here’s a brief remake of Army of Darkness told in the form of an old-school 8-bit video game narrative:

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Video Essay of the Day:

Rishi Kaneria shines a spotlight on the importance of props in movies — including iconic items in Ghostbusters, Star Wars, Pulp Fiction, Citizen Kane and more — in his latest video:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Not enough people acknowledge Frank Capra‘s Arsenic and Old Lace for being a great Halloween movie. Watch the original trailer for the 1944 classic starring Cary Grant and Priscilla Lane below. And watch the movie this weekend.

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“For Mihaly,” the final song on Auntie Flo‘s second album Theory Of Flo, is a wonderfully (and somewhat unexpectedly) plaintive last piece for a collection dominated by euphoric, globally minded dance music. With Poppy Ackroyd‘s violin supplying the song’s melancholy central tenet, it’s like a Yiddish postscript to an excellent party: more than enough rhythm to keep the dance going (bonus beats c/o former Red Snapper drummer Richard Thair), but also enough thoughtful reservation to make sure the party isn’t all hollow calories and forgotten escapades.

Once out of Glasgow but increasingly London-based, Auntie Flo makes music that’s anything but calorie-free, with the steady objective of exploring the world’s cultures through the dance floor. Originally the solo musical outlet of Brian D’Souza, it’s now a duo (D’Souza and Cape Town-to-U.K. transplant Esa) with a long roster of supporting vocal and instrumentalist collaborators engaging a planet of rhythm under the flag of house music. Their own singles, as well as the Highlife World Series the pair curates and engineers in various African countries, feature some of the funkiest and most ecstatic global grooves being released in the West.

It’s the kind of ecstasy that’s also at the heart of the “theory of flow,” which gives the album its name and was originally espoused by Hungarian psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, for whom this track is named. “Flow” is a state of mind, full immersion in the moment, the kind that most clubbers would recognize as familiar, being that the zenith of a dance-floor experience is a similar loss of self. And yet “For Mihaly” marries one of Csikszentmihalyi’s spoken-word recordings not to a raging hands-in-the-air beat, but to an ancient melody played on an instrument with a long history in social memory. Auntie Flo is clearly well aware that there’s more than one way to reach a peak.

Theory Of Flow is out Nov. 6 on Huntleys & Palmers.

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Fake Oscar Bait of the Day:

Kirsten Wiig went on Jimmy Kimmel Live and debuted the trailer for her new (fake) Oscar contender, the Michael Bay-helmed Crying in a Sweater:

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Supercut of the Day:

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Fake TV Series Based on a Movie of the Day:

IFC is having fun promoting its broadcast of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II this month with this fake Ghostbusters sitcom opening (via /Film):

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Toys of the Day:

They don’t come out for another month, but you can now pre-order these and more explicit talking Pulp Fiction action figures:

Star Wars of the Day:

The original Star Wars trilogy gets a fan-made trailer in the style of the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens spot. Not just featuring the latter’s audio, either.

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Classic Cartoon of the Day:

Today is the 60th anniversary of the classic Tex Avery animated short Deputy Droopy, starring Droopy Dog. Watch the cartoon in full below.

Cosplay of the Day:

If you’re having trouble choosing which Inside Out emotion to go as for Halloween, take inspiration from 5 year old Penny Restauro of Catonsville, Maryland, who is going as all of them. Thanks to her mom/photographer, Allison Restauro, for giving permission to showcase this clever costume.

Movie Takedown of the Day:

Speaking of Inside Out, Honest Trailers tried to rip it inside out but their lighter emotions got the better of them:

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Movie Location Recreation of the Day:

Speaking of Pixar movies, here’s a piece of a bedroom completely recreated in the image of Andy’s room in Toy Story 3. See more photos of project, which is part of a live-action remake of the sequel at Geek Tyrant.

Classic Trailer of the Day:

With Halloween approaching, it’s worth noting the strange decision to release Hocus Pocus in the middle of the summer. Watch the original trailer for the beloved 1993 movie below.

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Born Hanan Hamdi, Namika is a German singer from a Tamazight (Berber) Moroccan family. Her debut single, “Lieblingsmensch” (Favorite Person), went to No. 1 in Germany last month with its catchy tune and lighthearted feel.

Among the compliments Namika ladles on her guy is one that’s endearing in any language: “With you, the dishwater from the gas station / tastes like coffee in Hawaii, yeah.” And Namika’s video for “Lieblingsmensch,” which was shot in Morocco, is just as breezy and warm as her song.

Another bright and bubbly earworm that’s got me hooked this month is a tune from Sakanaction, a Japanese art-rock band from Sapporo. Their tune “Shin Takarajima” (New Treasure Island) is the theme song for the movie Bakuman, which in turn is based on the Bakuman manga series and was released in Japan earlier this month.

Not only is the song super-hooky, but I love the visual style of Sakanaction’s video — especially the band’s gray-swathed deadpan in the midst of a squad of sunny cheerleaders.

Speaking of music for the silver screen: A massive costume drama is coming from Bollywood this December. Bajirao Mastani is based on the true story of an 18th-century Marathi warrior-turned-prime minister, and the woman who became his second wife, a dancer named Mastani.

The golden-hued video for the song “Deewani Mastani” gives a glimpse of director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s lush visual style for this film. The song itself, featuring lead vocalist Shreya Ghoshal (with actress Deepika Padukone as Mastani), includes certain historical nods, including elements of classical courtly traditions borrowed from Persia and a qawwali-style chorus.

