Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Franchise Celebration of the Day:
In honor of the release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, The Nerdwriters showcases the sound design of the Harry Potter movies:
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Movie Comparison of the Day:
Speaking of Harry Potter, Couch Tomato shares 24 reasons why Deathly Hallows Part 2 is the same movie as Avengers: Infinity War:
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Movie Trivia of the Day:
Pixar highlights Easter eggs and trivia from the animated shorts featured in their latest DVD collection:
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Cosplay of the Day:
Sneaky Zebra pays tribute to the late Stan Lee with a montage of cosplayers dressed as The Man’s characters:
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Supercut of the Day:
And here’s another great franchise celebration, a Marvel supercut in tribute to Stan Lee from Lindsay McCutcheon (via Filmscalpel):
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Vintage Image of the Day:
Sam Waterston, who turns 78 today, plays a film student alongside Robert Forster on the set of one of his earliest movies, Color Me Babe, in 1969:
Actor in the Spotlight:
For Fandor, Jacob T. Swinney looks at the career of Ethan Hawke, who gives one of his best performances this year in First Reformed:
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Filmmaker in Focus:
Badlands isn’t the most Malick-esque Terrence Malick movie, but Thomas Flight explores how the movie sets up the director’s signature style:
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Video Essay of the Day:
This video essay by Charls Chap looks at the nature of love as presented in Joachim Trier’s Thelma:
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Classic Movie Trailer of the Day:
This weekend is the 55th anniversary of the release of It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. Watch the original trailer for the classic comedy below.
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