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Character Resurrection of the Day:

Daniel Stern reprises his Rooke of the Year role of Coach Phil Brickma for a couple videos on YouTube. See more at /Film.

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Movie Takedown of the Day:

In case you need more reason to dislike it, Honest Trailers goes biblical on X-Men: Apocalypse:

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Alternate Ending of the Day:

Suicide Squad also takes more beatings with this animated parody and suggestion for how it should have ended:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Andrzej Wajda, who died Saturday, filming Jerzy Radziwilowicz and Krystyna Janda for Man of Iron, which was released in the U.S. on this day 35 years ago:

Filmmaker in Focus:

Jacob T. Swinney spotlights Nicolas Winding Refn’s use of mirrors and characters’ reflections in his movies:

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Actor in the Spotlight:

Learn all about Ben Affleck and how he started acting in his childhood in ScreenCrush’s You Think You Know Movies?:

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Film History Lesson of the Day:

Frame by Frame looks at the scary origins of found footage horror movies, going back much further back than The Blair Witch Project to Italy’s Mondo and cannibal films:

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Video List of the Day:

One Perfect Shot counts down the best shots in horror movies, including The Exorcist and The Shining, just in time for Halloween:

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Adorable Cosplay of the Day:

Also ready for Halloween is this little girl dressed as Holtzman from the new version of Ghostbusters (via Paul Feig):

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— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) October 10, 2016

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of The Long Kiss Goodnight. Watch the original trailer for the Shane Black-penned action movie below.

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Cosplay of the Day:

For those of you still undecided about the presidential election, is it because you think both candidates are just evil aliens in disguise? This cosplay of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in They Live represents you (via Fashionably Geek):

Movie Scene Reenactment of the Day:

Watch Sam Neill re-create a scene from Jurassic Park with help from Miranda Hart as Ellie, John Bishop as a stand-in for the dinosaur and Ewan McGregor as the voice of the dinosaur on the Graham Norton Show (via Mashable):

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Animated Short Film of the Day:

Speaking of Jurassic Park, Lego and Universal joined forces for an animated Jurassic World short that is part prequel to and part reworking of the plot of last year’s hit. Watch the first part below (via /Film).

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Movie Marketing of the Day:

This banner for Doctor Strange spotted in China and tweeted by director Scott Derrickson should easily make a few heads turn and take note of what it’s selling:

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— Scott Derrickson (@scottderrickson) October 10, 2016

Movie Parody of the Day:

Lin-Manuel Miranda hosted Saturday Night Live over the weekend and performed in a parody of The Music Man that satirizes the current Wells Fargo controversy:

Vintage Image of the Day:

Ed Wood, who was born on this day in 1924, with Bela Lugosi on the set of 1953’s Glen or Glenda?:

Celebrity Film Analysis of the Day:

Julie Delpy selects, watches and analyzes Martin Scorsese’s After Hours in this Academy Originals video:

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Video Essay of the Day:

Now You See It looks at geometry in the film frame with particular focus on animation and the use of round and angled shapes to represent good and evil:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of Peggy Sue Got Married. Watch the original trailer for the time-travel movie below.

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If you’re hoping to get a look at the Power Rangers in their suits, fighting off the other worldly summons of Rita Repulsa, you might be a bit disappointed by the first teaser trailer for the new movie. If, however, you’re in to teens getting super powers and learning to use them, you’ll be plenty happy.

Directed by Dean Israelite (Project Almanac), this rebooted Power Rangers changes mythology up a bit (at least if the ’90s TV show is your starting point). This time around the teenagers discover some alien technology in a cave and are imbued with mighty powers even without having to morph into their suits.

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The Important News

DC Extended Universe: Ben Affleck confirmed The Batman title and discussed the villain choice. An extended cut of Suicide Squad will arrive next month.

X-Men: Hugh Jackman revealed the next Wolverine movie is titled Logan.

Star Wars: Warwick Davis confirmed he’ll be in Star Wars: Episode VIII.

Harry Potter: All the Harry Potter movies are returning to theaters this month in IMAX.

Remakes: Chloe Grace Moretz joined the Suspiria redo. Angourie Rice joined the remake of The Beguiled. Disney’s live-action Mulan got a release date.

