Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Easter Eggs of the Day:
Now that you hopefully have seen Spider-Man: Homecoming, check out Mr. Sunday Movies’ amusing look at its Easter eggs, cameos and post-credits scenes:
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Franchise Trivia of the Day:
Ranker offers an animated look at the conventions of Spider-Man movies, most of which Homecoming broke from:
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Fan Theory of the Day:
MatPat of Film Theorists scientifically makes a case that a real Spider-Man would never survive his web-slinging and swinging:
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Movie Science of the Day:
Speaking of Spider-Man and science, Kyle Hill explains how the superhero could still climb walls while wearing his suit:
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Vintage Image of the Day:
Chiwetel Ejiofor, who turns 40 today, with Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaughey and others on the set of his film debut, Steven Spielberg’s Amistad, in 1997:
Actor in the Spotlight:
Can you spot when there’s a fake Arnold Schwarzenegger on screen in his movies? This video helps differentiate between the real deal and his CG and stunt double impostors (via Geekologie):
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Filmmaking Lesson of the Day:
Learn about the science of deep focus and the hyperfocal distance from John Hess of Filmmaker IQ:
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Movie Craft of the Day:
The latest video essay from Now You See It celebrates the importance of costume designers, often the “secret heroes” of filmmaking:
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Cosplay of the Day:
Star Wars meets classic literary icons with the inventive cosplay mashup “Edgar Allen Poe Dameron” (via Fashionably Geek):
My Edgar Allen Poe Dameron cosplay #cvg2017pic.twitter.com/aqPQocdMzM
— Beth Grimes (@victrolavixen) July 10, 2017
Classic Trailer of the Day:
Today is the 25th anniversary of the release of Ralph Bakshi’s Cool World starring Brad Pitt and Kim Basinger. Watch the original trailer for the live-action/animation hybrid below.
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