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

Film History of the Day:

Vanity Fair looks at the history and conventions of the romantic comedy starting with 1931’s City Lights:

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Fake Commercial of the Day:

If Being John Malkovich was real and took place today, customers would book trips inside John Malkovich via AirBnB:

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Alternate Soundtracks of the Day:

This amusing video imagines more literal soundtrack choices for iconic movies scenes based on specific lines of dialogue:

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Video Essay of the Day:

The latest video essay from Renegade Cut looks at the existential themes of Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

In honor of International Women’s Day, here is a portrait of filmmaking pioneer Alice Guy-Blache in the early 20th century:

Filmmakers in Focus:

In honor of this week’s anniversary of the Big Lebowski release, ScreenCrush shows how every Coen Brothers movie is connected:

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Movie Food of the Day:

Learn how to make the chocolate lava cake from Jon Favreau’s Chef in this edition of Binging with Babish:

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

If only Justice League had copied the better Avengers movie. Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons it’s a basically a remake of Avengers: Age of Ultron:

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Cosplay of the Day:

If Jennifer Lawrence ever drops out of the X-Men movies for good, this clever cosplayer can surely take her place:

Brilliant Mystique cosplay pic.twitter.com/dLbAtZkMkA

— Cosplay (@CosplayHeaven) March 8, 2018

Classic Trailer of the Day:

This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Brian De Palma’s The Fury. Watch the original trailer for the classic supernatural horror film below.

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Behind-the-Scenes Video of the Day:

Watch the throne scene from Star Wars: The Last Jedi featuring Andy Serkis performing as Supreme Leader Snoke before the effects were filled in:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Speaking of Star Wars, this Mars Rover driver at NASA who cosplays as Rey at work is a real American hero:

Howdy. I’m NASA Rey. I cosplay as Rey while driving Mars rovers and flying NASA’s TIE fighter. pic.twitter.com/Rw0yAceIfx

— Keri Bean (@PlanetaryKeri) March 7, 2018

Scene Analysis of the Day:

Writer-director Jordan Peele narrates a significant scene from his Oscar-winning movie Get Out care of the latest New York Times Anatomy of the Scene:

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Acting Parody of the Day:

Speaking of Get Out, co-star Bradley Whitford stars in this Funny or Die sketch imagining the idea of an “emotional stuntman”:

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Fan Theory of the Day:

MatPat’s latest crazy film theory explains how the Stephen King adaptation It is a sequel to the new Madeline L’Engle adaptation A Wrinkle in Time:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

In honor of her role in A Wrinkle in Time, here’s a throwback to Oprah Winfrey’s first film role in Steven Spielberg’s The Color Purple. In the below publicity photo, she’s with co-star Willard Pugh.

Actor in the Spotlight:

For Women’s History Month, Fandor highlights the career of actress-turned-director Elizabeth Banks:

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Filmmaker in Focus:

One Hundred Years of Cinema highlights the little-known career of the Japanes master filmmaker Hiroshi Shimizu:

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

Does the Oscar-winning animated feature Coco seem familiar? Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons it’s the same movie as Back to the Future:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 45th anniversary of the release of Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye. Watch the original trailer for the classic neo-noir below.

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The latest video from Malian singer and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara, for the song “Nterini,” opens with a simple but stark reminder: “In a world of seven billion people, one billion are migrants.” The Pew Research Center puts the number at a quarter of a billion — a figure that’s still shockingly high.

“My love has gone far away and may never come back,” Diawara sings. “He has left his family and friends behind and gone away / He may never come back / What am I to do? He was my friend and my confidant.”

The video, directed by the Ethiopian artist Aïda Muluneh, follows a young man as he crosses the desert, a single bag of belongings slung over his shoulder. Though he’s left behind a woman he loves and his family, he’s gone in search of a better life. By the end, his family receives news of his journey — it isn’t good. It’s a subtle, affecting reminder of the global migration crisis.

“Nterini,” which means “My Love/Confidant,” is from Diawara’s just-announced album FENFO, due out May 18 on Shanachie. It’s her followup to 2011’s debut full-length Fatou.

