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

Movie Science of the Day:

For Nerdist, Kyle Hill scientifically explains how Black Panther’s vibranium suit works:

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Custom Build of the Day:

Speaking of Black Panther, see the guys from Baltimore Knife and Sword forge a replica of Zuri’s spear from the movie:

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Movie Pitch of the Day:

Watch Taika Waititi on Entertainment Tonight pitching a mockumentary romantic comedy about Marvel’s Vision and Scarlet Witch:

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Movie Comparisons of the Day:

Couch Tomato shows 24 ways that all “hood” movies follow the same formula:

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Awards Criticism of the Day:

In this video essay, The Nerdwriter argues that The Florida Project should have been nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Milos Forman, who turns 86 this weekend, takes a rest with stars Colin Firth and Meg Tilly on the set of his 1989 movie Valmont:

Filmmaker in Focus:

Fandor looks at Alfonso Cuaron’s use of long takes in their latest “Found in Translation” video:

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Video Essay of the Day:

In his latest video essay, Matt Draper shows how Sleeping Beauty is the pinnacle of classic Disney animated features:

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Cosplay of the Day:

In honor of the new Incredibles 2 trailer, here’s some awesome Edna Mode cosplay:

Edna Mode- Box Turtle Cosplay pic.twitter.com/NNA7fEo316

— Cosplay (@CosplayHeaven) February 15, 2018

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 40th anniversary of the release of Coming Home. Watch the original trailer for the classic Oscar-winning drama below.

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Supercut of the Day:

In honor of Valentine’s Day, One Perfect Shot celebrates the best couples in the movies:

Whether you’re paired up or alone, we wish you a Happy #ValentinesDay. We’re celebrating our favorite cinematic couples. Which is yours? pic.twitter.com/BZ2L1obV6S

— One Perfect Shot (@OnePerfectShot) February 14, 2018

Movie Ranking of the Day:

Meanwhile, ScreenCrush celebrates the best kisses in the movies the below supercut and a ranked list on their site.

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Audition of the Day:

Watch Liam Neeson audition for the part of Cupid for a fake movie on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert:

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Film History of the Day:

Ahead of this year’s Oscars, Burger Fiction showcases every Academy Award winner for Best Cinematography:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

John Barrymore, whose birth certificate shows he was born on this day (though his family claimed February 15th), poses with one of his Valentines, third wife and co-star Dolores Costello, and some monkeys on the set of The Sea Beast in 1925:

Filmmaker in Focus:

Studio Binder explores the work of Akira Kurosawa and how the filmmaker mastered the color palette:

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

Dimitreze places clips from The Iron Lady side by side with the actual footage of Margaret Thatcher:

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Video Essay of the Day:

In the latest video essay from Likes Stories of Old, the philosophy of Cloud Atlas is explored through the lens of Fyodor Dostoevsky and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Spider-Man 3 isn’t very good, but Spider-Man 3 cosplay is pretty awesome:

AGGHHH!! IT’S TOBEY MAGUIRE! RUN!

Haha, props to Glasgow Spidey for this awesome cosplay. Best Sam Raimi Spider-Man look I’ve ever seen. pic.twitter.com/4WQ81wRewo

— Becky Morrison (@SpiderBecks) February 14, 2018

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 10th anniversary of the release of Definitely, Maybe. Watch the original trailer for the romance classic below.

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Movie Set Up of the Day:

Black Panther hits theaters in just a few days, so Slate shows us what we need to know before going to see it:

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Character History of the Day:

Speaking of back story on Black Panther, here’s Screen Rant with the character’s evolution from comics to the big screen:

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Music Video Parody of the Day:

Nerdist parodies Jaden Smith’s “Icon” and its music video themed to the plot of Black Panther:

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Truthful Marketing of the Day:

In anticipation of Black Panther, Honest Trailers reminds us of the ups and downs of the Blade trilogy:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Kim Novak, who turns 85 today, receives direction from Alfred Hitchcock on the set of Vertigo in 1957:

Deleted Scene of the Day:

Coco directors Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina introduce a rough-cut deleted scene from the movie showing how it used to be more of a musical:

Dream Casting of the Day:

Tommy Wiseau dreams of playing The Joker instead of Joaquin Phoenix after a fan showed us all what he would look like in the role (via Heroic Hollywood):

Yes ! I want to be THE JOKER !

