Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Short Film of the Day:
The short film Western Sol was filmed and broadcast live during today’s solar eclipse. You can watch the finished product here:
Film History of the Day:
And in honor of today’s solor eclipse, Birth.Movies.Death presented a history of eclipses in the movies and on TV:
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Easter Eggs of the Day:
You’ve had the whole weekend to watch all of Marvel’s The Defenders on Netflix, so here’s Mr. Sunday Movies with all the Easter eggs in the series:
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Vintage Image of the Day:
Carrie-Anne Moss, who turns 50 today, receives direction from Christopher Nolan on the set of Memento in 1999:
Retro Trailer of the Day:
Damien Kazan imagines what it would have been like to have Alien: Covenant come out when the original four Alien movies did with this fake VHS release trailer:
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Video Essay of the Day:
Speaking of the Alien movies (well, their directors), Fandor looks at the color aesthetics of Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Amelie:
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Actor in the Spotlight:
In honor of The Hitman’s Bodyguard topping the box office over the weekend, here’s Burger Fiction with the evolution of Ryan Reynolds’s career:
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Cosplay of the Day:
The best thing about Edward Scissorhands cosplay is the cosplayer is always totally unrecognizable:
Before and after pics of the Edward Scissorhands ? #cosplay done by @AlysonTabbithapic.twitter.com/52UcgldwSn
— Cosplay Girls (@CosplayGirIs) August 16, 2017
Movie Trivia of the Day:
Monster Squad recently turned 30 years old, so CineFix shares some stumpers about the cult classic:
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Classic Trailer of the Day:
This week is the 30th anniversary of the release of The Garbage Pail Kids Movie. Watch the original trailer for the gross-out movie below.
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