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Mashup of the Day:

This was inevitable and very quickly done, a mashup of the new Christopher Robin teaser with Ted by Nelson Carvajal of Free Cinema Now:

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Cosplay of the Day:

In anticipation of this week’s release of A Wrinkle in Time, here’s an adorable mini Mrs. Whatsit (via Ava DuVernay):

Channeling my inner Mrs. Whatsit from #WrinkleInTime@RWitherspoon ??? Be a warrior pic.twitter.com/1PNcUz2jgh

— Ferdalump (@ferdalump) March 6, 2018

Video Essay of the Day:

Here’s a video essay from Like Stories From Old that explores the stoicism in the internet’s favorite movie, The Shawshank Redemption:

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Commercial of the Day:

In case you missed Mudbound helmer Dee Rees’s awesome sci-fi short/commercial for Walmart during the Oscars, you can watch it here (and check out the others by Melissa McCarthy and Nancy Meyers at /Film):

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Supercut of the Day:

Blade Runner 2049 may have won an Oscar for its visuals but it was also nominated in the sound categories. Here’s a video reminding us why:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Here’s Guillermo del Toro, now an Oscar-winning filmmaker, directing Wesley Snipes on the set of Blade II way back in 2001:

Dream Casting of the Day:

Speaking of Blade, fans are suggesting John Boyega for a reboot of the Marvel franchise, so BossLogic shows us what that could look like:

Based on the suggestions here is a quick mock up of @JohnBoyega#blade

Only if @wesleysnipes passes the torch
We all ?? the OG#mcu#marvel@MarvelStudiospic.twitter.com/6aHwovSDE1

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) March 6, 2018

Dream Toy of the Day:

The latest fan-proposed Lego set is inspired by Labyrinth — and its own inspiration, artist M.C. Escher, of course:

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Truthful Marketing of the Day:

Honest Trailers reminds us how awesome Thor: Ragnarok is with very little snappy criticisms:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of The Big Lebowski. Watch the original trailer for the classic Coen Brothers movie below.

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Unused Oscars Musical Number of the Day:

Apparently the guys from The Lonely Island pitched a musical number for this year’s Oscars but it was deemed “financially and logistically impossible,” so they shared the awards-satirizing song online instead:

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Star Wars Parody of the Day:

Charles Barkley stars as a confused Jedi in this also-unaired J.J. Abrams-introduced Saturday Night Live sketch for The Mos Eisley Five: A Star Wars Story:

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Alternative Movie Posters of the Day:

Get ready for the ’80s and ’90s nostalgia explosion of Ready Player One with this gallery of posters pay homage to classic movies of that era:

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Commercial of the Day:

Speaking of classic movie tributes, here’s the Academy Museum ad parodying The Shining that aired during the Oscars last night:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

James Ivory, who becamse the oldest Oscar winner in history last night, poses on the set of his movie The Wild Party in 1974:

Filmmaker in Focus:

Fandor celebrates Oscar nominee and lifetime achievement honoree Agnes Varda with this video by Luis Azevedo highlighting the sounds of her films:

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Video Essay of the Day:

The latest Channel Criswell video essay looks at how Requiem for a Dream structures self-destruction:

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Cosplay of the Day:

The sign of a great comic book movie villain is the passion that people put into cosplaying as that character, like here:

This is commitment right here. Every single scar was individually placed. #Killmonger#BlackPanther#ECCC2018#cosplaypic.twitter.com/rL0A5OI6KC

— theblerdgurl @ECCC (@theblerdgurl) March 5, 2018

Movie Food of the Day:

See how to make tiny pawpsicles from Frozen courtesy of Oh My Disney:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

This week is the 20th anniversary of the release of U.S. Marshals. Watch the original trailer for the classic Fugitive spin-off below.

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Latin music continues to infiltrate the mainstream market at rapid pace and in new incarnations. The cross-cultural successes of J Balvin and Willy Williams’ “Mi Gente” and Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s YouTube record-breaking “Despacito” last year were undeniable indicators of the trend, and as 2018 unfolds Latinx artists continue to benefit from the increased attention. Puerto Rico and Colombia unite as Nicky Jam drops his latest track “X (Equis)” featuring J Balvin and produced by Afro Brother and Jeon, the first sample from Jam’s upcoming album.

