Today in Movie Culture: 'Dunkirk' Meets 'Top Gun,' Spotlight on Sally Hawkins and More

By Christopher Campbell

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

Reworked Movie Scene of the Day:

Tom Hardy’s Dunkirk sequences are a lot different set to “Danger Zone” from Top Gun (via Geek Tyrant):

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

Speaking of Dunkirk, watch clips from the movie next to archival material to see how authentic it is:

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Mashup of the Day:

Many movies have depicted the JFK assassination, so here’s the incident viewed through the compilation of shots from JFK, Watchmen, Jackie and Parkland:

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Movie Science of the Day:

Kyle Hill scientifically explains how much power Magneto needs to rip iron from his guards’ blood in X2: X-Men United:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Harmony Korine, who turns 45 today, on the set of his directorial debut, Gummo, in 1996:

Actor in the Spotlight:

In honor of her award-winning performance in The Shape of Water, No Small Parts highlights the career of Sally Hawkins:

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Movie Location Guide of the Day:

Revisit the places of Forrest Gump with this tour through the locations as they look today:

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Movie Score Performance of the Day:

What’s better seeing a live performance of the Jurassic Park theme? Seeing a T.rex conduct the orchestra performing the Jurassic Park theme:

My entire life has led to this moment… T-Rex conducting the Jurassic Park theme song. ????????? pic.twitter.com/j9BtCwmPKY

— Ailyn Marie (@TheLeanMarie) January 3, 2018

Dream Video Game of the Day:

Here’s a look at an awesome Star Wars video game that unfortunately was never given a greenlight:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

This weekend is the 70th anniversary of the release of The Treasure of the Sierra Nevada. Watch the original trailer for the classic movie below.

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