Sequels: Enchanted 2 has found a director. Emily Mortimer joined Mary Poppins Returns.

Video Game Movies: Gears of War is being turned into a movie.

Biopics: Lee Daniels is back on as director of the Richard Pryor biopic.

Box Office: Tim Burton had a hit with Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.

The Videos and Geek Stuff

New Movie Trailers: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Doctor Strange, War for the Planet of the Apes, Patriots’ Day, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Get Out, Jackie, John Wick 2, The Monster, The Take, Sleepless, Allied, The Hollow Point, The Edge of Seventeen and Underworld: Blood Wars.

Movie Clips: Trolls and Boo! A Madea Halloween.

Watch: Margot Robbie played Keira Knightley on SNL. And Benedict Cumberbatch did a magic trick for Vanity Fair.

Learn: How to make a great cheap Harley Quinn Suicide Squad costume.

See: The best Mystique from X-Men cosplay you’ll ever see.

Watch: Behind the scenes footage of Justice League.

See: How to win Nike’s Back to the Future Part II sneakers.

Watch: A fan-made Avengers: Infinity War trailer.

Hear: Quentin Tarantino’s old plan for a Luke Cage movie.

See: What the opening to a Netflix Dredd series could look like.

Watch: The kids from Stranger Things reenacted favorite ’80s movie scenes.

See: People react to a talking dog a la Dug from Up.

Watch: A very weird Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer.

See: New images from Blade Runner 2049 and Valerian.

Watch: A fan-made Muppets parody of Fifty Shades of Grey.

Learn: All about the new streaming service from Criterion and TCM.

See: All of this week’s best new posters.

Our Features

Movie Calendar: See what’s new and celebrating an anniversary this October in the above calendar.

Geek Movie Guide: We showcased all the geeky stuff to look out for in October.

Fantastic Fest Reviews: The Girl With All the Gifts and Colossal and 90 Degrees North.

New York Film Festival Reviews: My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea.

Lists: We ranked the 10 best villains in Tim Burton movies. And we ranked all the episodes of Luke Cage.

R.I.P.: We remembered all the reel-important people we lost in September.

Comic Book Movie Guide: Here’s what we want from The Batman.

Home Viewing: Our guide to everything hitting VOD this week.

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Movie Parody of the Day:

You will never see Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy the same way again after watching this well-edited Muppets version of Fifty Shades of Grey from Darth Blender:

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Fake Trailer of the Day:

This fan-made trailer for Avengers: Infinity War from Screen Rant ends on a funny note but also hints at just how crowded that movie is going to be:

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Franchise Consistency of the Day:

Couch Tomato shows us 24 reasons why all the X-Men movies are the same:

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Adorable Cosplay of the Day:

Bruce Campbell is a pretty cool cat, but here he is as a real cat — or the other way around — in this Evil Dead cosplay. See more pics at Fashionably Geek:

Gag Reel of the Day:

The cast of Star Trek Beyond make a lot of innuendo in this blooper reel via Yahoo Movies:

Video Essay of the Day:

Frame by Frame looks at Kubo and the Two Strings and how Laika is changing the face of stop-motion animation, with a history lesson on the format to boot:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Elisabeth Shue, who was born on this day in 1963, with co-star Ralph Macchio and director John G. Avildsen pose together on the set of The Karate Kid in 1983:

Actor in the Spotlight:

Screen Crush profiles Harrison Ford in the latest episode of the trivia series You Think You Know Movies?:

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Supercut of the Day:

Ranker spotlights ridiculous scenes of hacking in movies in their latest supercut:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 10th anniversary of the release of Martin Scorsese’s The Departed. Watch the original trailer for the movie below.