Fan art by @aitesamfarooq02 pic.twitter.com/dteVXDikgm

— Tommy Wiseau (@TommyWiseau) February 11, 2018

Filming Locations of the Day:

In honor of this week’s 25th anniversary of Groundhog Day, Moon Film showcases the real locations from the movie and what they look like now:

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Cosplay of the Day:

What if there was a cartoon depicting horror movie icons as babies? Here’s a cosplaying infant to show what Pennywise would look like:

Baby Pennywise pic.twitter.com/3Lji7rUGu3

— Club Stephen King ?? (@ClubSTEPHENKING) February 13, 2018

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of Sphere. Watch the original trailer for the sci-fi classic below.

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Willy Wonka: A “re-imagining” of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is on its way. Paul King (Paddington, Paddington 2) is in final negotiations to direct Willy Wonka, based on a screenplay by Simon Rich (Inside Out). Reportedly, the hope is to launch “a new franchise that will stand out artistically.” First published in 1964, Dahl’s novel served as the basis for the beloved musical fantasy Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971, above), starring Gene Wilder, as well as Tim Burton’s 2005 version, starring Johnny Depp. [THR]

Kung Fury: Michael Fassbender (above in The Snowman) will star in the action-comedy Kung Fury. It’s a sequel to the same-titled, outlandishly funny and entertaining short film, written and directed by David Sandberg, that paid homage to martial arts action and cop thrillers of the 1980s. Sandberg will costar in the feature version alongside Fassbender and David Hasselhoff, who also appeared in the original short. [Variety]

Mr. Columbus, are you ready for Freddy? #FiveNightsatFreddyspic.twitter.com/4F7QEnw16x

— Blumhouse (@blumhouse) February 12, 2018

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Chris Columbus, known for writing Gremlins and The Goonies, as well as directing Home Alone and the first two installments in the Harry Potter series, will write and direct Five Nights at Freddy’s for Blumhouse Productions (Get Out, Split). It’s based on Scott Cawthon’s popular video game featuring a security guard in combat against “animatronic robots that come to life in a Chuck E. Cheese-like venue.” [Deadline]

A Quiet Place Trailer: In the first trailer for A Quiet Place, something terrible has happened, leaving a desperate family alone in a world where they must stay quiet if they hope to survive. Emily Blunt and John Krasinski star; Krasinski directed. The thriller will open in theaters on April 6. [Movieclips]

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BIG NEWS

Netflix dropped The Cloverfield Paradox out of the blue: Movie fans got a surprise treat on Super Bowl Sunday as Netflix debuted its first trailer for the new Cloverfield movie, The Cloverfield Paradox, and revealed that it would start streaming immediately after the game. Check out the trailer here, how it ties to the other movies here and what’s next for the franchise here.

GREAT NEWS

More Star Wars movies and TV series in the works: In addition to debuting the first Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer (see below), Disney and Lucasfilm made two big announcements this week, one being that Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are writing and producing a series of Star Wars movies and the other being that multiple TV series are in development for Disney’s new streaming servivce. Read more here and here.

SURPRISING NEWS

Joaquin Phoenix is the next Joker: Oscar-nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix has agreed to play The Joker in the standalone origin story movie about the DC Comics villain that’s being produced by Martin Scorsese and directed by Todd Phillips. Read more here.

EXCLUSIVE BUZZ

Annihilation director Alex Garland talks new TV series: We talked to Alex Garland about his new movie, Annihilation, and his planned sci-fi TV series that he says will be more like Ex Machina. Check out our interview here.

COOL CULTURE

The Marvel Cinematic Universe turns 10: Marvel managed to get 79 actors and filmmakers from the first 10 years of the MCU together for a “class photo” shoot. Watch a video of the gathering below.

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MUST-WATCH TRAILERS

Solo: A Star Wars Story takes us back: The first trailer for the standalone prequel Solo: A Star Wars Story arrived with exciting peeks at young Han Solo and Lando Calrissian. Watch it below and find answers to all your questions here.

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Mission: Impossible – Fallout teases some wildy entertaining stunts: The first trailer for the sixth Mission: Impossible movie arrived during the Super Bowl with promise of some stunning set pieces. Watch it below, check out a behind the scenes look at one of the big stunts, and see more Super Bowl trailers here.

