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Mashup of the Day:

Who wouldn’t like to see Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum in a Star Wars movie? This perfect mashup with Independence Day from PistolShrimps makes it happen:

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Trailer Remake of the Day:

Speaking of Jeff Goldblum, Nerdist shows us what Thor: Ragnarok (aka Thor III: Ragnarok The Motion Picture) might have looked like as released on VHS in 1987:

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Dream Casting Rendering of the Day:

Jackie Earle Haley would make a great Joker, and here’s BossLogic to show us what that could look like:

Forgot to post it on its own – @jackieearle Joker
Thank you @ClayEnos for the epic photo pic.twitter.com/5B6DGlmymG

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) September 18, 2017

Movie Pairing of the Day:

We’ve seen Black Swan and The Wrestler comparison videos before, but with Darren Aronofsky’s mother! in theaters, here’s a new one:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Baz Luhrmann, who turned 55 yesterday, directs Nicole Kidman on the set of his 2000 musical Moulin Rouge!:

Filmmaker in Focus:

In honor or Greta Gerwig making her solo directorial debut this fall, Fandor looks at the evolution of her career:

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Actor in the Spotlight:

In the latest Obsessive Pop Culture Disorder from Cracked, Daniel O’Brien explores the similar ’90s roles of Andie MacDowell:

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Cosplay of the Day:

We can never see too much Yondu and Mary Poppins mashup cosplay. Here’s a recent one from DragonCon:

Ok, I see Bert dressed as Mary Poppins done as Yondo so kinda three in one ?#dragoncon ( photo @lilhevncosplay ) pic.twitter.com/4NMtPfZiDj

— ejen @ SenshiCon (@cosplayamerica) September 15, 2017

Movie Analysis of the Day:

For The Film Theorists, the latest Film Legends goes over the hidden messages of David Fincher’s Fight Club:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 25th anniversary of the release of Cameron Crowe’s Singles. Watch the original trailer for the grunge classic below.

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BIG NEWS

J.J. Abrams will direct Star Wars IX: Following the departure of Colin Trevorrow as the director of Star Wars: Episode IX, Lucasfilm announced the return of The Force Awakens helmer J.J. Abrams. Due to the changeup, they also rescheduled the trilogy-closer to release on December 20, 2019. Read more here.

GREAT NEWS

Patty Jenkins officially signs on for Wonder Woman 2: Everyone presumed Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins would be back for the sequel, but now it’s not only official but great news that she will receive the highest payday for a woman filmmaker ever. Read more here.

FINE FIRST LOOK

The new Hellboy: We got our first look at David Harbour as the new Hellboy, seen above. Read more on the movie here.

COOL CULTURE

Dave Bautista is a replicant on the run: Speaking of tough guys, Dave Bautista’s new Blade Runner 2049 replicant character is introduced in a new prequel short film. Watch it below.

#BladeRunner2049‘s @DaveBautista is a replicant on the run in this never-before-seen in-world prequel. Watch it now. pic.twitter.com/xGn3WfjATF

— iTunes Trailers (@iTunesTrailers) September 14, 2017

FESTIVAL BUZZ

Toronto International Film Festival highlights: We are still at TIFF this week, and we’ve been sharing our own and others’ buzz about big movies from the film festival, including Downsizing and Molly’s Game. Read more here and here.

MUST-WATCH TRAILERS

Coco looks stunning: The new trailer for Pixar’s next animated feature, Coco, teases a movie that’s absolutely gorgeous and pretty funny, too. Watch it below.