“Y no te puedo mentir / Lo que dicen en la calle sobre mí,” Nicky sings, which translate to: “And I can not lie to you / What they say on the street about me.”

The song’s video is a clean and vivid affair, calling to mind Director X clip like Sean Paul’s “I’m Still In Love With You” or, more recently, Drake’s “Hotline Bling.” The colorful visual was shot in Miami, and directed by Jesse Terrero.

“X (Equis)” has sprinkles of reggaeton, pop and Afrobeat. The track is driven by a simple, sexy, synth-y trumpeted hook. It’s not the first time the Latin stars and real-life friends have collaborated (remixes to 2014’s “Travesuras” and 2015’s “Ay Vamos” are past standouts), but this is definitely the highest their profiles have ever been.

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The Shape of Water won the Oscar for Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards, one of the few surprises of this year’s ceremony. Additionally, the movie won for Best Production Design, Best Original Score and Best Director, for Guillermo del Toro’s incredible vision. With just four wins, the fantasy drama was the most honored film of the night.

Other big multiple winners included Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which saw Frances McDormand named Best Actress and Sam Rockwell named Best Supporting Actor; Darkest Hour, which won Best Makeup and Hairstyling and Best Actor for Gary Oldman’s lead performance; Coco, which was named Best Animated Feature and recipient of the Best Original Song award for “Remember Me”; Dunkirk, which won for Best Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing; and Blade Runner 2049, which won for Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects.

Speaking of the cinematography win for the Blade Runner sequel, that was Roger Deakins finally taking home an Oscar on his record 14th nomination. And speaking of the Makeup and Hairstyling win, Kazuhiro Tsuji became the first Asian person ever to be honored in that category. Jordan Peele, meanwhile, became the first African American to win an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

Among the other milestones of the night, a Netflix feature film finally won an Oscar, with Icarus being named Best Documentary Feature (Netflix won its first Oscar last year with the documentary short The White Helmets). Also, Call Me By Your Name screenwriter James Ivory became the oldest winner ever, at age 89.

See all the winners highlighted in bold below.

BEST PICTURE
Call Me By Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Get Out
Lady Bird
Phantom Thread
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

BEST ACTRESS
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Meryl Streep, The Post

BEST ACTOR
Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

BEST DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Jordan Peele, Get Out
Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread
Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Call Me By Your Name, James Ivory
The Disaster Artist, Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Logan, Scott Frank, James Mangold, Michael Green
Molly’s Game, Aaron Sorkin
Mudbound, Virgil Williams and Dee Rees

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Big Sick, Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani
Get Out, Jordan Peele
Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig
The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Martin McDonagh

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Dunkirk
Phantom Thread
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Mighty River,” Mudbound
“Mystery of Love,” Call Me By Your Name
“Remember Me,” Coco
“Stand Up For Something,” Marshall
“This Is Me,” The Greatest Showman

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Mudbound
The Shape of Water

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Beauty and the Beast
Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Beauty and the Beast
Darkest Hour
Phantom Thread
The Shape of Water
Victoria & Abdul

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Blade Runner 2049
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Kong: Skull Island
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
War for the Planet of the Apes

BEST FILM EDITING
Baby Driver
Dunkirk
I, Tonya
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Darkest Hour
Victoria & Abdul
Wonder

BEST SOUND EDITING
Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

BEST SOUND MIXING
Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A Fantastic Woman, Chile
The Insult, Lebanon
Loveless, Russia
On Body and Soul, Hungary
The Square, Sweden

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
Coco
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Dear Basketball
Garden Party
Lou
Negative Space
Revolting Rhymes

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM
DeKalb Elementary
The Eleven O’Clock
My Nephew Emmett
The Silent Child
Watu Wote/All of Us

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Edith and Eddie
Heaven Is A Traffic Jam on the 405
Heroin(e)
Knife Skills
Traffic Stop

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
Faces Places
Icarus
Last Men in Aleppo
Strong Island

Congratulations to all the winners!