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Deadpool 2 humorously introduces Cable: The new trailer for Deadpool 2 showcases the debut of Cable and his team-up with the titular goofball mercenary. Check it out here:

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Venom showcases a supervillain without his superhero: The first teaser for Sony’s Venom, about the iconic Spider-Man villain, arrived with barely a glimpse of the monstrous antihero that star Tom Hardy will become. Watch it here:

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Commemorative Gathering of the Day:

Marvel shared a video of its MCU 10th anniversary “class photo” shoot from last fall featuring 79 actors and filmmakers from the franchise:

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Easter Eggs of the Day:

You’ve already watched the new Deadpool 2 trailer a hundred times, now watch Mr. Sunday Movies’ humorous highlight of its Easter eggs and other details:

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Mashup of the Day:

Proving how generic the new Venom trailer is, Nelson Carvajal mashed it with the Tom Hardy crime drama The Drop and it fits pretty well (via Free Cinema Now):

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

Speaking of familiar-looking superhero movies, Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons why My Super Ex-Girlfriend is basically a rehash of Meteor Man:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Jack Lemmon, who was born on this day in 1925, rehearses a scene with director Billy Wilder on the set of Some Like It Hot in 1958:

Filmmaker in Focus:

For Fandor, Luis Azevedo compiles the sounds of the films of Guillermo del Toro:

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Musical Performance of the Day:

Watch 12-year-old Coco star Anthony Gonzalez perform “Un Poco Loco” from the Pixar movie on a wacky talk show (via io9):

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Cosplay of the Day:

This cosplayer is great whether he’s dressed up as Pennywise from It or Doctor Strange or some sort of scary genie:

Day7: Next cosplayer for #28daysofpoccosplay #28daysofblackcosplay is
Cosplayer: @brandontheshapeshifter
Haven’t heard or seen this cosplayer untill my first encounter with his penny wise cosplay last year at Dragoncon. pic.twitter.com/QPDWBaJdzg

— LilhevnCosplay (@lilhevncosplay) February 7, 2018

Video Essay of the Day:

One of the most underrated movies of last year gets a video essay as Renegade Cut looks at the meaning of Mother!:

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Classic Movie Clip of the Day:

Today is the 50th anniversary of the release of the original Planet of the Apes. Watch one of the most iconic scenes with one of the most famous lines from the movie below.

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Alternate Beginning of the Day:

A fan created the original opening sequence that J.J. Abrams had planned for Star Wars: The Force Awakens based on storyboards (via Geek Tyrant):

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Behind the Scenes Video of the Day:

Watch Tom Cruise piloting a helicopter in a new practical stunt for Mission: Impossible – Fallout in this making-of featurette:

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Cosplay of the Day:

It’s Wednesday, so here’s Black Panther star Lupita Nyong’o with some more great cosplay to share:

Friends who #BlackPanther cosplay together are Wakandan Forever! To my warrior sister @ashley_theamazon – I can’t wait for you to see the movie! #WakandaWednesday

Credit: https://t.co/yx8svIcX5Apic.twitter.com/SqcuyDNX10

— Lupita Nyong’o (@Lupita_Nyongo) February 7, 2018

Film History of the Day:

Burger Fiction showcases every winner of an Oscar for visual effects in this chronological supercut:

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Mashup of the Day:

One Minute Critic perfectly combined the trailer for the Peter Jackson-produced Mortal Engines with the Monty Python short The Crimson Permanent Assurance from The Meaning of Life (via Geek Tyrant):

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Vintage Image of the Day:

This week is the 50th anniversary of the release of Planet of the Apes, so here’s a behind-the-scenes photo of the spaceship crash:

Movie Comparison of the Day:

Dimitreze presents scenes from the Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious side by side with real footage of the rapper’s life:

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Movie Locations of the Day:

Moon Film showcases the real Burkittsville, Maryland, locations used in the filming of The Blair Witch Project:

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Video Essay of the Day:

Think The Boss Baby isn’t worthy of an Oscar? What about worthy of a video essay? Wisecrack explores the movie’s accidental philosophy:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 45th anniversary of the release of The Train Robbers starring John Wayne. Watch the original trailer for the classice Western below.

