Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Movie Merch Breakdown of the Day:
If you’re wondering how your new Star Wars: The Force Awakens BB-8 toy works but don’t want to throw all that money away to dissect it yoursel, here’s a video showing of people who did it for you (via Geekologie):
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Star Wars Art of the Day:
Many people do Lego recreations of movie scenes, but few are as artful as those by Finnish photographer Vesa Lehtimäki. Below is one he did for The Empire Strikes Back. See others for Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark and more at Screen Crush.
Supercut of the Day:
This video is 60 seconds of movie characters yelling “go go go,” and yes appropriately Gone in Sixty Seconds is represented:
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Cosplay of the Day:
When cosplay gets political: here’s a mashup of presidential hopeful Donald Trump and Mad Max: Fury Road villain Immortan Joe (via My Mad Existence):
DIY Film Fandom of the Day:
You don’t need a lot of money for cosplay. If you want to dress as Deadpool, Cinefix has your homemade solution:
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Retro Video Game of the Day:
Here’s a look at the 1985 Infocom game of The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which is now available to play online thanks to the BBC (via Open Culture):
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Vintage Image of the Day:
Gladys Hulette is Alice pieced together with the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter and the Dormouse in Edwin S. Porter‘s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland for Thomas Edison. The now-rare film made its debut 105 years ago today.
Filmmaker in Focus:
Get to know Stanley Kubrick through this supercut of his films set to Beethoven’s 7th (via The Playlist):
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Movie Comparison of the Day:
We don’t talk enough about Christopher Nolan‘s Insomnia, so here’s a recent video essay by Kevin B. Lee for Fandor comparing it shot-for-shot against the Norwegian original by Erik Skjoldbjærg:
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Classic Trailer of the Day:
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the premiere of Welcome to the Dollhouse at the Toronto International Film Festival. Watch the original Red Band trailer for the indie classic, which is getting a big sequel for release next year:
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