Today in Movie Culture: 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' Easter Eggs, 'Call Me By Your Name' VFX Breakdown and More

By Christopher Campbell

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

Easter Eggs of the Day:

ScreenCrush has already broken down the new trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp to highlight Easter eggs, theories and other details:

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Video Essay of the Day:

Speaking of Marvel movies, Wisecrack explores the political philosophy of Captain America: Civil War in this video:

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VFX Breakdown of the Day:

Funny or Die parodies visual effects breakdown videos with this pretend look at how Call Me By Your Name was made:

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Fake Movie Trailer of the Day:

The latest trailer for the fake Crocodile Dundee sequel features a who’s who of Australian stars, including Hugh Jackman, Margot Robbie and Russell Crowe:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Gene Hackman, who turns 88 today, receives direction from Richard Donner on the set of Superman:

Screenwriting Lesson of the Day:

In the latest Lessons from the Screenplay video, Michael Tucker looks at how The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo breaks convention:

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Genre Deconstruction of the Day:

Speaking of breaking from conventions, Mr. Nerdista’s new video explores how Alien redefines the language of sci-fi:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Just in time for the first Black Panther reactions being shared online, Nerdist showcases this amazing Black Panther cosplay:

See @EscoBlades‘ incredible #BlackPanther cosplay and learn how it came together: https://t.co/O4zOGAx61Gpic.twitter.com/hvt8ecbOtu

— Nerdist (@nerdist) January 30, 2018

Truthful Marketing of the Day:

Honest Trailers frustratingly tries to make sense of Transformers: The Last Knight to properly sell the thing:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

In honor of tonight’s State of the Union address, here is the original trailer for the Ice Cube action movie xXx: State of the Union:

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