Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Film History of the Day:
Vanity Fair looks at the history and conventions of the romantic comedy starting with 1931’s City Lights:
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Fake Commercial of the Day:
If Being John Malkovich was real and took place today, customers would book trips inside John Malkovich via AirBnB:
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Alternate Soundtracks of the Day:
This amusing video imagines more literal soundtrack choices for iconic movies scenes based on specific lines of dialogue:
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Video Essay of the Day:
The latest video essay from Renegade Cut looks at the existential themes of Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line:
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Vintage Image of the Day:
In honor of International Women’s Day, here is a portrait of filmmaking pioneer Alice Guy-Blache in the early 20th century:
Filmmakers in Focus:
In honor of this week’s anniversary of the Big Lebowski release, ScreenCrush shows how every Coen Brothers movie is connected:
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Movie Food of the Day:
Learn how to make the chocolate lava cake from Jon Favreau’s Chef in this edition of Binging with Babish:
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Movie Comparison of the Day:
If only Justice League had copied the better Avengers movie. Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons it’s a basically a remake of Avengers: Age of Ultron:
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Cosplay of the Day:
If Jennifer Lawrence ever drops out of the X-Men movies for good, this clever cosplayer can surely take her place:
Brilliant Mystique cosplay pic.twitter.com/dLbAtZkMkA
— Cosplay (@CosplayHeaven) March 8, 2018
Classic Trailer of the Day:
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Brian De Palma’s The Fury. Watch the original trailer for the classic supernatural horror film below.
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