Today in Movie Culture: 'My Neighbor Totoro' Theme Park Ride, Stoner Movie Tributes and More

By Christopher Campbell

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

Dream Theme Park Attraction of the Day:

Disney theme park designer John Ramirez came up with this idea for a My Neighbor Totoro attraction, which sadly will never exist (via Geekologie):

Fandom Splurge of the Day:

Star Wars fans rented a billboard to make a plea to Disney and Lucasfilm to resurrect the Expanded Universe (via JoBlo.com):

Animated Recap of the Day:

If you don’t have time to see all of Hardcore Henry at the theater, here’s a 60-second animated version that goes for a side-scrolling game style rather than POV shooter (via Geek Tyrant):

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Cosplay of the Day:

The Jones family (aka cosplayer Coregeek’s family) dressed up as the four main characters from Mad Max: Fury Road, but swapped all the genders. See more photos at Fashionably Geek.

Movie Comparison of the Day:

With its sequel coming out this week, here are 24 reasons Snow White and the Huntsman is the same movie as Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Ryan O’Neal, who turned 75 today, breathes oxygen from a tank on the set of Stanley Kubrick‘s Barry Lyndon with the filmmaker by his side:

Cinema Tribute of the Day:

Speaking of Kubrick movies, artist Andrew Valko has a beautiful series of paintings of drive-in theaters featuring movies on the screen, such as the one below with The Shining. See more at One Perfect Shot.

Movie Trivia of the Day:

In honor of 4/20, CineFix shares nine things you may not know about Half Baked:

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Supercut of the Day:

And also in honor of 4/20, Jacob T. Swinney compiled a supercut of stoner movie scenes for Playboy:

Classic Trailer of the Day:

One last thing for 4/20, here’s the original trailer for the most famous stoner comedy of all time, the 1978 Cheech and Chong movie Up in Smoke:

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