Today in Movie Culture: 'Kubo and the Two Strings' Behind the Scenes, 'Ghostbusters' Effects Breakdown and More

By Christopher Campbell

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

Behind the Scenes Video of the Day:

See the painstaking work that went into the stop-motion feature Kubo and the Two Strings in this time-lapse video (via Geekologie):

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Visual Effects Breakdown of the Day:

Check out how Iloura created their visual effects for Ghostbusters in this revealing VFX reel (via io9):

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Movie Art of the Day:

In honor of Gene Wilder, here’s a relevant new Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory-based print from Truck Torrence’s new Mass Hysteria 2 series of pop culture-inspired art (via Geek Tyrant):

Superhero Movie Parody of the Day:

In response to Deadpool, Suicide Squad and Batman v Superman, Last Week Tonight‘s John Oliver presents his solution to superhero movie fatigue, which is a unique superhero character he created in the fifth grade (via THR):

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Casting Interpretation of the Day:

With word that Bucky/Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) might become Captain America in Avengers: Infinity War, BossLogic shows three variants of what that could look like:

Fun with @ComicBook creating Captain (Bucky) America (3 Alts) pic.twitter.com/SMSxaxA7Cw

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) August 28, 2016

Supercut of the Day:

All kinds of movie moments become unintentionally romantic in Now You See It’s spotlight on the sense of touch in film:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

William Friedkin, who turns 81 today, directs young Linda Blair on the set of 1973’s The Exorcist:

Actor in the Spotlight:

Watch Natalie Portman grow up, almost Boyhood-like, in Candice Drouet’s spotlight on the actress through the years:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Photographer Laura Izumikawa has been getting attention lately for her pictures of her baby dressed up as movie characters while she’s napping. They just posted a new one inspired by Star Wars:

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of the skateboarding movie Thrashin’. Watch the original trailer for the movie, which stars a young Josh Brolin, below.

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