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Fifty Shades Freed will see us soon: The first teaser for Fifty Shades Freed, the second sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey, shows a wedding, paradise and danger. Check it out here:

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My Little Pony is rainbow bright: The new trailer for My Little Pony: The Movie highlights its heroes and its guest star voice cast while exploding with rainbowlicious color. Check it out below:

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Prequel Short of the Day:

Denis Villeneuve introduces another short prequel to Blade Runner 2049, this one introducing Dave Bautista’s replicant character:

#BladeRunner2049‘s @DaveBautista is a replicant on the run in this never-before-seen in-world prequel. Watch it now. pic.twitter.com/xGn3WfjATF

— iTunes Trailers (@iTunesTrailers) September 14, 2017

Fan Theory of the Day:

Cracked explores the theory that Harry Potter’s curse magically caused his nice adoptive family into a bunch of jerks:

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Poster Homage of the Day:

This week’s new Stranger Things throwback poster pays homage to Jaws or maybe Tremors or both:

You’ll never go in the Upside Down again. #StrangerThursdays begins now. pic.twitter.com/5Q6JmasZQL

— Stranger Things (@Stranger_Things) September 14, 2017

Movie Comparison of the Day:

If The Fate of the Furious seemed familiar, maybe it’s because, as shown by Couch Tomato, it’s basically a redo of Misson: Impossible – Ghost Protocol:

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Remixed Movie of the Day:

Eclectic Method turns the sounds and dialogue of Bong Joon-ho’s Okja into an approriately industrial-sounding dance mix:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Sam Neill, who turns 70 today, with co-star Laura Dern and director Steven Spielberg during the making of Jurassic Park in 1992:

Steven Spielberg with Sam Neill and Laura Dern on the set of “Jurassic Park” pic.twitter.com/2hC7AQbjpK

— Movies in the Making (@moviesinmaking) July 12, 2017

Actor in the Spotlight:

The latest edition of No Small Parts for IMDb tracks the career of Elisabeth Moss through this year’s The Handmaid’s Tale:

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Filmmaker in Focus:

In his new video essay, Mr. Nerdista shows how Alfred Hitchcock, with his movie Rope, changed the editing forever:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Thor: Ragnarok isn’t even out yet, but Cate Blanchett’s Hela is already inspiring some great cosplay:

Asgard, you will fall.
Photo by Nels._#hela#cosplay#helacosplay#ThorRagnarok#asgard#thor#cosplayerpic.twitter.com/2veTbd70oX

— Sylvia Slays @LBCC (@SylviaSlays) August 31, 2017

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 10th anniversary of the release of Julie Taymor’s Across the Universe. Watch the original trailer for the Beatles musical below.

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Trailer Remake of the Day:

Ahead of this month’s release of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, here’s the obligatory Lego redo of the trailer from Huxley Berg Studios:

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Film Studies Lesson of the Day:

What is “result direction”? This video essay on the collaboration of directors and actors by Travis Lee Ratcliff explains:

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New Perspective of the Day:

Learn the supposed “hidden meaning” of Django Unchained from an alien in the future in the latest Earthling Cinema video:

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Mashup of the Day:

Antonio Maria Da Silva edited together homages to the stairs sequence from Battleship Potemkin, including the Untouchables version and the Naked Gun parody, with the original:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Don Bluth, who turns 80 today, working on his 1982 feature directorial debut, The Secret of NIMH:

Video Essay of the Day:

Speaking of Bluth, here’s Bridgett Greenberg at Cracked with why An American Tail is an American classic:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Speaking of cartoon animals, don’t dare call this Judy Hopps from Zootopia cosplayer “cute”:

Judy Hopps from Zootopia #cosplay done by https://t.co/MOe193xtKcpic.twitter.com/s4aLjvYVn8

— Cosplay Girls (@CosplayGirIs) September 13, 2017

Supercut of the Day:

We can never have too many dancing supercuts, so here’s another one just from ’80s movies:

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Actor in the Spotlight:

For IMDb, the latest installment of No Small Parts showcases the work of Michael K. Williams:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 15th anniversary of the release of Barbershop. Watch the original trailer for the classic comedy below.

