{"id":10094,"date":"2016-12-25T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-25T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/christmas-day-in-movie-culture-darth-vader-and-kylo-rens-holiday-shenanigans-marvel-yule-logs-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-12-25T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-25T23:00:00","slug":"christmas-day-in-movie-culture-darth-vader-and-kylo-rens-holiday-shenanigans-marvel-yule-logs-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/christmas-day-in-movie-culture-darth-vader-and-kylo-rens-holiday-shenanigans-marvel-yule-logs-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Day in Movie Culture: Darth Vader and Kylo Ren&#039;s Holiday Shenanigans, Marvel Yule Logs and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:16px\">By  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/christmas-day-movie-culture-darth-vader-kylo-ren39s-holiday-shenanigans-marvel-yule-logs-more\/21874?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\">Christopher Campbell<\/a><\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/christmas-day-movie-culture-darth-vader-kylo-ren39s-holiday-shenanigans-marvel-yule-logs-more\/21874?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201612\/big-map.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><em>Star Wars <\/em>Holiday Special of the Day: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Darth Vader and little Kylo Ren bond during the holidays in this funny Christmas-themed <em>Star Wars <\/em>parody (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/darth-vader-and-young-kylo-ren-cause-trouble-in-christmas-parody-video\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Yule Logs of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Instead of the boring old yule log this holiday, you can put one of Marvel&#8217;s varieties on in the background. Below is one from the <em>Milano <\/em>from <em>Guardians of the Galaxy<\/em> and there are more from Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and Ms. Marvel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/MARVEL\/videos\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Christmas Carol Cover of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The cast of <em>Sing <\/em>join Paul McCartney for an a cappella rendition of &#8220;Wonderful Christmastime&#8221; on <em>The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Map of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mental Floss filled in a map of the U.S. with each state&#8217;s favorite Christmas movies (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geekologie.com\/2016\/12\/us-map-of-each-states-favorite-christmas.php\">via Geekologie<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Debate of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>CNN gets to the bottom of whether or not <em>Die Hard <\/em>is actually a &#8220;Christmas movie&#8221; with help from critic David Edelstein:<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Darth Blender&#8217;s latest is not the usual gag gift but a nice montage of good and bad Christmas movies:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Newspaper Ad of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In case you have any doubts that <em>Gremlins <\/em>is a Christmas movie, here&#8217;s a great ad from the 1984 holiday season:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Love this 1984 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gremlins?src=hash\">#Gremlins<\/a> newspaper ad featuring &#8216;Stripe Claws&#8217; &amp; &#8216;Gizmo&#8217;! <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joe_dante\">@joe_dante<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zwgman\">@zwgman<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmblinEnt\">@AmblinEnt<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6zqRubhTDa\">pic.twitter.com\/6zqRubhTDa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Donahue (@JonDonahue) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonDonahue\/status\/806219953653223424\">December 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>John Woo is heavily represented in Fandor&#8217;s supercut tied to the &#8220;two turtle doves&#8221; part of &#8220;The Twelve Days of Christmas.&#8221; See their other supercuts based on the song <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/fandor\/videos\">at Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Homages of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>See if you can find all 20 movies referenced in this animated action movie starring Santa Claus (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/santa-goes-ballistic-on-his-naked-elves-in-funny-animated-action-short-full-of-movie-parodies\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Macualey Culkin and Joe Pesci seem to get along during the making of <em>Home Alone<\/em> while writer\/producer John Hughes can be seen in the background:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201612\/hv11_1457334438_725x725.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Alternate Ending of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Above Average imagines a different way <em>It&#8217;s a Wonderful Life <\/em>could have gone in this parody of the classic film&#8217;s ending:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Imagine a time before <em>A Christmas Story <\/em>played in theaters let alone marathons on television by watch the holiday classic&#8217;s original trailer from 1983:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\">Let&#8217;s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/fivefilters\/block-ads\/wiki\/There-are-no-acceptable-ads\">(Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source:: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/christmas-day-movie-culture-darth-vader-kylo-ren39s-holiday-shenanigans-marvel-yule-logs-more\/21874?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Christmas Day in Movie Culture: Darth Vader and Kylo Ren&#039;s Holiday Shenanigans, Marvel Yule Logs and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/christmas-day-movie-culture-darth-vader-kylo-ren39s-holiday-shenanigans-marvel-yule-logs-more\/21874?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/christmas-day-movie-culture-darth-vader-kylo-ren39s-holiday-shenanigans-marvel-yule-logs-more\/21874?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201612\/big-map.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><em>Star Wars <\/em>Holiday Special of the Day: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Darth Vader and little Kylo Ren bond during the holidays in this funny Christmas-themed <em>Star Wars <\/em>parody (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/darth-vader-and-young-kylo-ren-cause-trouble-in-christmas-parody-video\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Yule Logs of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Instead of the boring old yule log this holiday, you can put one of Marvel&#8217;s varieties on in the background. Below is one from the <em>Milano <\/em>from <em>Guardians of the Galaxy<\/em> and there are more from Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and Ms. Marvel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/MARVEL\/videos\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Christmas Carol Cover of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The cast of <em>Sing <\/em>join Paul McCartney for an a cappella rendition of &#8220;Wonderful Christmastime&#8221; on <em>The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Map of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mental Floss filled in a map of the U.S. with each state&#8217;s favorite Christmas movies (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geekologie.com\/2016\/12\/us-map-of-each-states-favorite-christmas.php\">via Geekologie<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Debate of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>CNN gets to the bottom of whether or not <em>Die Hard <\/em>is actually a &#8220;Christmas movie&#8221; with help from critic David Edelstein:<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Darth Blender&#8217;s latest is not the usual gag gift but a nice montage of good and bad Christmas movies:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Newspaper Ad of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In case you have any doubts that <em>Gremlins <\/em>is a Christmas movie, here&#8217;s a great ad from the 1984 holiday season:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Love this 1984 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gremlins?src=hash\">#Gremlins<\/a> newspaper ad featuring &#8216;Stripe Claws&#8217; &amp; &#8216;Gizmo&#8217;! <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joe_dante\">@joe_dante<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zwgman\">@zwgman<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmblinEnt\">@AmblinEnt<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6zqRubhTDa\">pic.twitter.com\/6zqRubhTDa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Donahue (@JonDonahue) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonDonahue\/status\/806219953653223424\">December 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>John Woo is heavily represented in Fandor&#8217;s supercut tied to the &#8220;two turtle doves&#8221; part of &#8220;The Twelve Days of Christmas.&#8221; See their other supercuts based on the song <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/fandor\/videos\">at Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Homages of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>See if you can find all 20 movies referenced in this animated action movie starring Santa Claus (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/santa-goes-ballistic-on-his-naked-elves-in-funny-animated-action-short-full-of-movie-parodies\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Macualey Culkin and Joe Pesci seem to get along during the making of <em>Home Alone<\/em> while writer\/producer John Hughes can be seen in the background:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201612\/hv11_1457334438_725x725.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Alternate Ending of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Above Average imagines a different way <em>It&#8217;s a Wonderful Life <\/em>could have gone in this parody of the classic film&#8217;s ending:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Imagine a time before <em>A Christmas Story <\/em>played in theaters let alone marathons on television by watch the holiday classic&#8217;s original trailer from 1983:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\">Let&#8217;s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/fivefilters\/block-ads\/wiki\/There-are-no-acceptable-ads\">(Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10094\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}