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Movie Scene Recreations of the Day:

Gaten Matarazzo and Caleb McLaughlin, two of the kids from Stranger Things, reenact scenes from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Ghostbusters and The Empire Strikes Back for BuzzFeed:

Supercut of the Day:

In this sad supercut from Room 237, we see images of the death and destruction that come post war (via Cinematic Montage Creators):

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Film History Lesson of the Day:

For Fandor Keyframe, Jacob T. Swinney chronicles the rise of the zombie movie:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Karen Allen, who was born on this day in 1951, with co-star Harrison Ford and director Steven Spielberg filming a climactic moment from Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1980:

Movie Trivia of the Day:

With a new Emily Blunt movie out this weekend (The Girl on the Train), CineFix shares seven pieces of trivia about Sicario:

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Video Essay of the Day:

Channel Criswell explores drama in action in Seven Samurai and what today’s action movies can learn from Akira Kurosawa:

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Cosplay of the Day:

DIY Costume Squad shows us how to make a perfect but cheap Suicide Squad Harley Quinn costume just in time for Halloween:

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Fan Art of the Day:

Here’s what Iron Man would look like if he was an owl. See more of the artist’s “Owlvengers” plus Deadpool as an Owl at Geekologie.

Filmmaker in Focus:

Jorge Luengo’s latest spotlight on the obsessions of Pedro Almodovar looks at how much the filmmaker features books in his movies:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

This week is the 20th anniversary of the release of the Wachowskis’ Bound. Watch the original trailer for the romantic crime thriller below.

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Movie Shoes of the Day:

Nike is raffling off a limited amount of Nike Mag self-lacing sneakers inspired by the iconic shoes in Back to the Future Part II to support the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (via USA Today):

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Short Film of the Day:

Speaking of things from the 1980s, see how many movie and TV references from the decade you can spot in this animated short titled Mall 84 (via Geek Tyrant):

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Character Introduction of the Day:

Get ready for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story with the debut and origin of Wedge Antilles in a clip from the upcoming Gary Whitta-scripted episode of Star Wars Rebels:

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Alternate Ending of the Day:

Here’s an animated look at how Star Trek Beyond should have ended:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Buster Keaton, who was born on this day in 1895, with Gloria Swanson on the set of 1950’s Sunset Blvd.:

Magic Trick of the Day:

Benedict Cumberbatch does a trick with water, one of the ancient elements, in this video for Vanity Fair:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Speaking of magic, here’s some great cosplay of Newt Scamander from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. See more pics at Fashionably Geek.

Screenwriting Lesson of the Day:

Lessons from the Screenplay showcases the script for Moonlight Kingdom and what’s written before the style takes over:

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Filmmaker in Focus:

The Discarded Image explores Quentin Tarantino’s use of violence in the video essay “Not Blood, Red”:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of That Thing You Do!, written and directed by Tom Hanks. Watch the original trailer for the movie below.

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Hollywood Satire of the Day:

In Saturday Night Live‘s parody of Hollywood Reporter round table discussions, Margot Robbie impersonates Keira Knightley, Cecily Strong does Marion Cotillard, Sasheer Zamata plays Lupita Nyong’o and Kate McKinnon plays a fake old Hollywood actress:

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Movie Re-creations of the Day:

In honor of Mean Girls Day, Entertainment Weekly recreated parts of the movie with dogs. See more here.

Fake TV Spinoff of the Day:

Fans want Dredd to continue as a TV series on Netflix, so one of them made this fake opening credits sequence as a pitch (via Geek Tyrant):

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Bad Film Analysis of the Day:

Here’s the hidden meaning of The Purge according to an alien visiting Earth in the future:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Leo McCarey, who was born on this day in 1898, with Harpo Marx and Chico Marx on the set of Duck Soup in 1933:

Actor in the Spotlight:

The latest episode of the character actor showcase No Small Parts looks at the acting roles of Andre the Giant:

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Influential Movie of the Day:

This Fandor Keyframe video essay by Leigh Singer explores the imfluence of Aliens on the modern action movie (via The Playlist):

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Cosplay of the Day:

This cosplayer is so perfect as Mavis from Hotel Transylvania, maybe Adam Sandler should start casting a live-action remake. See more pics at Fashionably Geek.

Video Essay of the Day:

Darren of Must See Films presents a love letter to cinema, exploring how the movies make us feel:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of Tough Guys starring Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster. Watch the original VHS trailer for the movie below.

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The Important News

Disney: Jon Favreau will direct the live-action remake of The Lion King.

Marvel Cinematic Universe: Winston Duke will play villain Man-Ape in Black Panther, Sam Neill has a secret role in Thor: Ragnarok. Stan Lee shot his next four cameos in one day.