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Alternate Endings of the Day:

Wonder Woman gets some alternate scenes, including a Moana mashup, and ending in this animated parody:

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Mashup of the Day:

We’ve seen Jason battle Freddy, so now it’s time for the Friday the 13th icon to fight Halloween‘s Michael Myers in this fan-made trailer:

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Alternate Poster of the Day:

Thor: Ragnarok, director Taika Waititi shared some mashup fan art, jokingly claiming it an unused poster design:

My rejected poster design. pic.twitter.com/GL4t1ONSrr

— Taika Waititi (@TaikaWaititi) September 9, 2017

Fan Theory of the Day:

Disney animated features are all part of a cinematic universe, starting with Hercules and Ariel from The Little Mermaid being cousins according to this theory, er, mythologial fact:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Louis C.K., who turns 50 today, handles his own camera on the set of his first feature,Tomorrow Night, in 1997:

Get it now before he changes his mind! @louisck unseen feature, ‘Tomorrow Night’ for $5 via https://t.co/j8GNm7gl1Ipic.twitter.com/BL7O1IM5nS

— Brand Invasion (@BrandInvasion) January 29, 2014

Film History Lesson of the Day:

Celebrate sci-fi movies with Moon Film’s chronological supercut of 115 years of the genre:

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Movie Takedown of the Day:

Just when you thought the negative takes on The Mummy were gone, Honest Trailers resurrects the pain:

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Behind the Scenes Video of the Day:

Amazon shared a video of Jon Hamm and Ansel Elgort practicing some stunt driving for Baby Driver:

#JonHamm and @AnselElgort learn how to drive for Baby Driver now available on Amazon Video: https://t.co/FN15i0mphSpic.twitter.com/NmjqV1fz4p

— Amazon Video (@AmazonVideo) September 12, 2017

Cosplay of the Day:

Beat Down Boogie’s video of the best cosplay of Dragon Con 2017 has arrived with fans representing Wonder Woman, Guardians of the Galaxy, Gremlins, The Fifth Element and more:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of David Fincher’s The Game. Watch the original teaser for the classic thriller below.

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Fans of movies about super females and other extraordinary characters, here are some updates to some highly anticipated projects:

Patty Jenkins to Direct Wonder Woman 2

Although not surprising, news that Patty Jenkins will return to helm the Wonder Woman sequel is now official, according to Variety. Jenkins, whose DC superhero movie is the second-highest grossing release of this year in the US, has already been busy writing the script for Wonder Woman 2 with Geoff Johns.

She’s signed on to earn the highest payday ever for a woman director, with her salary being somewhere around $8 million and profit points sure to make her even richer. Deservedly so! With Jenkins back with returning star Gal Gadot, we can anticipate a sequel as good as the first, possibly set in the 1980s.

Wonder Woman 2 is due for release on December 13, 2019.

Rian Johnson Not Likely to Direct Star Wars: Episode IX

In other directorial news, the vacant seat left by a departing Colin Trevorrow to helm Star Wars: Episode IX remains up in the air. Rian Johnson, who helmed the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi (aka Star Wars: Episode XIII), stated in a recent Japanese press conference that he isn’t sure who will be at the helm, but probably not him. Here are his exact words, via /Film:

It was never in the plan for me to direct Episode IX, so I don’t know what’s going to happen with it…for me, I was entirely focused on Episode VIII and having this experience. Now I’m just thinking about putting the movie out there and seeing how audiences respond to it. So no, I’m not really thinking about that right now. Whoever does it, I’m going to be really excited to be an audience member again, and to sit down and see what the next filmmaker has to show us and where this story ends up going.

Just two months ago, however, Johnson did offer this hint that he wouldn’t be against coming back for more:

I would do another SW movie in a heartbeat. I’ve had the time of my life.

— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) July 20, 2017

Star Wars: Episode IX is currently set for release on May 24, 2019.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Cameo in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Speaking of Johnson, the writer-director also told Japanese press that his pal Joseph Gordon-Levitt will have some sort of cameo in the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Gordon-Levitt, who has starred in two of Johnson’s previous features and appeared in a third, will apparently be heard rather than seen, according to ScreenCrush.

