Today in Movie Culture: 'Star Wars' Is Already in the Christmas Spirit, Movie Posters in Motion and More

By Christopher Campbell

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

Star Wars of the Day:

C-3PO, R2-D2 and a lot of Stormtroopers are getting us ready for Christmas already with a new Duracell commercial:

[embedded content]

Movie Comparison of the Day:

Watch scenes from Mad Max: Fury Road side by side with similar scenes from the previous Mad Max movies:

[embedded content]

Movie Mashup of the Day:

This mashup shows the similarities between The Cabin in the Woods and The Hunger Games:

[embedded content]

Cosplay of the Day:

This kid’s Halloween costume of Rocket Raccoon from Guardians of the Galaxy is a little too real. Actually that might just be the real Rocket (via Mashable):

View post on imgur.com

Vintage Image of the Day:

As we wait for the U.S. release of SPECTRE, here’s Sean Connery filming a scene in his first James Bond movie, Dr. No:

Actor in the Spotlight:

Speaking of James Bond movies, the latest episode of No Small Parts celebrates the work of henchman character actor Richard Kiel:

[embedded content]

Supercut of the Day:

Watch a bunch of movie posters based on actual movie scenes come to life in this video by Whoispablo:

[embedded content]

Animated Short of the Day:

Speaking of posters in motion, here’s an animated short made out of movie posters come to life:

[embedded content]

Filmmaker in Focus:

For Press Play, Jacob T. Swinney presents the genius of Jim Jarmusch in only three minutes, focused on shots of his characters traveling:

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 25th anniversary of Jacob’s Ladder. Watch the original trailer for the creepy thriller, which stars Tim Robbins, below.

[embedded content]

Send tips or follow us via Twitter:

and

This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you’re reading it on someone else’s site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers.

Source:: http://www.movies.com/movie-news/today-movie-culture-39star-wars39-already-christmas-spirit-movie-posters-motion-more/19471?wssac=164&wssaffid=news