DC Extended Universe: Ben Affleck’s Batman movie might only be 18 months away.

Jurassic Park: The next sequel will be scarier than Jurassic World.

Reboots: Jumanji cast some junior players.

Sequels: MacGruber 2 is now being written. Adria Arjona joined Pacific Rim 2.

Prequels: The Purge 4 will go back to the origins of the Purge.

Remakes: Viola Davis will star in Steve McQueen’s Widows. Johnny Depp, Daisy Ridley and more were cast in Murder on the Orient Express.

Box Office: The Magnificent Seven had a magnficient opening.

Family Films: Peter Rabbit will star Rose Byrne and the voices of James Corden, Daisy Ridley and Elizabeth Debicki. Justin Lin will direct Hot Wheels.

Biopics: Michael Shannon will play George Westinghouse in The Current War.

The Videos and Geek Stuff

New Movie Trailers: Doctor Strange, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Desierto, King Cobra, Dog Eat Dog, Paterson, Fences, Rules Don’t Apply, The Beat Beneath My Feet, The Space Between Us, Justin Timberlake and the Tennessee Kids, 13th and 20th Century Women.

TV Spots: Doctor Strange.

Watch: An Honest Trailer for Warcraft. And a fake trailer for a live-action Lion King. And a fake trailer for Reign of the Supermen.

Learn: What Sam Neill thinks happened to his Jurassic Park character.

See: Why the death of widescreen is imminent.

Watch: An awesome animated Indiana Jones short film.

See: Michael Bay’s Mad Max-style stunt car used for shooting Transformers: The Last Knight.

Watch: John Malkovich plays David Lynch and characters from his movies.

See: Tom Hanks crashed a wedding photoshoot.

Watch: An incredible interview with the real man behind Deepwater Horizon.

See: All of this week’s best new posters. And a Doctor Strange motion poster.

Our Features

Fantastic Fest Reviews: Split, Safe Neighborhood, The Invisible Guest, The Autopsy of Jane Doe, S Is for Stanley and The Crew.

Festival Preview: Our guide to the 6 New York Film Festival movies everyone’s talking about.

Classic Movie Guide: We look back on the cultural impact of Crocodile Dundee.

Interviews: Operation Avalanche filmmakers Matt Johnson and Matt Miller on tricking NASA to be in their movie.

Horror Movie Guide: All the latest horror movie news and trailers.

Comic Book Movie Guide: We pick 5 villains for Marvel superheroes to face in film after Thanos.

Home Viewing: Our guide to everything hitting VOD this week.

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Fake Trailer of the Day:

Now that Disney has officially announced a live-action remake of The Lion King, here’s a recently made fake trailer showing what it could look like:

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Comic Book Movie Crossover of the Day:

Christian Bale’s Batman and Ben Affleck’s Batman don’t see eye to eye, so here’s a fan-made trailer from Screen Rant for a movie where they fight out their differences (via Cinema Blend):

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Mashup of the Day:

Speaking of mashups involving the DC Extended Universe, here’s a cross between Suicide Squad and Fifty Shades of Grey focused on the Joker and Harley Quinn relationship:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Peter Finch, who was born on this day 100 years ago, with screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky and co-star William Holden on the set of Network in 1976:

Actor in the Spotlight:

In anticipation of Deepwater Horizon, Kevin B. Lee showcases the anger of Mark Wahlberg in this video for Fandor Keyframe:

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Cosplay of the Day:

They may not look exactly like Yoda, Chewbacca and an Ewok, but these Star Wars cosplaying kids are still adorable. See their full photoshoot at Fashionably Geek.

VFX Reel of the Day:

See how much of Black Panther was CG and more in Cinesite’s breakdown reel of their visual effects work for Captain America: Civil War (via io9):

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Movie Craftsperson of the Day:

Speaking of visual effects, the latest Academy Originals video spotlights Hero visual effects supervisor Ellen Poon as she talks about creating one of the movie’s great fight scenes:

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Reworked Movie of the Day:

Tommy Boy is a very goofy movie, but this reworked trailer from CineFix makes it look like a serious hearwarming drama:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 15th anniversary of the release of Zoolander. Watch the original trailer for the Ben Stiller comedy below.

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