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

BIG NEWS

Kristen Wiig might be Wonder Woman’s next adversary: Cheetah is expected to be the villain in Wonder Woman 2, and SNL vet Kristen Wiig is the choice to play against Gal Gadot’s superhero in the role in the sequel. Read more here and see an artist’s interpretation of the casting here.

GREAT NEWS

Chris Hemsworth tapped for another franchise: He’s best known as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Chris Hemsworth is about to become famous for another major property: Men In Black. Read more about his possible casting in a planned spin-off here.

SURPRISING NEWS

Best Picture Sequels: We’ve heard in the past about potential follow-ups to Call Me By Your Name and Get Out, and now fellow Best Picture nominees Darkest Hour and Lady Bird have joined the mix of possibile sequel spawners. Read more here and here.

EXCLUSIVE BUZZ

Jennifer Lawrence on the Red Sparrow everyone is talking about: We talked to Red Sparrow star Jennifer Lawrence and director Francis Lawrence about the most memorable moment in the movie. Watch their discussion of the scene that will have everyone talking below.

Jennifer Lawrence and director Francis Lawrence break down a #RedSparrow scene that everyone’s gonna be talking about… pic.twitter.com/v9iaITAk7w

— Fandango (@Fandango) March 1, 2018

COOL CULTURE

How to win Best Picture: With the Academy Awards happening this weekend, this week brought a lot of cool Oscars-related videos, including the below Vanity Fair guide to winning the top honor of the night. Find more Oscars supercuts, tributes and nominee showcases here and here and here.

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MUST-WATCH TRAILERS

Wreck-It Ralph 2 lampoons the internet: Disney dropped the first real teaser trailer for Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2, and it’s filled with lots of silly parodies of ads, games and websites. Watch it below.

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The Endless gets chilly, quickly: We shared an exclusive new trailer for The Endless, a new dramatic thriller from Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead in which they play brothers revisiting a cult they once escaped. Watch it here:

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Juggernaut is out for vigilante justice: Death Wish actor Jack Kesy stars in the first trailer for the crime drama Juggernaut, which follows a local outlaw returning home to avenge his late mother. Watch it below.

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Casting Rendering of the Day:

Kristen Wiig might play the villain Cheetah in Wonder Woman 2, so BossLogic shows us what she could look like in the sequel:

Quick Kristen Wiig Cheetah today for some fun #WonderWoman2@WonderWomanFilm@PattyJenks@GalGadotpic.twitter.com/wqVKyjamc2

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) March 1, 2018

Reworked Movie of the Day:

Artist Jeronimus Dekker ambitiously retells the original Star Wars as an animated short film (via /Film):

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Reworked Trailer of the Day:

Speaking of turning live-action things animated, here’s a redo of the Ant-Man and the Wasp using old cartoon clips:

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Alternate Movie Posters of the Day:

Get ready for this Sunday’s Oscars with these alternate posters for the Best Picture nominees from artist Matt Needle:

These alternate #Oscars posters from @needledesign are pretty cool. pic.twitter.com/6TKe7VE0vC

— One Perfect Shot (@OnePerfectShot) February 28, 2018

Movie Science of the Day:

Kyle Hill scientifically explains what would really happen if a vibranium meteor hit Earth as in Black Panther:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Ron Howard, who turns 64 today, with producer George Lucas and the Nelwyn cast on the set of Willow in 1987:

Filmmaker in Focus:

Billy Wilder was recently deemed the best screenwriter of all time by current screenwriters, so Just Write looks at why that’s the case (via Film School Rejects):

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Cosplay of the Day:

Dark Helmet from Spaceballs gets some cosplay love in this photo shared by Funko from Emerald City Comic Con:

“I am your father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former roommate.”
Great cosplay near the Funko Booth!! #ECCC#ECCC2018#FunkoECCCpic.twitter.com/a6wWxZVe78

— Funko (@OriginalFunko) March 1, 2018

Mashup of the Day:

Funny or Die combined scenes from I, Tonya and Blades of Glory and they go together perfectly:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

This weekend is the 75th anniversary of the release of Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man. Watch the original trailer for the classic monster mashup below.

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