{"id":10539,"date":"2017-02-02T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-billy-crystal-and-daniel-stern-return-to-city-slickers-buzz-lightyear-vs-darth-vader-and-more\/"},"modified":"2017-02-02T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T07:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-billy-crystal-and-daniel-stern-return-to-city-slickers-buzz-lightyear-vs-darth-vader-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-billy-crystal-and-daniel-stern-return-to-city-slickers-buzz-lightyear-vs-darth-vader-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Billy Crystal and Daniel Stern Return to 'City Slickers,' Buzz Lightyear vs. Darth Vader and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Christopher Campbell<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Movie Character Reunion of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Billy Crystal and Daniel Stern reprise their City Slickers <\/em>roles and crossover into Westworld <\/em>in this Funny or Die parody: <\/p>\n

Movie Character Battle of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Since Toy Story<\/em>‘s Emperor Zurg seems modeled after Darth Vader, it’s not weird to see Buzz Lightyear fight the actual Star Wars <\/em>villain (via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking of characters battling, here’s an animated mashup of all the great movie action heroes in an epic gladiatorial match (via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Video Essay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Fandor Keyframe looks at the power of the replay in Groundhog Day <\/em>and other movies like it that have come before and after:<\/p>\n

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Film History Lesson of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ever wonder why many cartoon characters, including Mickey Mouse, wear gloves? Vox Pop has the historical answers:<\/p>\n

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Adorable Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hidden Figures <\/em>stars Taraji P. Henson and Janelle Monae have both shared this photo of three young girls dressed like the movie’s main characters (via THR<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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OH MY GOODNESS IN HEAVEN ??????I do what I do #SoTheBabiesCanDream #GodBlessTheBabies #Hope #TheFuture #BeInspired #Hiddenfigures?? #HiddenNoMore ??????<\/a><\/p>\n

A photo posted by taraji p henson (@tarajiphenson) on Jan 27, 2017 at 6:06pm PST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

With Rings <\/em>out in theaters this week, Couch Tomato shows why It Follows <\/em>is basically the same movie as The Ring<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Nerdista looks at the work of Arrival <\/em>director Denis Villeneuve and how the filmmaker explores humanity:<\/p>\n

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Oscars Montage of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Appreciate this year’s contenders for the Academy Award for Best Director in Art of the Film’s showcase of the nominees:<\/p>\n

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Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This weekend is the 75th anniversary of the release of Woman of the Year<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the Hepburn\/Tracy classic below. <\/p>\n

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<\/span>and <\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> (Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n

Source:: http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-billy-crystal-daniel-stern-return-to-39city-slickers39-buzz-lightyear-vs-darth-vader-more\/22080?wssac=164&wssaffid=news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

<\/a><\/div>\n

Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Movie Character Reunion of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Billy Crystal and Daniel Stern reprise their City Slickers <\/em>roles and crossover into Westworld <\/em>in this Funny or Die parody: <\/p>\n

Movie Character Battle of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Since Toy Story<\/em>‘s Emperor Zurg seems modeled after Darth Vader, it’s not weird to see Buzz Lightyear fight the actual Star Wars <\/em>villain (via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking of characters battling, here’s an animated mashup of all the great movie action heroes in an epic gladiatorial match (via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Video Essay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Fandor Keyframe looks at the power of the replay in Groundhog Day <\/em>and other movies like it that have come before and after:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Film History Lesson of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ever wonder why many cartoon characters, including Mickey Mouse, wear gloves? Vox Pop has the historical answers:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Adorable Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hidden Figures <\/em>stars Taraji P. Henson and Janelle Monae have both shared this photo of three young girls dressed like the movie’s main characters (via THR<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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\n<\/div>\n

OH MY GOODNESS IN HEAVEN ??????I do what I do #SoTheBabiesCanDream #GodBlessTheBabies #Hope #TheFuture #BeInspired #Hiddenfigures?? #HiddenNoMore ??????<\/a><\/p>\n

A photo posted by taraji p henson (@tarajiphenson) on Jan 27, 2017 at 6:06pm PST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

With Rings <\/em>out in theaters this week, Couch Tomato shows why It Follows <\/em>is basically the same movie as The Ring<\/em>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Nerdista looks at the work of Arrival <\/em>director Denis Villeneuve and how the filmmaker explores humanity:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Oscars Montage of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Appreciate this year’s contenders for the Academy Award for Best Director in Art of the Film’s showcase of the nominees:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This weekend is the 75th anniversary of the release of Woman of the Year<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the Hepburn\/Tracy classic below. <\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

<\/span>and <\/span><\/p>\n

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