Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
VFX Showcase of the Day:
Blade Runner 2049 has some of the best digital effects of last year, but as you can see in the gallery below the sequel also had some great practical models:
Movie Influences of the Day:
Watch clips from movies that influenced Phantom Thread, including Rebecca and The Passionate Friends, side by side with similar scenes in Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest (via Free Cinema Now):
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Movie Comparison of the Day:
Now watch clips from the Edward Snowden documentary CitizenFour and the Edward Snowden biopic Snowden side by side:
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Movie Science of the Day:
Kyle Hill scientifically explains why X-Men and Logan character Wolverine would be the ultimate body builder:
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Vintage Image of the Day:
Cary Grant, who was born on this day in 1904, with co-star Ingrid Bergman and director Alfred Hitchcock in color on the set of the 1946 black and white film Notorious:
Actor in the Spotlight:
The latest episode of No Small Parts showcases the movie and TV career of Ann Dowd of The Handmaid’s Tale:
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Video Essay of the Day:
For Screen Smart, Ryan Hollinger celebrates the bizarre violence of Brawl in Cell Block 9:
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Movie Defense of the Day:
In his latest video, Patrick Willems humorously defends the divisive sequel Alien: Covenant:
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Cosplay of the Day:
Speaking of Alien, here’s a cosplayer doing the best Ripley with her own Jones as an accessory:
good cosplay pic.twitter.com/Q5Jd4mWOcK
— Josh Sawyer (@jesawyer) January 18, 2018
Classic Movie Clip of the Day:
Today is the 10th anniversary of the release of Cloverfield. Watch one of the most iconic moments from the modern classic below.
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