Will he be a Stormtrooper? An alien? We’ll have to wait until the movie comes out and listen closely. Another of Johnson’s pals and regular actors, Noah Segan, also has a brief role. Other non-confirmed cameos for The Last Jedi include Justin Theroux, Gareth Edwards, Tom Hardy, and Prince William and Prince Harry.

The Last Jedi opens on December 15.

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BIG NEWS

Star Wars IX needs a new director: Lucasfilm and Colin Trevorrow have mutually agreed to part ways on the ninth episode of Star Wars. Now the sequel, which is due to hit theaters in May 2019, needs a new director. Read more, including possible replacements, here. And read the latest on the Han Solo movie here.

GREAT NEWS

It officially gets a sequel: Stephen King’s It is now in theaters and already a big hit, so New Line is moving forward with the essential sequel. Meanwhile, It director Andy Muschietti has been tapped by Paramount to helm a Dracula prequel. Read more here and here.

CRAZY RUMOR

James Bond is getting married?: The plot for the next James Bond movie has supposedly leaked, revealing that 007 is getting married and then avenging his bride when she’s murdered. Read more here.

FESTIVAL BUZZ

Toronto International Film Festival highlights: We are at TIFF this week, and we previewed our most anticipated movies playing at the film festival. See our picks here.

EXCLUSIVE SET REPORT

Everything you ever wanted to know about Thor: Ragnarok: We visited the set of Thor: Ragnarok and have a ton of details to share. Find everything we learned and a full guide to the upcoming Marvel movie here and here.

MUST-WATCH TRAILERS

A Bad Moms Christmas promises some holiday cheer: The first full trailer for the holiday-set sequel to Bad Moms has arrived, with twice the moms and much more much-needed maternal rebellion. Watch it below.

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Hostiles looks agreeable: The first teaser for Hostiles, the latest from Scott Cooper (Black Mass) is a Western starring Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike, and it looks intense. Check it out here:

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The Current War is going to be electric: The first trailer for the biopic The Current War, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison and Michael Shannon as George Westinghouse, has arrived and looks like a fascinating history lesson. Check it out here:

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Mashup of the Day:

He-Man and Skeletor perform the climactic dance from Dirty Dancing in this silly MoneySuperMarket commercial (via Geek Tyrant):

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Fan Theory of the Day:

Jurassic Park isn’t actually about the resurrection of dinosaurs but a fradulent amusement park. Cracked explores the wild theory:

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Dream Casting of the Day:

Priyanka Chopra has expressed interest in playing Batgirl in the DCEU. Fans want her to play Catwoman. BossLogic shows what the latter could look like:

Today’s #DailyPS@priyankachopra#Catwomanpic.twitter.com/iVXZTQWnqj

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) September 7, 2017

Video Essay of the Day:

Every movie is about something, except Ghostbusters. That’s the point of the latest video essay by Patrick Willems:

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Poster Homage of the Day:

This week’s official Stranger Things poster pays tribute to the poster for Evil Dead:

The Ultimate Experience in Grueling Curiosity. #StrangerThursdays begins now. pic.twitter.com/x6c9NC0ZwL

— Stranger Things (@Stranger_Things) September 7, 2017

Movie Comparison of the Day:

With the new It hitting theaters tomorrow, Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons the old It miniseries has the same story as A Nightmare on Elm Street:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Elia Kazan, who was born on this day in 1909, directs Marlon Brando on the set of 1954’s On the Waterfront:

Filmmaker in Focus:

Darren Aronofsky’s new movie, mother!, hits theaters next week so The Discarded Image showcases the obsessions of his characters:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Mineralblu’s video highlighting the best cosplay of Dragon Con 2017 includes fans inspired by Baby Driver, Wonder Woman, Wall-E, Star Wars and more:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

This weekend is the 25th anniversary of the release of Sneakers. Watch the original trailer for the classic movie below.

