Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Reworked Movie of the Day:
What if The Shining was a musical? Here’s a number between Jack and Grady reworking a scene in Stanley Kubrick’s classic:
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VFX Reel of the Day:
ILM posted a breakdown of the visual effects they produced for Kong: Skull Island (via /Film):
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Enhanced Trailer of the Day:
You’ve seen the trailer for American Made, now watch it again with commentary from director Doug Liman via IMDb:
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Prop Replica of the Day:
Watch a Jumanji fan make a perfect replica of the movie’s board game in this time-lapse video (via Geekologie):
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Vintage Image of the Day:
Daniel Stern, who turns 60 today, with co-star Ellen Barkin and director Barry Levinson on the set of Diner in 1981:
Filmmaker in Focus:
Editor Catherine Grant pays tribute to the late Tobe Hooper with a look at three of his most terrifying scenes, from Salem’s Lot and Poltergeist (via Film School Rejects):
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Filmmaking Lesson of the Day:
The latest video essay from Now You See It explains how to properly write (and how not to write) a plot twist:
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Cosplay of the Day:
Wait, is this really not actually Emma Watson in an acutal shot from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? That’s some perfect cosplay:
Currently editing my Hermione Deathly Hallows Cosplay ?? @jk_rowling@EmmaWatson@MuggleNetpic.twitter.com/msHru1x6a7
— Megan Flockhart (@meganflockhart) August 28, 2017
Movie Comparison of the Day:
Fandor shows the similarities and differences between the original Oldboy and its remake, side by side:
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Classic Trailer of the Day:
Today is the 25th anniversary of the release of Honeymoon in Vegas. Watch the original trailer for the Nicolas Cage classic below.
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