Today in Movie Culture: Imagining Dave Bautista in 'Suicide Squad 2,' Retro 'Halloween' Trailer and More
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Dream Casting of the Day:
With Dave Bautista wanting to follow James Gunn to Suicide Squad 2, Boss Logic repurposes a Guardians of the Galaxy character poster to render the actor as DC’s Bane:
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â BossLogic (@Bosslogic) October 10, 2018
Reworked Trailer of the Day:
Nerdist recut the trailer for the new Halloween in the style of old horror movie trailers:
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Director’s Commentary of the Day:
For the New York Times, Bradley Cooper breaks down a scene from A Star is Born:
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Cosplay of the Day:
Oh My Disney presents a Star Wars fan and her dog cosplaying respectively as a Stormtrooper and Darth Vader:
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Vintage Image of the Day:
Notorious filmmaker Ed Wood, who was born on this day in 1924, directs Tor Johnson and his crew on the set of Night of the Ghouls in 1958:
Filmmaker in Focus:
Speaking of provocative filmmakers, here’s David R.L. for Fandor spotlighting the career of Luis Bunuel:
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Video Essay of the Day:
Also for Fandor, here’s Leigh Singer with a celebration of the underrated modern classic City of God:
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Photo Shoot of the Day:
This Alien-inspired spoof of maternity photo shoots is kinda wrong but also awesome:
Movie Fact-Checking of the Day:
Speaking of pregnancies, for New York magazine, a midwife and a doula comment on the accuracy of birth scenes in movies, including Knocked Up and Children of Men:
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Classic Movie Trailer of the Day:
Today is the 50th anniversary of the release of Barbarella. Watch the original trailer for the sci-fi classic below.
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