Today in Movie Culture: 'Moana' Soundtrack Redone With Maori Lyrics, 'Thor: Ragnarok' Easter Eggs and More

By Christopher Campbell

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

Alternate Soundtrack Lyrics of the Day:

An all Maori take on the Moana soundtrack was released last week, including this alternate version of “Shiny” sung by Jemaine Clement (via Taika Waititi):

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Easter Eggs of the Day:

With Thor: Ragnarok now in theaters, Mr. Sunday Movies humorously digs into all the movie’s Easter eggs and more:

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Superhero Theme Song of the Day:

Also in honor of Thor: Ragnarok, here’s a fun song parody performed by Thor to the tune of MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This”:

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Actor in the Spotlight:

With the actress stealing scenes in Thor: Ragnarok, Tessa Thompson is showcased in this introduction video from Jacob T. Swinney and Fandor:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Ethan Hawke, who turns 47 today, with co-star Julie Delpy and director Richard Linklater on the set of Before Sunrise in 1994:

Video Essay of the Day:

In honor of a special date from Back to the Future, Nerdwriter looks at the history of time travel fiction (via Cinephilia & Beyond):

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Movie Viewing Option of the Day:

Watching movies on your phone is easily taken for granted today, so here’s how 2002’s Spider-Man looks played on an old ’90s phone (via Geekologie):

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Mashup of the Day:

Stryder HD made a sequel to a previous Jason vs. Michael Myers fan trailer, this one mixing in many more horror movie icons:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Sneaky Zebra released its video highlighting the best cosplay of the MCM London Comic Con, representing movies including It, Ghostbusters, The Wizard of Oz, Heathers and more:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 25th anniversary of the release of Passenger 57 starring Wesley Snipes. Watch the original trailer for the classic action movie below.

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