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

Movie Science of the Day:

In the latest installment of Because Science, Kyle Hill explains how many of the “plot holes” of Star Wars: The Last Jedi make sense:

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Reworked Trailer of the Day:

In Darth Blender’s redo of the latest Deadpool 2 trailer using animated series footage, Spider-Man becomes a significant character:

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Cosplay of the Day:

If you’re going to bring your dog to a fan convention like WonderCon, you better make sure he’s also cosplaying:

Loki takes many forms. #Thor#Cosplay#WonderCon#WCA2018#WCApic.twitter.com/7v8QNbGAAw

— Parks And Cons (@ParksAndCons) March 25, 2018

Movie Comparison of the Day:

Is Mac and Me truly a rip-off of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial? Couch Tomato shows 24 ways it is similar to Steven Spielberg’s movie:

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Film History of the Day:

With Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs in theaters, Birth.Movies.Death. chronicles the history of stop-motion animation with focus on its pioneers:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Eric Idle, who turns 75 today, with co-stars Michael Palin and Terry Jones and director Terry Gilliam goof off on the set of Jabberwocky in 1976:

Filmmaker in Focus:

Editor Igor Fernández looks at the films of Nicolas Winding Refn with emphasis on the filmmaker’s focus on hands:

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Video Essay of the Day:

The latest Film Radar video essay looks at David Fincher’s Zodiac and the strange but true story it depicts:

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Remixed Movie of the Day:

Raise your excitement for Incredibles 2 with Eclectic Method’s video turning the original’s sounds into a dance track:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

This weekend is the 35th anniversary of the release of Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life. Watch the original trailer for the classic comedy (also starring birthday boy Eric Idle) below.

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Remade Scene of the Day:

Watch the climactic battle of Ghostbusters redone with action figures and stop-motion animation (via /Film):

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Filmmaking Craft of the Day:

This well-cut video from Jake Cauty showcases the art of editing in all its best uses (via Cinematic Montage Creators):

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Franchise Supercut of the Day:

Here’s another video to get us excited there’s less than a month until Avengers: Infinity War comes out, focusing on the coming together of all the Marvel characters in one epic movie:

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Film History of the Day:

For Vanity Fair, the cast of the new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race react to drag in classic movies, including Some Like It Hot, Mrs. Doubtfire and Tootsie:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Dianne Wiest, who turns 70 today, won her first Oscar for her performance in Hannah and Her Sisters. Here she is looking very hip in a promotional photo for the movie:

Video Essay of the Day:

If you’re ever wondering if you should watch the Ridley Scott’s director’s cut of Kingdom of Heaven, Film Radar makes a great case for why it’s the better version:

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Adaptation Comparison of the Day:

See how similiar the old TV series The Incredible Hulk and the 2008 MCU movie The Incredible Hulk are with this side-by-side comparison from Dimitreze:

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Cosplay of the Day:

These two cosplaying Coco fans did such a great job they made me forget the Pixar feature is an animated film:

These #Coco coplays are amazing at #wondercon#wca2018pic.twitter.com/zhZWTw5jLN

— Creepy Kingdom (@CreepyKingdom) March 25, 2018

Movie Trivia of the Day:

Clickhole shares a whole bunch of incorrect trivia about Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas in order to “change the way you watch” it:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 55th anniversary of the release of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. Watch the filmmaker’s original teaser trailer for the classic horror drama below.

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Franchise Recap of the Day:

We’re one month away from the release of Avengers: Infinity War, so here’s an MCU supercut to help us recap the 18 movies leading up to this epic blockbuster (via Geek Tyrant):

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VFX Breakdown of the Day:

AxisVFX share a look at their digital effects work on the Aardman animated feature Early Man in this revealing VFX breakdown video (via io9):

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Fake Deleted Scene of the Day:

If you’re still hoping for answers to Rey’s parentage, here’s a fake deleted scene from Star Wars: The Last Jedi with a surprise father reveal (via Geek Tyrant):

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Truthful Marketing of the Day:

Speaking of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Honest Trailers has a lot of fun with its polarized reception in their latest breakdown/takedown:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Quentin Tarantino, who turns 55 today, directs Harvey Keitel while also in costume for his own role on the set of Reservoir Dogs in 1991:

Actor in the Spotlight:

In honor of the second season of Netflix and Marvel’s Jessica Jones, IMDb’s No Small Parts showcases the career of Krysten Ritter:

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Movie Science of the Day:

With Ready Player One out this week, MatPat’s latest Film Theory looks at a structural problem with the real-world (not the VR) world building of Steven Spielberg’s latest:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Here’s another great cosplay group spotted at WonderCon last weekend, all of them representing Jurassic Park:

I’m not even in the building yet #WonderConpic.twitter.com/iTQJ8ML125

— beetlejess (@jslipchi) March 25, 2018

Video Essay of the Day:

If you still haven’t seen Kogonada’s Columbus, one of the best films of last year, maybe this video essay will finally pique your interest:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 70th anniversary of the Phoenix-set premiere of John Ford’s Fort Apache. Watch the original trailer for the classic Western below.

