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

Movie References of the Day:

For Slate, Jacob T. Swinney shows us all the MGM movies referenced in just the trailer for the Coens‘ Hail, Caesar!:

Movie Mashup of the Day:

James Stewart has a very weird dream in this surreal, NSFW mashup of movies by Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick (via Oscilloscope Labs):

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Director Mashup of the Day:

Speaking of Stanley Kubrick, here’s a tease of what 2001: A Space Odyssey looks like as directed by Wes Anderson. This is just the trailer for a full-length fan edit by Nathan Hartman that you can download here.

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Charlie Chaplin and wife/co-star Paulette Goddard seated and laughing during the New York premiere of The Last Dictator, which occurred 75 years ago today.

Cosplay of the Day:

See the best cosplay from last weekend’s New York Comic Con, including the very awesome Iron Man in Hulkbuster suit everyone’s been talking about, in this video by Sneaky Zebra:

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Movie and TV Show Comparison of the Day:

Parallels between Pulp Fiction and Breaking Bad are shown in the latest video by Jorge Luengo:

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Star Wars of the Day:

Learn how to carve an awesome BB-8-o-lantern in the tutorial below (via Fashionably Geek):

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Video Essay of the Day:

Now You See It shows us how settings in many movies, including Lost in Translation and Office Space, are like another character (via The Film Stage):

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Movie Science of the Day:

For Nerdist’s Because Science, Kyle Hill addresses vampires to tell them how they’ve been biting people incorrectly:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Re-Animator. Watch the original trailer for the horror classic below.

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

Movie Reunion of the Day:

Back to the Future stars Christoper Lloyd and Michael J. Fox reunited for a Toyota commercial where they talk about technology from Back to the Future Part II that we still don’t have (via ComingSoon.net):

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Movie Parody of the Day:

College Humor addresses the same topic by showing us what Back to the Future Part II would be like if Doc and Marty traveled to the real 2015:

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Deleted Scenes of the Day:

Watch newly released animated sequences by Terry Gilliam that didn’t make it into Monty Python and the Holy Grail (via Dangerous Minds):

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Casting Depiction of the Day:

Boss Logic has rendered another potential casting idea with this poster of Vin Diesel as Black Bolt in Marvel‘s Inhumans, for ComicBook.com:

Movie Mash-Up of the Day:

What if Zack Snyder directed a Harry Potter movie? Here’s a trailer for the wizarding franchise in the style of Watchmen‘s (via Cinematic Montage Creators):

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Movie Recreation of the Day:

The lastest from 8 Bit Cinema shows us what a plot-faithful old-school video game based on Mad Max: Fury Road would look and sound like:

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

Couch Tomato shows us 30 reasons Avengers: Age of Ultron is the same movie as The Empire Strikes Back:

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Star Wars of the Day:

A crossguard lightsaber is crazy enough, but can you imagine having lightsabers on your feet? These Star Wars high heels are made by a British company called Irregular Choice, and they also have shoes with R2-D2s as the heels, which you can see at Geekologie.

Filmmaker in Focus:

Here’s a supercut by WhoIsPablo of close-ups on lips and eyes in Quentin Tarantino movies:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 21st anniversary of the release of Quentin Tarantino‘s Pulp Fiction. Watch the original trailer for the groundbreaking movie below.

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

Movie Parody of the Day:

If you don’t like the flawed version of Steve Jobs seen in Steve Jobs, maybe you’ll like the (fake) biopic he (Vulture) made about himself:

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Movie-themed Business of the Day:

Here’s a new bar in New York City devoted to all things Will Ferrell. The best part is the signature drinks named for his best movie quotes (via /Film):

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Movie Takedown of the Day:

With the movie hitting home video next week, Honest Trailers bite down hard on Jurassic World:

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Fan Art of the Day:

X-Men: Apocalypse looks like an ’80s teen movie in some photos, so this The Breakfast Club poster parody by William Daniel Buller is perfect (via Nathan Dunbar):

Musical Movie Parody of the Day:

Watch puppet versions of Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees perform a parody of “Dream a Little Dream” in a new episode of Glove and Boots (via i09):

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Fan Theory of the Day:

The latest crazy idea from the guys at The Film Theorists poses the idea that “the real world” in the Matrix trilogy is still a part of the Matrix:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Josephine Hull and friend after she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Harvey, which opened 65 years ago today.

Editing Lesson of the Day:

How did they make Birdman look like it was one long continuous shot? Frame by Frame shows us where some of the cuts are:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Don’t be disgusted that one of the main Inside Out characters is missing from this otherwise wonderfully colorful cosplay group. Meanwhile, the film hits Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere today. (via KamiKame):

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of Strange Days. Watch the original trailer for the Kathryn Bigelow-helmed sci-fi movie below.

