{"id":11348,"date":"2017-04-19T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-the-big-lebowski-meets-the-matrix-rogue-one-musical-easter-eggs-and-more\/"},"modified":"2017-04-19T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-the-big-lebowski-meets-the-matrix-rogue-one-musical-easter-eggs-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-the-big-lebowski-meets-the-matrix-rogue-one-musical-easter-eggs-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;The Big Lebowski&#039; Meets &#039;The Matrix,&#039; &#039;Rogue One&#039; Musical Easter Eggs 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-39the-big-lebowski39-meets-39the-matrix39-39rogue-one39-musical-easter-eggs-more\/22493?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-39the-big-lebowski39-meets-39the-matrix39-39rogue-one39-musical-easter-eggs-more\/22493?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201704\/mcdstwa_fe070_h.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>\n\tAgent Smith and the Dude meet in this mashup between <em>The Matrix <\/em>and <em>The Big Lebowski<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Easter Eggs of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThink you know all the connections between <em>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story <\/em>and the rest of the franchise? Here&#8217;s a video essay cracking all of composer Michael Giacchino&#8217;s score references to the other movies (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/rogue-one-score-homages\/\">via \/Film<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tHayden Christensen, who turns 36 today, trains for <em>Star Wars: Episode III &#8211; Revenge of the Sith<\/em> with Ewan McGregor and stuntman Kyle Rowling in 2003: <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tSpeaking of Anakin Skywalker, here&#8217;s indeed some awesome cosplay featuring what&#8217;s underneath Darth Vader&#8217;s mask:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n\t\tThis is the best cosplay. Ever. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UeBiwPTDDr\">pic.twitter.com\/UeBiwPTDDr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 ClashingSabers (@ClashingSabers) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClashingSabers\/status\/854769584464965632\">April 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Fake Movie Poster of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tBossLogic has made up his own plot synopsis for the next <em>Fast and the Furious <\/em>sequel and created a poster to go with it:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FAST9?src=hash\">#FAST9<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vindiesel\">@vindiesel<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FastFurious\">@FastFurious<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealHughJackman\">@RealHughJackman<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DownUnder?src=hash\">#DownUnder<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ReLjv5VjLx\">pic.twitter.com\/ReLjv5VjLx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 BossLogic (@Bosslogic) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bosslogic\/status\/854374033013395456\">April 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tRevisit the entire <em>Harry Potter <\/em>series of movies cut down to only utterances of &#8220;Hermione&#8221; and &#8220;Granger&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn honor of the recent 45th anniversary of <em>The Godfathe<\/em><em>r<\/em>, here&#8217;s a bunch of trivia about the classic gangster film:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Food of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn the latest episode of Fandor&#8217;s <em>Film to Table<\/em>, Jason Roberts makes the Jack Rabbit Slim&#8217;s milkshake and the Big Kahuna burger from <em>Pulp Fiction<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Reworked Movie of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tHannibal Lecter helps Clarice with her love life in this rom-com version of <em>The Silence of the Lambs<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tToday is the 15th anniversary of the theatrical release of <em>The Scorpion King<\/em>, Dwayne Johnson&#8217;s first big vehicle. Watch the original trailer for the spinoff 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-39the-big-lebowski39-meets-39the-matrix39-39rogue-one39-musical-easter-eggs-more\/22493?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;The Big Lebowski&#039; Meets &#039;The Matrix,&#039; &#039;Rogue One&#039; Musical Easter Eggs and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39the-big-lebowski39-meets-39the-matrix39-39rogue-one39-musical-easter-eggs-more\/22493?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-39the-big-lebowski39-meets-39the-matrix39-39rogue-one39-musical-easter-eggs-more\/22493?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201704\/mcdstwa_fe070_h.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>\n\tAgent Smith and the Dude meet in this mashup between <em>The Matrix <\/em>and <em>The Big Lebowski<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Easter Eggs of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThink you know all the connections between <em>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story <\/em>and the rest of the franchise? Here&#8217;s a video essay cracking all of composer Michael Giacchino&#8217;s score references to the other movies (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/rogue-one-score-homages\/\">via \/Film<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tHayden Christensen, who turns 36 today, trains for <em>Star Wars: Episode III &#8211; Revenge of the Sith<\/em> with Ewan McGregor and stuntman Kyle Rowling in 2003: <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tSpeaking of Anakin Skywalker, here&#8217;s indeed some awesome cosplay featuring what&#8217;s underneath Darth Vader&#8217;s mask:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n\t\tThis is the best cosplay. Ever. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UeBiwPTDDr\">pic.twitter.com\/UeBiwPTDDr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 ClashingSabers (@ClashingSabers) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClashingSabers\/status\/854769584464965632\">April 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Fake Movie Poster of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tBossLogic has made up his own plot synopsis for the next <em>Fast and the Furious <\/em>sequel and created a poster to go with it:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FAST9?src=hash\">#FAST9<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vindiesel\">@vindiesel<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FastFurious\">@FastFurious<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealHughJackman\">@RealHughJackman<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DownUnder?src=hash\">#DownUnder<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ReLjv5VjLx\">pic.twitter.com\/ReLjv5VjLx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 BossLogic (@Bosslogic) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bosslogic\/status\/854374033013395456\">April 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tRevisit the entire <em>Harry Potter <\/em>series of movies cut down to only utterances of &#8220;Hermione&#8221; and &#8220;Granger&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn honor of the recent 45th anniversary of <em>The Godfathe<\/em><em>r<\/em>, here&#8217;s a bunch of trivia about the classic gangster film:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Food of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn the latest episode of Fandor&#8217;s <em>Film to Table<\/em>, Jason Roberts makes the Jack Rabbit Slim&#8217;s milkshake and the Big Kahuna burger from <em>Pulp Fiction<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Reworked Movie of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tHannibal Lecter helps Clarice with her love life in this rom-com version of <em>The Silence of the Lambs<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tToday is the 15th anniversary of the theatrical release of <em>The Scorpion King<\/em>, Dwayne Johnson&#8217;s first big vehicle. Watch the original trailer for the spinoff 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-11348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11348","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=11348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11348\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}