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Mashup of the Day:

Terminator 2: Judgment Day didn’t do too well in its 3D re-release, but you can bet Terminator vs. Predator would be huge. Here’s what it could look like:

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Casting Rendering of the Day:

Warner Bros. wants Leonardo DiCaprio to play the Joker in an origin movie, so BossLogic shows us what that could look like:

Some messing around with @leonardodicaprio as #joker with @comicbook, I think I went too scary…. XD (rumours are rumours) pic.twitter.com/i9ir3jdcOI

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) September 2, 2017

Fan Theory of the Day:

Now that summer’s over, MatPat of The Film Theorists raises an issue about the season’s biggest hit, Wonder Woman:

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Remade Trailer of the Day:

Thor: Ragnarok gets sweded again, this time by the homemade-trailer-remaker masters at CineFix:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Max Schreck, who was born on this day in 1879, poses on the set of F.W. Murnau’s classic Nosferatu in 1921:

Actor in the Spotlight:

IMDb and No Small Parts celebrate the career of Westworld star Evan Rachel Wood:

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Filmmaker in Focus:

For Fandor, Haroon Adalat highlights the color schemes of the films of Jean-Luc Godard:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Turner Classic Movies found some classic cinema cosplayers at DragonCon last weekend, including this Charlie Chaplin and Wicked Witch:

Great classic film cosplay at #DragonCon2017pic.twitter.com/Fg5HzUSjxs

— TCM (@tcm) September 1, 2017

Movie Studio History of the Day:

Burger Fiction chronicles the evolution of Studio Ghibli, home of Hayao Miyazaki and some of the best Japanese animated films ever made:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

This week is the 10th anniversary of the remake of 3:10 to Yuma. Watch the original trailer for the Western below.

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Short Films of the Day:

New Star Wars: The Last Jedi characters BB-9E and a porg have some fun with BB-8 in new animated “blips” cartoons:

The Mirror Match. #StarWarsBlipspic.twitter.com/Gi05f5gNBm

— Star Wars (@starwars) September 2, 2017

Looks like Chewie may have a new wingman. #StarWarsBlipspic.twitter.com/vjpW2vh8QV

— Star Wars (@starwars) September 4, 2017

Casting Rendering of the Day:

John Cena has been rumored as a frontrunner for the lead in DC’s Shazam! so here’s BossLogic with what that could look like:

Can you or ‘CAN’T you SEE’ @JohnCena as #shazam ? @WWEpic.twitter.com/LyJZyFGzhc

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) September 5, 2017

Movie Parody of the Day:

Speaking of superheroes, ArtSpear Entertainment parodies scenes from Thor: Ragnarok in this animated video:

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Custom Build of the Day:

Speaking of Thor: Ragnarok, the guys at Baltimore Knife and Sword forge replicas of Thor’s dual swords in the latest edition of Man at Arms: Reforged:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Werner Herzog, who turns 75 today, literally eats his shoe during the making of the Les Blank documentary Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe in 1979:

Mashup of the Day:

Pickle Rick from Rick and Morty is huge right now, enough that someone inserted him into Pixar’s Ratatouille (via Geek Tyrant):

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Movie Takedown of the Day:

After Jordan Vogt-Roberts slammed CinemaSins, it was only natural that Honest Trailers have their fun with Kong: Skull Island — and then for Vogt-Roberts to join them in the fun::

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Cosplay of the Day:

Wonder Woman is a timeless superhero movie classic, and so are its fans (via Patty Jenkins):

I can save the day but you can save the world. The lovely @CosplayParents as Diana Prince and Steve Trevor. pic.twitter.com/dXbSFrYZKa

— Katie Y (@KatieBePhoto) September 3, 2017

Movie Food of the Day:

It’s back to school time, so it’s Back to School time with Binging with Babish and the hors d’oeuvres sandwich Rodney Dangerfield makes in the movie:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 70th anniversary of the release of Dark Passage starring Humphrey Bogart. Watch the original trailer for the classic film noir below.

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