Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Star Wars in Real Life Episode I:
Kyle Hill of Nerdist’s Because Science explains how NASA already sort of has TIE Fighters and had them long before the first Star Wars movie opened:
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Star Wars in Real Life Episode II:
Speaking of NASA, they also have real droids that are comparable to — but better than — R2-D2 and C-3PO. But BB-8 from Star Wars: The Force Awakens is not viewed as something they’d want (via Geekologie):
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Star Wars Cosplay of the Day:
Laurie Foster’s gender-swapped Darth Maul is evidence that not everyone hates the Star Wars prequels (via KamiKame):
Star Wars Fan of the Day:
Watch a fan play all the instrument parts for the Star Wars theme on his guitar at the same time (via Geek Tyrant):
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Alternate Dimension Poster of the Day:
Here’s the poster for Star Wars: The Furce Awakens, which is the new Star Wars movie in the world of Disney‘s Zootopia. See more posters for Ex Yakina, Fifty Shades of Prey, Giraffic World, Cinderelephant and Straight Otter Zootopia at ComingSoon.net.
Alternate Dimension Movie Trailer of the Day:
Speaking of animal versions of things, here’s a redo of A Charlie Brown Christmas, which turned 50 this week, starring kittens:
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Year-End Recap of the Day:
Here’s another great supercut of the movies of 2015, which plays like a trailer for the whole year, edited by Clark Zhu (via Film School Rejects):
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Movie Mashup of the Day:
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice gets a Silence of the Lambs style poster care of MessyPandas:
Filmmaker in Focus:
The Film Society of Lincoln Center celebrates Douglas Sirk with this trailer for their upcoming retrospective of his movies (via The Playlist):
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Classic Trailer of the Day:
This weekend is the 35th anniversary of Robert Altman‘s Popeye, which was an undeserved flop upon release. Watch the original trailer for the comic strip adaptation starring Robin Williams below.
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