Meanwhile, I’m really digging the retro surf guitar roots in a new song from the smoky-voiced Turkish artist Gökçe K?l?nçer, who splits her time between London and Istanbul. The video is very simple — just K?l?nçer taking a nighttime walk through London — but the groove is definitely deep.

Finally, I’ve got a track that you may have already heard in a Samsung Galaxy commercial that was rolled out last month: Lady Leshurr’s “Queen’s Speech, Episode 4.” She’s a rapper from a town near Birmingham, England, whose parents came from the Caribbean island of St. Kitts.

Her wordplay comes fast and furious, and her lines are just as razor-sharp as her self-awareness as a female hip-hop artist. She told The Guardian a couple of years ago that she turned down a deal with Atlantic Records in the U.S. because she didn’t like the way they planned to pit her against Nicki Minaj. But after all that, it’s the Galaxy spot that may open the doors to America for Lady Leshurr — and her meticulously maintained smile.

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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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Fan-made Credits Sequence of the Day:

We still have many months before the release of Captain America: Civil War, so in the meantime here’s a fan-made opening title sequence for the upcoming sequel (via Heroic Hollywood):

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Movie Culture Parody of the Day:

Speaking of movie geek patience, Leigh Lahav sums up a lot of today’s movie culture, mainly the build up of a tentpole release, in her latest fangirl cartoon, “Waiting For That Movie”:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Beyonce as Storm from X-Men! The internet has already declared this cosplay of the year, if not all time. From a costume party in honor of fellow singer Ciara‘s birthday:

Star Wars of the Day:

The latest reactions to the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer come from the characters of Apollo 13:

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Classic Cartoon of the Day:

Today is the 75th anniversary of the classic Merrie Melodies animated short Good Night Elmer, directed by Chuck Jones and starring Elmer Fudd in an effort to fall asleep. Watch the cartoon in full below.

Supercut of the Day:

Have you heard about how movies always look better when shot during the “magic hour” around dawn or dusk? The latest supercut by Jacob T. Swinney for Fandor offers some evidence from films such as Top Gun, Apocalypse Now and of course everything by Terrence Malick:

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Fan Build of the Day:

The DIY Prop Shop shows us how to make our own homemade copy of Necronomicon Ex-Mortis, aka “The Book of the Dead” from Evil Dead (via Bloody Disgusting):

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Movie Mashup of the Day:

What if Disney princesses and princes went to Hogwarts? Below is artist Isiah K. Thompson’s mashup of Aladdin and the Harry Potter movies indicating that broomsticks are more difficult to fly than magic carpets. See more at Cosmopolitan.

Movie Tutorial of the Day:

This supercut offers a lesson in how to kill a zombie, according to the movies (via Cinematic Montage Creators):

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Tomorrow is the 15th anniversary of the release of Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2. Watch a trailer for the sequel, which temporarily brought the great documentarian Joe Berlinger (the Paradise Lost trilogy) into fiction filmmaking, below.

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The Important News

Star Wars Mania: Star Wars: The Force Awakens dropped a final trailer. Tickets went on sale for the new movie, and each theater revealed different exclusives. We also learned where to see the Star Wars saga marathon.

Franchise Fever: Annabelle is getting a sequel. Judy Greer is returning for War of the Planet of the Apes.

Marvel Madness: Peyton Reed will direct Ant-Man and The Wasp.

Adaptation Elation: A real-life Fast and the Furious is being made into a movie.

Casting Net: Jon Hamm joined Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver. Edgar Ramirez might join The Girl on the Train.

Awards Buzz: Chris Rock will host the Oscars. The Gotham Awards nominations were announced.

Box Office: Goosebumps owned its opening weekend.

The Videos and Geek Stuff

New Movie Trailers: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Jane Got a Gun, The Danish Girl, Our Brand Is Crisis, The World of Kanako, Daddy’s Home, Joy and Fathers and Daughters.

Featurettes: Creed.

Clips: Bone Tomahawk.

Watch: Every Star Wars trailer. And a mega Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer. And a sweded Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer. And Spaceballs mashed with the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer.

See: Every Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster parody.

Watch: Star Wars: The Force Awakens actors reacting to the new trailer. And Disney characters reacting to the new trailer.

Listen: Only the music from the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer.

Watch: A supercut of Darth Vader’s kills.

Find Out: Which movie location is becoming a horror museum.

See: Images from the new Back to the Future visual history book.

Watch: An honest trailer for the Back to the Future trilogy. And Doc and Marty reunite in an alternate 2015.

See: Michael J. Fox tries on Nike’s real self-lacing sneakers. And the best Back to the Future cosplay ever.

Find Out: Why The Revenant is the hardest thing Leonardo DiCaprio has ever done.

Watch: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in the 1940s.

See: New Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice images.

Find Out: Which actress almost starred in Showgirls.

See: The amusing way Tom Hanks supported his son’s new movie.

Watch: Vin Diesel play Dungeons & Dragons as his Last Witch Hunter character.

See: This week’s best new movie posters. And a good look at the official Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster.

Our Features

Movie Celebration Guide: 10 ways the world celebrated Back to the Future Day.

Geek Movie Guide: 7 things to do to get ready for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Sci-fi Movie Guide: The best, worst and weirdest Star Wars trailers.

Interview: We talked to one of the original Star Wars poster artists.

Marvel Movie Guide: Diving into the special features of the Avengers: Age of Ultron Blu-ray.

Comic Book Movie Guide: The crazy Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice fan theory.

Home Viewing: Here’s our guide to everything hitting VOD this week. And here’s our guide to everything hitting and leaving Netflix in November.

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