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

Fake Commercial of the Day:

As part of the continued celebration of the Back to the Future trilogy this month, Universal has produced an “official” fake commercial for Mattel Hoverboards:

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Fan Build of the Day:

Speaking of Back to the Future, the DIY Prop Shop shows us how to make our own Flux Capacitor out of stuff from around the house:

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Casting Rendering of the Day:

Speaking of actors in costumes, here’s the latest superhero movie rendering from BossLogic showing what Bryan Cranston would look like in his desired role of X-Men villain Mr. Sinister:

Cosplay of the Day:

Speaking of actors in costume, Jared Leto and Mark Ruffalo both separately went undercover at New York Comic Con this past weekend. Leto wore a baboon mask and took a photo with a guy dressed up as Leto’s version of The Joker from Suicide Squad, while Ruffalo also wore a disguise in order to enjoy the event with his son.

He had no idea. 🙂 #NYCC2015 pic.twitter.com/zFWsrTbSGv

— JARED LETO (@JaredLeto) October 11, 2015

Fan Poster of the Day:

Speaking of Suicide Squad, here’s a fan-made poster for the movie by MessyPandas based on the famous art for Escape From New York:

Vintage Image of the Day:

Pee-wee’s Big Adventure stars Paul Reubens and Diane Salinger reunited as the Penguin’s parents in 1992’s Batman Returns. Reubens, best known as Pee-wee Herman, has been cast in the same role for the TV series Gotham.

Abridged Movie Franchise of the Day:

If you’re interested in watching Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull but haven’t ever seen the other three movies in the series, here’s a video recapping Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in just 90 seconds.

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Movie Mash-Up of the Day:

Speaking of the Indiana Jones series, with The Peanuts Movie hitting theaters soon, check out Chris Thornley’s drawing of Charlie Brown as Indy in Raiders of the Lost Ark below, and see more based on the rest of the trilogy (no Crystal Skull love) at Live for Films.

Halloween Decorations of the Day:

Here are pumpkins made into cool displays based on Star Wars, Frozen, Minions and Raiders of the Lost Ark, taken by yours truly at Stone Mountain Park in Georgia this past weekend:

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 25th anniversary of the release of Troll 2, a movie considered one of the worst ever made, to the point that it has become a cult favorite and the focus of a documentary called Best Worst Movie. Watch the original trailer for the “sequel” below.

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The Important News

Franchise Fever: F. Gary Gray will direct Fast & Furious 8. Paramount is making at least four more Transformers movies. George Miller will make two Mad Max: Fury Road sequels. Bad Boys 3 is coming soon. Incredibles 2 got a release date. Will Forte says Macgruber 2 is still happening.

More Sequelitis: Keanu Reeves revealed the premise of John Wick 2. Ridley Scott revealed the premise of Alien: Paradise Lost. Fox revealed more plot details for X-Men: Apocalypse.

Marvel Madness: The Ant-Man sequel is titled Ant-Man and The Wasp. Taiki Waititi will direct Thor: Ragnarok. Joe Robert Cole will write Black Panther.

DC Delirium: Seth Grahame-Smith will direct The Flash.

Star Wars Mania: Gugu Mbatha-Raw may co-star in Star Wars Episode VIII. Hasbro unveiled more Star Wars: The Force Awakens toys.

Casting Net: James McAvoy will star in the next M. Night Shyamalan thriller. Tatiana Maslany may star in David Gordon Green’s Stronger. Jon Voight joined the Harry Potter spin-off.

Remake Report: Ellen Page will star in a Flatliners remake. Haywire will be redone as a TV series.

Product Tie-Ins: Pepsi Perfect from Back to the Future Part II is now a reality.

Box Office: The Martian had a great opening weekend.

The Videos and Geek Stuff

New Movie Trailers: Hail, Caesar!, Trumbo, Bone Tomahawk, The Good Dinosaur, Capture the Flag, Shelter, Experimenter and Bare.

Watch: A fake trailer for Jaws 19. And a fake trailer or a Dell Computers movies. And an honest trailer for Aladdin.

See: Star Wars: The Force Awakens with a lot of Disney characters added in. And how much the Princess Leia slave outfit sold for at auction. And how to make your own Kylo Ren costume and lightsaber.

Read: Why Loki was cut out of Avengers: Age of Ultron.

See: Alternate credit designs for Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Watch: A rare behind the scenes video from Back to the Future Part III.

Learn: A bunch of trivia about Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Watch: An adorable introduction to Disney’s young Moana star Auli’i Cravalho.

See: Original artwork based on American Horror Story.

Learn: Who would have starred in Bridge of Spies in 1965.

Watch: A supercut of movie characters at the moment of tremendous revelation.

Find Out: Which obviously fictional new sci-fi movie a lot of people think is a true story.

Watch: A viral video for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Learn: Why the author of The Revenant can’t talk about the movie.

See: This week’s best new movie posters.

Our Features

Reviews: Steve Jobs and The Devil’s Candy.

Festival Report: The best science fiction movies at Fantastic Fest. The best characters of Fantastic Fest.

Comic Book Movie Guide: What Marvel is doing to fight superhero movie fatigue.

Geek Movie Guide: Everything you need to see, read and buy this month.

Sci-Fi Movie Guide: Comparing The Martian, Interstellar and Gravity.

Photo Gallery: Halloween costumes of movie nerds in the 1970s and 1980s.

Home Viewing: Here’s our guide to everything hitting VOD this week. And here’s our guide to essentials to stream on Paramount’s new free YouTube channel. And here’s our guide to the must-see new indie and foreign DVDs and Blu-rays.

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