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Music Video of the Day:

Kendrick Lamar has a new music video for “All The Stars,” a new single from the Black Panther soundtrack:

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Easter Eggs of the Day:

Mr. Sunday Movies humorously breaks down the Easter eggs and other things missed in the new Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer:

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Reworked Trailer of the Day:

Speaking of the new Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer, Mashable changed all the sound effects so it doesn’t seem so momentous:

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Awards Promo of the Day:

Jimmy Kimmel and Warren Beatty make fun of the big Best Picture debacle of last year’s Oscars in the first commercial for the 90th Academy Awards:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Ronald Reagan, who was born on this day in 1911, receives a birthday greeting from then-wife Jane Wyman on the set of John Loves Mary in 1949:

Filmmaker in Focus:

David Lynch’s masterpieces are celebrated in this montage video essay from editor Gabriel Fasano:

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Comparison of the Day:

Meta Ball Studios shows numerous robots from movies and TV side by side to show their difference in size (via Geekologie):

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Truthful Marketing of the Day:

In anticipation of Fifty Shades Freed, Honest Trailers looks at another bad sex-filled movie, Showgirls:

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Cosplay of the Day:

There are enough Rapunzel cosplayers out there, so now it’s time to spotlight a great Ryder:

Flynn Rider – #Tangled

It’s been such an epic weekend in Germany and now that I’m home, allow me to share this first wonderful preview of my new #Flynn Cosplay! ??
I really think @Eosandy got my nose right, didn’t he???

Ph – The man, @Eosandy@tangledseries@Disney@DisneyFRpic.twitter.com/pizmUWzDlV

— Leon Chiro@AMKE! ???? (@Leon_Chiro) February 6, 2018

Classic Trailer of the Day:

This week is the 45th anniversary of the release of Black Caesar. Watch the original trailer for the Blaxploitation classic below.

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Franchise Recap of the Day:

Fifty Shades Freed opens this weekend, so Screen Junkies shows us what happened in the first two Fifty Shades movies:

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Reworked Trailer of the Day:

The official Red Band trailer for Eli Roth’s Death Wish remake has been done in a retro Grindhouse style:

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Role Reprisal of the Day:

On Saturday Night Live, Natalie Portman again played Jackie Kennedy, whom she portrayed in an Oscar-nominated performance in Jackie:

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

With The Cloverfield Paradox now on Netflix, check out Couch Tomato’s reasons why 10 Cloverfield Lane is pretty much a redo of Blast From the Past:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Michael Mann, who turns 75 today, directs Daniel Day-Lewis on the set of The Last of the Mohicans in 1991:

Actor in the Spotlight:

The latest edition of No Small Parts showcases the acting career of Altered Carbon star Joel Kinnaman:

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Remade Scene of the Day:

One of the best scenes of Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been re-created as a 16-bit video game fight by Mr. Sunday Movies:

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Parody Video of the Day:

Speaking of Star Wars, Darth Vader stars in Nerdist’s Masterclass parody as an expert in branding:

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Cosplay of the Day:

There’s a lot of Disney Princess cosplay out there but not enough Fantasia costumes. This one is rare and awesome:

Ahhh!! ?? @annebarhyte just sent me new photos of my Fantasia cosplay!! I LOVE THIS ONE!! pic.twitter.com/gOW7lRTTcE

— Ginny Di ?? (@itsginnydi) January 18, 2018

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of Wes Craven’s The Serpent and the Rainbow. Watch the original trailer for the horror classic below.

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BIG NEWS

Tom Hanks to Play “Mister Rogers”: Hollywood nice guy Tom Hanks is set to portray PBS nice guy Fred Rogers in a biopic about the children’s television icon, who hosted Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Read more here.

GREAT NEWS

F. Gary Gray to direct Men in Black sequel: Following his success with Straight Outta Compton and The Fate of the Furious, F. Gary Gray has been tapped to direct the next Men in Black movie, which will involve new characters. Read more here.

FESTIVAL BUZZ

The best of Sundance 2018: We went to Sundance and now have a lot of new movies to recommend, so we compiled a guide to what you need to put on your must-watch list from this year’s festival. Check out our picks here.

AWARDS BUZZ

Where to watch the Oscar nominees: We compiled a guide to help you catch up with all of this year’s Oscar nominees before the big awards show next month. Check out our exclusive listing here.

COOL CULTURE

Ant-Man and the Wasp Easter eggs: The folks at ScreenCrush pored through the new Ant-Man and the Wasp trailer for hidden Easter eggs and offer explanation for those details and more. Watch the video below.

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MUST-WATCH TRAILERS

Ant-Man and the Wasp promises some humorous action: The first trailer for the Marvel sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp showcases Evangeline Lily’s promotion to badass costumed hero while reminding us of the comedic elements to look forward to. Watch it here:

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The 2018 Oscar-nominated shorts have big appeal: This year’s Oscar nominees in the three short film categories will be playing together on the big screen this month, and there’s a new trailer spotlighting them all. Watch it here:

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The First Purge teases the beginning: The first teaser for the next Purge movie, a prequel going back to the start, debuted as a fake political ad. Check it out here:

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