{"id":10264,"date":"2017-01-09T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-how-to-predict-the-oscars-the-best-cosplay-of-2016-and-more\/"},"modified":"2017-01-09T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T07:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-how-to-predict-the-oscars-the-best-cosplay-of-2016-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-how-to-predict-the-oscars-the-best-cosplay-of-2016-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: How to Predict the Oscars, the Best Cosplay of 2016 and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:16px\">By  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-how-to-predict-oscars-best-cosplay-2016-more\/21944?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\/today-movie-culture-how-to-predict-oscars-best-cosplay-2016-more\/21944?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201701\/don-donald-poster.jpg\"><\/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>Oscar Countdown of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On the day after the Golden Globes, The Film Theorists&#8217; MatPat explains how to perfectly predict the Oscars winners:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Weird Merchandising Tie-In of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If your new year&#8217;s resolutions include getting in shape and you&#8217;re also a Marvel fan, this Iron Man kettlebell is the thing for you (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/superhero-bits-1218\/3\/\">via \/Film<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Pump iron Tony Stark-style with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Onnit\">@Onnit<\/a>&#8216;s new Iron Man Kettleball! Start your workout: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p67MFoZXvQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/p67MFoZXvQ<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GETONNIT?src=hash\">#GETONNIT<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0p80a7pAOR\">pic.twitter.com\/0p80a7pAOR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Marvel\/status\/817019320647745537\">January 5, 201<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mineralblu went to many comic, anime and othe fandom conventions last year, and here&#8217;s their video of the best cosplay seen around the world in 2016, including some based on <em>Star Wars<\/em>, <em>Suicide Squad<\/em>, <em>Ant-Man<\/em>, <em>Transformers <\/em>and <em>Anchorman <\/em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/the-best-cosplay-of-2016-video-supercut\">via Geek Tyran<\/a>t):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Effects Shot of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The GIF below shows the amazing matte painting effect used for a stunt from the Charlie Chaplin classic <em>Modern Times<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">How a background was added to a shot from Modern Times using a glass matte painting shot <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4EddbfTOh8\">pic.twitter.com\/4EddbfTOh8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Silent Movie Gifs (@silentmoviegifs) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/silentmoviegifs\/status\/817413165042565121\">January 6, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Poster of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Daisy Duck made her film debut 80 years ago today under the name Donna Duck, and her voice was more like boyfriend Donald&#8217;s, in the Disney short <em>Don Donald<\/em>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Bad Film Analysis of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Disney films, here&#8217;s a look at the misunderstood hidden meaning of the recent live-action remake of <em>The Jungle Book <\/em>according to an alien in the future: <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Mashup Fan Art of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s another Disney item, a look at who played Sadness in Pixar&#8217;s <em>Inside Out<\/em>. This is part of a series of iconic characters unmasked by Alex Solis. See more including E.T., Darth Vader, Marty McFly and others <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/pop-culture-characters-unmasked-in-creative-fun-art-series\">at Geek Tyrant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201701\/icons-unmasked-02.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As we get into the depths of awards season, CineFix shares a bunch of little-known trviia about multiple Oscar winner <em>Mad Max: Fury Road<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fan Build of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a little late for the holidays, but we can&#8217;t resist sharing this fan-made gingerbread Delorean time machine from <em>Back to the Future Part II<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Gingerbread Delorean! <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/backtothefuture?src=hash\">#backtothefuture<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bepJqCr2CT\">pic.twitter.com\/bepJqCr2CT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Phil Edwards (@Live_for_Films) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Live_for_Films\/status\/818446651480272896\">January 9, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Curtis Hanson&#8217;s <em>The Hand That Rocks the Cradle<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the thriller below. <\/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:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\">(Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source:: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-how-to-predict-oscars-best-cosplay-2016-more\/21944?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: How to Predict the Oscars, the Best Cosplay of 2016 and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-how-to-predict-oscars-best-cosplay-2016-more\/21944?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\/today-movie-culture-how-to-predict-oscars-best-cosplay-2016-more\/21944?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201701\/don-donald-poster.jpg\"><\/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>Oscar Countdown of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On the day after the Golden Globes, The Film Theorists&#8217; MatPat explains how to perfectly predict the Oscars winners:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Weird Merchandising Tie-In of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If your new year&#8217;s resolutions include getting in shape and you&#8217;re also a Marvel fan, this Iron Man kettlebell is the thing for you (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/superhero-bits-1218\/3\/\">via \/Film<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Pump iron Tony Stark-style with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Onnit\">@Onnit<\/a>&#8216;s new Iron Man Kettleball! Start your workout: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p67MFoZXvQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/p67MFoZXvQ<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GETONNIT?src=hash\">#GETONNIT<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0p80a7pAOR\">pic.twitter.com\/0p80a7pAOR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Marvel\/status\/817019320647745537\">January 5, 201<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mineralblu went to many comic, anime and othe fandom conventions last year, and here&#8217;s their video of the best cosplay seen around the world in 2016, including some based on <em>Star Wars<\/em>, <em>Suicide Squad<\/em>, <em>Ant-Man<\/em>, <em>Transformers <\/em>and <em>Anchorman <\/em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/the-best-cosplay-of-2016-video-supercut\">via Geek Tyran<\/a>t):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Effects Shot of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The GIF below shows the amazing matte painting effect used for a stunt from the Charlie Chaplin classic <em>Modern Times<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">How a background was added to a shot from Modern Times using a glass matte painting shot <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4EddbfTOh8\">pic.twitter.com\/4EddbfTOh8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Silent Movie Gifs (@silentmoviegifs) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/silentmoviegifs\/status\/817413165042565121\">January 6, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Poster of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Daisy Duck made her film debut 80 years ago today under the name Donna Duck, and her voice was more like boyfriend Donald&#8217;s, in the Disney short <em>Don Donald<\/em>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Bad Film Analysis of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Disney films, here&#8217;s a look at the misunderstood hidden meaning of the recent live-action remake of <em>The Jungle Book <\/em>according to an alien in the future: <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Mashup Fan Art of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s another Disney item, a look at who played Sadness in Pixar&#8217;s <em>Inside Out<\/em>. This is part of a series of iconic characters unmasked by Alex Solis. See more including E.T., Darth Vader, Marty McFly and others <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/pop-culture-characters-unmasked-in-creative-fun-art-series\">at Geek Tyrant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201701\/icons-unmasked-02.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As we get into the depths of awards season, CineFix shares a bunch of little-known trviia about multiple Oscar winner <em>Mad Max: Fury Road<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fan Build of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a little late for the holidays, but we can&#8217;t resist sharing this fan-made gingerbread Delorean time machine from <em>Back to the Future Part II<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Gingerbread Delorean! <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/backtothefuture?src=hash\">#backtothefuture<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bepJqCr2CT\">pic.twitter.com\/bepJqCr2CT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Phil Edwards (@Live_for_Films) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Live_for_Films\/status\/818446651480272896\">January 9, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Curtis Hanson&#8217;s <em>The Hand That Rocks the Cradle<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the thriller below. <\/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:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\">(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-10264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10264","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=10264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10264\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}