Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Theme Park Cameo of the Day:
Watch James Franco and Chris Bauer in disguise as Jack Nicholson’s character from The Shining scaring fans at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights attraction:
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Mashup of the Day:
Speaking of The Shining, two Stephen King properties come together for this fan art mixing that movie with both versions of It:
Danny has the worst luck in the world!#Shining #It pic.twitter.com/1bkYNMxCmF
— The Horror Museum (@horrormuseum) October 25, 2017
Video Essay of the Day:
In this video essay perfectly timed for Halloween, Matt Draper considers the power of slapstick horror in Evil Dead II:
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Genre Showcase of the Day:
Tis the season for scary movies, so IMDb looks at the specific subgenre of psychological horror in this video:
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Vintage Image of the Day:
Bob Hoskins, who was born on this day in 1942, with director Robert Zemeckis and the title character on the set of 1988’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit:
Actor in the Spotlight:
In honor of the return of The Walking Dead, No Small Parts looks back on the career of Pollyanna McIntosh:
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Movie Science of the Day:
With lots of zombie movie watching going on this month, CineFix’s Reelistic explores the truth about epidemics compared to their cinematic depiction:
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Movie Trivia of the Day:
In anticipation of Halloween, ScreenRant looks at the dark secrets of a holiday favorite, Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride:
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Cosplay of the Day:
For now we’ll just have to imagine this, but Hugh Jackman teases that he’s going as the classic comic book version of Wolverine for Halloween:
Just maybe I will finally wear blue and yellow spandex for my #halloweencostume#tootallpic.twitter.com/0IwL6GoHzZ
— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) October 26, 2017
Classic Trailer of the Day:
This week marks the 55th anniversary of the release of The Manchurian Candidate. Watch the original trailer for the classic movie below.
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