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Abridged Movie of the Day:

If you forgot to see Star Wars: The Last Jedi or want a refresher of the story, the official Star Wars Twitter shared a very brief recap of the whole movie redone in Lego:

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Remade Trailer of the Day:

Speaking of Lego, there’s a new Avengers: Infinity War trailer, so you can bet Huxley Berg Studios did an awesome Lego re-creation of the whole thing:

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VFX Reel of the Day:

Speaking of Marvel movies, here’s a video from Image Engine breaking down the effects they did for Thor: Raganrok:

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Cosplay of the Day:

We expected to see plenty of Wonder Woman cosplay at WonderCon, but the fan dressed as Etta here is a special treat:

Squad goals. ?? #WonderCon#WonderWomanpic.twitter.com/XKK8RHEVzs

— FANDOM (@getFANDOM) March 25, 2018

Video Essay of the Day:

The latest video essay from Renegade Cut looks at newly minted Best Picture winner The Shape of Water and the concept of “the other”:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Sterling Hayden, who was born on this day in 1916, with co-star Peter Sellers and director Stanley Kubrick on the set of Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb in 1963:

Actor in the Spotlight:

Jared Harris, who stars in the new TV series Terror, gets a career showcase courtesy of IMDb’s No Small Parts:

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Filmmaker in Focus:

Also from IMDb, in honor of the release of Isle of Dogs, here’s a look at the trademarks of Wes Anderson movies:

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Halloween Decoration of the Day:

This terrifying It-inspired holiday decoration spotted at the Transworld Halloween and Attraction Show over the weekend is a bit much (via Geekologie):

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 80th anniversary of the release of Jezebel, which stars Bette Davis in an Oscar-winning role. Watch the original trailer for the classic drama below.

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Need a quick recap on the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:

BIG NEWS

Steven Spielberg will shoot Indiana Jones 5 and West Side Story next year: We talked to Steven Spielberg recently about Ready Player One‘s use of Star Wars plus his plans to make both the next Indiana Jones installment and his West Side Story remake back to back in 2019. Read more here.

GREAT NEWS

Tessa Thompson will star in the new Men in Black: The Men in Black spin-off will be a Thor: Ragnarok reunion, as Tessa Thompson increases her stardom with a lead role opposite Chris Hemsworth. Read more here.

WONDERFUL NEWS

Amy Poehler is making her feature directorial debut: Speaking of reunions, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey will be back on screen together at least briefly for Poehler’s feature directorial debut. The Netflix comedy is titled Wine Country and will be about a group of women traveling to Napa for a birthday. Read more here.

SURPRISING NEWS

Shia LaBeouf will star in a Shia LaBeouf biopic: Although the names will be changed, a movie about Shia LaBeouf’s early career and relationship with his father has been scripted by LaBeouf and will star LaBeouf as the dad. Lucas Hedges has the LaBeouf role. Read more here.

EXCLUSIVE BUZZ

Tag will be the wildest comedy of the summer: We visited the set of Tag, the surprisingly truth-based comedy about a group of adults playing the titular game and learned all about its wild improvisational style and action-movie spectacle. Read the whole report and watch the first trailer here.

COOL CULTURE

Avengers: Infinity War Easter eggs: Following the release of a new Avengers: Infinity War trailer last week, Mr. Sunday Movies dug in to break down and showcase all its Easter eggs and other important details. Watch it below.

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MUST-WATCH TRAILERS

Deadpool 2 rounds up X-Force: Another red-band trailer for the untitled Deadpool sequel arrived, revealing Josh Brolin’s Cable to be the villain and giving a better look at the unification of X-Force. Watch it below.

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Sicario 2: Day of the Soldado expands its title and marketing: The Sicario sequel got a longer title this week as it introduced a new trailer also spotlighting Josh Brolin in a reprisal of his role from the original movie. Watch it below.

