{"id":10609,"date":"2017-02-09T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-tom-cruise-falls-into-star-wars-and-other-movies-history-via-batman-movies-and-more\/"},"modified":"2017-02-09T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T07:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-tom-cruise-falls-into-star-wars-and-other-movies-history-via-batman-movies-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-tom-cruise-falls-into-star-wars-and-other-movies-history-via-batman-movies-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Tom Cruise Falls Into &#039;Star Wars&#039; and Other Movies, History Via &#039;Batman&#039; Movies 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-tom-cruise-falls-into-39star-wars39-other-movies-history-via-39batman39-movies-more\/22122?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-tom-cruise-falls-into-39star-wars39-other-movies-history-via-39batman39-movies-more\/22122?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201702\/tom cruise falling_188x188.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>Mashup of the Day: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch Tom Cruise fall from <em>Vanilla Sky <\/em>through various other movies, including <em>Star Wars: Episode II &#8211; Attack of the Clones<\/em>, <em>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban <\/em>and <em>Furious 7<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>How much do you know about <em>John Wick: Chapter 2 <\/em>star Keanu Reeves? Test your knowledge against this trivia-filled video by ScreenCrush:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of <em>John Wick<\/em>, Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons it&#8217;s basically the same movie as <em>The Equalizer<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>History Lesson of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cracked goes through the history of <em>Batman <\/em>movies and TV series and discusses how they represent real world history of the past half century: <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Alternate Movie Posters of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mondo&#8217;s new prints for <em>Green Room<\/em>, inspired by the Black Flag logo, and <em>Big Trouble in Little China <\/em>are amazing:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">New poster releases tomorrow! GREEN ROOM by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oliverbarrett\">@oliverbarrett<\/a> &amp; BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sbosma\">@sbosma<\/a>. Details: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YfdxY9asTy\">https:\/\/t.co\/YfdxY9asTy<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8QXePRxfhs\">pic.twitter.com\/8QXePRxfhs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MONDO (@MondoNews) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MondoNews\/status\/829446634048090112\">February 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Movie Science of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Could the <em>Mystery Science Theater 3000 <\/em>logo really be written on the moon and be seen from Earth? Yes, and Kyle Hill explains how: <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For Fandor Keyframe, LJ Frezza showcases Yorgos Lanthimos&#8217;s focus on authoritarian personalities:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Candice Drouet isolates all the violent moments of <em>The Godfather <\/em>trilogy in this video and it&#8217;s surprisingly less than five minutes long: <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Film Studies Lesson of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now You See It looks at the film noir genre as a case for black and white filmmaking: <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 10th anniversary of the release of <em>Norbit<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the Oscar-nominated comedy below.  <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/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-tom-cruise-falls-into-39star-wars39-other-movies-history-via-39batman39-movies-more\/22122?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: Tom Cruise Falls Into &#039;Star Wars&#039; and Other Movies, History Via &#039;Batman&#039; Movies and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-tom-cruise-falls-into-39star-wars39-other-movies-history-via-39batman39-movies-more\/22122?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-tom-cruise-falls-into-39star-wars39-other-movies-history-via-39batman39-movies-more\/22122?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201702\/tom cruise falling_188x188.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>Mashup of the Day: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch Tom Cruise fall from <em>Vanilla Sky <\/em>through various other movies, including <em>Star Wars: Episode II &#8211; Attack of the Clones<\/em>, <em>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban <\/em>and <em>Furious 7<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>How much do you know about <em>John Wick: Chapter 2 <\/em>star Keanu Reeves? Test your knowledge against this trivia-filled video by ScreenCrush:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of <em>John Wick<\/em>, Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons it&#8217;s basically the same movie as <em>The Equalizer<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>History Lesson of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cracked goes through the history of <em>Batman <\/em>movies and TV series and discusses how they represent real world history of the past half century: <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Alternate Movie Posters of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mondo&#8217;s new prints for <em>Green Room<\/em>, inspired by the Black Flag logo, and <em>Big Trouble in Little China <\/em>are amazing:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">New poster releases tomorrow! GREEN ROOM by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oliverbarrett\">@oliverbarrett<\/a> &amp; BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sbosma\">@sbosma<\/a>. Details: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YfdxY9asTy\">https:\/\/t.co\/YfdxY9asTy<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8QXePRxfhs\">pic.twitter.com\/8QXePRxfhs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MONDO (@MondoNews) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MondoNews\/status\/829446634048090112\">February 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Movie Science of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Could the <em>Mystery Science Theater 3000 <\/em>logo really be written on the moon and be seen from Earth? Yes, and Kyle Hill explains how: <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For Fandor Keyframe, LJ Frezza showcases Yorgos Lanthimos&#8217;s focus on authoritarian personalities:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Candice Drouet isolates all the violent moments of <em>The Godfather <\/em>trilogy in this video and it&#8217;s surprisingly less than five minutes long: <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Film Studies Lesson of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now You See It looks at the film noir genre as a case for black and white filmmaking: <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 10th anniversary of the release of <em>Norbit<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the Oscar-nominated comedy below.  <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/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-10609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10609","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=10609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10609\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}