Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Short Film of the Day:
Get ready for Blade Runner 2049 with this short film starring Jared Leto that connects the original with the upcoming sequel:
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Scene Analysis of the Day:
Thomas Flight breaks down the opening sequence from Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver in his latest video essay:
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Poster Homage of the Day:
This week’s new Stranger Things poster pays tribute to the poster for Firestarter:
Normal in every way but one. Will Eleven have the power…to survive? #StrangerThursdays begins now. pic.twitter.com/hzR20qONQ2
— Stranger Things (@Stranger_Things) August 31, 2017
Supercut of the Day:
See how the movies portray the city of angels in this supercut of Los Angeles in film:
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Vintage Image of the Day:
Fredric March, who was born on this day 120 years ago, receives direction from John Frakenheimer on the set of the 1964 film Seven Days in May:
Filmmaker in Focus:
For Talkhouse, Jacob T. Swinney highlights the silent close-ups in the movies of Denis Villeneuve:
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Actor in the Spotlight:
Also by Jacob T. Swinney, this time for Fandor, here’s a video tracking the rise of Steve Carell:
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Cosplay of the Day:
When the real Robert Downey Jr. isn’t available for hospital visits, a cosplaying lookalike Iron Man will do:
The power of cosplay! ?? pic.twitter.com/BNwfIofgIU
— Cosplay Girls (@CosplayGirIs) August 31, 2017
Remixed Movie of the Day:
Eclectic Method took dialogue and sounds from New Jack City and made an appropriately ’90s-sounding dance track:
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Classic Trailer of the Day:
This week is the 70th anniversary of the release of The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer. Watch the original trailer for the classic rom-com below.
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