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Can You Ever Forgive Me? showcases a serious Melissa McCarthy: Playing real-life disgraced author Lee Israel, Melissa McCarthy shows off her dramatic chops in the first trailer for Can You Ever Forgive Me?. Watch it here:

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Recap of the Day:

Before going to see Pacific Rim: Uprising, recall what happened in the first Pacific Rim with help from this silly recap:

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Reworked Movie of the Day:

Nerdist imagines Pacific Rim: Uprising as a 1975 release in this reworked trailer for the new sequel:

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Reworked Trailer of the Day:

Aldo Jones is back with another surreal Weird Trailer version of an Avengers: Infinity War trailer, this time messing with its Super Bowl spot:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

William Shatner, who turns 87 today, with co-stars Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley, director Robert Wise and creator Gene Roddenberry on the set of 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture:

Actor in the Spotlight:

Ahead of his great voice work in Isle of Dogs, here’s a celebration of Bryan Cranston by Jacob T. Swinney for Fandor:

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Movie Science of the Day:

Kyle Hill scientifically explains whether or not Superman could really create a diamond with his bare hands as he does in Superman III:

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Cosplay of the Day:

This Wolverine fan gets special points for cosplaying a very specific look for the character at the end of Logan:

Goodbye…my old friend#LOGAN#Cosplay#Xmen#Marvel#Comics#Wolverine#cosplayer@RealHughJackmanpic.twitter.com/gYqGWv9zFB

— SambuZ Cosplay (@SambuzCosplay) March 22, 2018

Movie Comparison of the Day:

According to Couch Tomato, among its many faults, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is basically a rehash of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull:

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Storyboards of the Day:

Speaking of comparisons, see the “Un Poco Loco” number from Pixar’s Coco side by side with the storyboards for the scene:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

This weekend is the 30th anniversary of the release of Biloxi Blues. Watch the original trailer for the classic Neil Simon comedy below.

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Wine Country: Amy Poehler (The House, above) will direct and star in Wine Country. The comedy will mark her directorial debut; it follows longtime friends who travel to the Napa Valley region of California to celebrate a birthday. Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Paula Pell, Maya Rudolph and Emily Spivey will also star, while Tina Fey will be featured .Spivey wrote the original screenplay with Liz Cackowski. Production will begin later this month. [The Hollywood Reporter]

It’s happening—Amy Poehler’s directorial debut, Wine Country, is coming soon to Netflix! Starring Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Paula Pell, Maya Rudolph, Emily Spivey and featuring Tina Fey. Get excited. Get real excited. pic.twitter.com/kZedPmzeVC

— Netflix US (@netflix) March 20, 2018

Stuber: Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick, above) will star in Stuber. Dave Bautista is already set to star in the action comedy, which will be directed by Michael Dowse (Goon). Tripper Clancy wrote the original script. Nanjiani will portray an Uber driver who picks up a cop (Bautista) on the trail of a killer. [Heat Vision]

Good Boys: Jacob Tremblay (Room; Wonder, above with Julia Roberts) will star in Good Boys. The film is described as an “R-rated comedy” that revolves around four boys who skip school for a day-long adventure. Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, whose credits as a writing team include Year One and Bad Teacher, wrote the screenplay and will make their directorial debut. Producers include Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. [Deadline]

Tag Trailer: Jeremy Renner (above), Jon Hamm, Ed Helms and Hannibal Buress star in Tag as friends who gather every year for a month-long game of tag. As the first trailer shows, however, their annual gathering may be coming to a close. Annabelle Wallis, Rashida Jones and Isla Fisher also star in the action-comedy, which will open in theaters on June 15. [Movieclips]

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Mashup of the Day:

Justice League disappointed at the box office, but what if that movie’s team faced-off against the heroes of Watchmen? Alex Luthor shows us in this fan-made trailer:

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Supercut of the Day:

The best comic book movies are those that have great villains, like the ones highlighted in this supercut by Robert Jones:

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Reworked Trailer of the Day:

Huxley Berg Studios remade the latest Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer in Lego, as they do so perfectly:

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Reworked Movie of the Day:

In anticipation of the release of Pacific Rim: Uprising this weekend, here’s John Boyega battling puppies in a more adorable version of the movie:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Speaking of Pacific Rim, it’s a good time to showcase cosplaying fans of the franchise, such as this one dressed as Sasha Kaidonovsky from the first movie:

Today on Daily #Cosplay: Incredible Sasha Kaidanovsky from Pacific Rim, More: https://t.co/TVJLxTWOewpic.twitter.com/MexSt0uaqH

— Daily Cosplay (@dailycosplay) March 19, 2018

Movie Scene Comparison of the Day:

Watch the different versions of the same sequences from Looper played side by side for comparison by Dimitreze:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Carl Reiner, who turns 96 today, looking sad on his 57th birthday with Steve Martin on the set of The Jerk in 1979:

Filmmaker in Focus:

In anticipation of Isle of Dogs, Honest Trailers looks at all of Wes Anderson’s movies and truthfully markets them appropriately:

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Video Essay of the Day:

This year marks the 45th anniversary of the release of The Exorcist so it’s a good time for this deep analysis of the horror classic by Rob Ager:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of Mike Nichols’ Primary Colors. Watch the original trailer for the classic political drama below.

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