Today in Movie Culture: 'Star Wars' vs. 'Independence Day,' Retro 'Thor: Ragnarok' Trailer and More

By Christopher Campbell

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

Mashup of the Day:

Who wouldn’t like to see Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum in a Star Wars movie? This perfect mashup with Independence Day from PistolShrimps makes it happen:

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Trailer Remake of the Day:

Speaking of Jeff Goldblum, Nerdist shows us what Thor: Ragnarok (aka Thor III: Ragnarok The Motion Picture) might have looked like as released on VHS in 1987:

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Dream Casting Rendering of the Day:

Jackie Earle Haley would make a great Joker, and here’s BossLogic to show us what that could look like:

Forgot to post it on its own – @jackieearle Joker
Thank you @ClayEnos for the epic photo pic.twitter.com/5B6DGlmymG

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) September 18, 2017

Movie Pairing of the Day:

We’ve seen Black Swan and The Wrestler comparison videos before, but with Darren Aronofsky’s mother! in theaters, here’s a new one:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Baz Luhrmann, who turned 55 yesterday, directs Nicole Kidman on the set of his 2000 musical Moulin Rouge!:

Filmmaker in Focus:

In honor or Greta Gerwig making her solo directorial debut this fall, Fandor looks at the evolution of her career:

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Actor in the Spotlight:

In the latest Obsessive Pop Culture Disorder from Cracked, Daniel O’Brien explores the similar ’90s roles of Andie MacDowell:

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Cosplay of the Day:

We can never see too much Yondu and Mary Poppins mashup cosplay. Here’s a recent one from DragonCon:

Ok, I see Bert dressed as Mary Poppins done as Yondo so kinda three in one ?#dragoncon ( photo @lilhevncosplay ) pic.twitter.com/4NMtPfZiDj

— ejen @ SenshiCon (@cosplayamerica) September 15, 2017

Movie Analysis of the Day:

For The Film Theorists, the latest Film Legends goes over the hidden messages of David Fincher’s Fight Club:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 25th anniversary of the release of Cameron Crowe’s Singles. Watch the original trailer for the grunge classic below.

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