Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Franchise Recap of the Day:
With Transformers: The Last Knight in theaters, Couch Tomato shows us 24 reasons all Transformers movies are the same:
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Commercial of the Day:
Watch Peter Parker (Tom Holland) take his driver’s test in a new Audi ad cross-promoting Spider-Man: Homecoming:
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DIY Prop Build of the Day:
Speaking of Marvel characters, learn how to make your own replica of Thor’s hammer mashed with the look of the xenomorphs from Alien:
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Vintage Image of the Day:
Chris Pratt, who turns 38 today, in his pre-Marvel days in a 2006 episode of The O.C. that just so happens to be titled “The Avengers”:
Reworked Trailer of the Day:
Marvel shouldn’t have all the fun. Here’s a version of the Justice League trailer with Danny Elfman’s Batman music:
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Movie Science of the Day:
Could a lion really live off a diet of bugs alone, as Simba does in The Lion King? MatPat finds out for The Film Theorists:
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Cosplay of the Day:
Also the charitable act of the day, 8-year-old Braeden suits up as a Ghostbusters in this video from For the Win, which granted the bronchomalacia-afflicted child’s greatest wish (via /Film):
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Actor in the Spotlight:
Speaking of Alien and Ghostbusters, here’s an animated Sigourney Weaver in an adaptation of a 2010 Esquire interview:
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Video Essay of the Day:
Signature Views makes the case for movies based on books in this video essay (via /Film):
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Classic Trailer of the Day:
Today is the 40th anniversary of the release of Martin Scorsese’s New York, New York. Watch the original trailer for the classic musical below.
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