Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Alternate Opening of the Day:
Solo: A Star Wars Story probably won’t have an opening crawl, so Reddit user SushiShishkebab proposes this way of starting the movie (via THR):
Oscar History of the Day:
With less than a week until the 2018 Oscars, Burger Fiction chronicles every Best Picture winner from 1927 through 2017 plus a look at this year’s contenders:
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Awards Explanation of the Day:
Speaking of the Best Picture winners, here’s Vanity Fair’s visual explanation of how a movie wins the top Academy Award:
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Movie Trivia of the Day:
Old School just turned 15 years old, so CineFix compiled some obscure trivia about the comedy:
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Vintage Image of the Day:
Jackie Gleason, who was born on this day in 1916, receives direction from Robert Rossen on the set of The Hustler in 1961:
Filmmaker in Focus:
Mexican sculptor Ruben Orozco Loza created this small but finely detailed bust of current Oscar nominee Guillermo del Toro (via Drew McWeeny):
Hyperrealistic sculpture small format #GuillermoDelToro#Mexico#hyperrealism#sculpture#mexicansculptor#rubenorozcoloza#escultor#hiperrealista#Jaliscopic.twitter.com/slqJPuRM2f
— Ruben Orozco Loza (@rubenorozcoloza) February 26, 2018
Great Movie Analysis of the Day:
Watch a scene from Annihilation featuring commentary from director Alex Garland breaking it down:
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Bad Movie Analysis of the Day:
Find out the “hidden meaning” of The Truman Show according to an alien in the future in the latest edition of Earthling Cinema:
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Cosplay of the Day:
We’re still hoping the invisible jet makes it into the Wonder Woman sequel, but for now we’ve got this amazing, adorable cosplay take on the idea:
Cosplay win! pic.twitter.com/lE1vo5C5q6
— Rob Williams (@Robwilliams71) February 26, 2018
Classic Movie Clip of the Day:
Today is the 25th anniversary of the release of Falling Down, so here’s a classic moment from the movie involving common complaints about fast food restaurants at the time:
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