{"id":11421,"date":"2017-04-26T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-new-alien-covenant-prologue-faceapp-gets-a-movie-themed-parody-and-more\/"},"modified":"2017-04-26T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-new-alien-covenant-prologue-faceapp-gets-a-movie-themed-parody-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-new-alien-covenant-prologue-faceapp-gets-a-movie-themed-parody-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: New &#039;Alien: Covenant&#039; Prologue, FaceApp Gets a Movie-Themed Parody 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-new-39alien-covenant39-prologue-faceapp-gets-movie-themed-parody-more\/22529?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-new-39alien-covenant39-prologue-faceapp-gets-movie-themed-parody-more\/22529?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201704\/msdsiof_ec046_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>Prologue of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tAhead of the release of <em>Alien: Covenant<\/em>, here&#8217;s a new prologue showing what happened to Elizabeth and David after the end of <em>Prometheus <\/em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/alien-covenant-prologue\/\">via \/Film<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Alternate Ending of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tHow might <em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>have ended more happily? The Unusual Suspect presents a clever mashup with <em>Raiders of the Lost Ark <\/em>footage:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tSpeaking of <em>Star Wars<\/em>, awesome <em>Star Wars <\/em>Celebration cosplay is still coming in, like this trio as high school versions of Han, Leia and Luke doing the <em>Breakfast Club <\/em>dance (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/the-coolest-kids-in-star-wars-high-cosplay\/\">via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Prank of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tAlso from <em>Star Wars <\/em>Celebration, here&#8217;s a video of John Boyega surprising fans to help promote Force for Change (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/john-boyega-pranked-star-wars-fans-at-celebration-2017\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Phone App Parody of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tFaceApp is so popular now that we&#8217;re seeing movie-themed parodies like this one inspired by <em>Face\/Off<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n\t\tI love this new FaceApp update <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CgSr2gIyAn\">pic.twitter.com\/CgSr2gIyAn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 Super Deluxe (@superdeluxe) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/superdeluxe\/status\/857323037833674752\">April 26, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>DIY Prop Replica of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tWant to own Maui&#8217;s hook from <em>Moana <\/em>but you can&#8217;t becuase that&#8217;s a cartoon? Here&#8217;s AWE with a tutorial on how to make your own:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tJonathan Demme, who passed away today, directs Anthony Hopkins on the set of <em>The Silence of the Lambs<\/em>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tFilmscalpel looks at great silent moment in the era of sound in this supercut featuring <em>The Matrix<\/em>, <em>2001: A Space Odyssey<\/em>, <em>Lost in Translation <\/em>and more (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/intentional-silence-af41b058a774\">via Film School Rejects<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Location Celebration of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe old Penn Station in New York City is gorgeous and fortunately we can still see what it looked like in the movies collected in this Fandor video:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThis week is the 20th anniversary of the release of <em>Volcano<\/em>. Watch the original teaser trailer for the classic disaster movie 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-new-39alien-covenant39-prologue-faceapp-gets-movie-themed-parody-more\/22529?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: New &#039;Alien: Covenant&#039; Prologue, FaceApp Gets a Movie-Themed Parody and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-new-39alien-covenant39-prologue-faceapp-gets-movie-themed-parody-more\/22529?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-new-39alien-covenant39-prologue-faceapp-gets-movie-themed-parody-more\/22529?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201704\/msdsiof_ec046_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>Prologue of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tAhead of the release of <em>Alien: Covenant<\/em>, here&#8217;s a new prologue showing what happened to Elizabeth and David after the end of <em>Prometheus <\/em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/alien-covenant-prologue\/\">via \/Film<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Alternate Ending of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tHow might <em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>have ended more happily? The Unusual Suspect presents a clever mashup with <em>Raiders of the Lost Ark <\/em>footage:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tSpeaking of <em>Star Wars<\/em>, awesome <em>Star Wars <\/em>Celebration cosplay is still coming in, like this trio as high school versions of Han, Leia and Luke doing the <em>Breakfast Club <\/em>dance (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/the-coolest-kids-in-star-wars-high-cosplay\/\">via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Prank of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tAlso from <em>Star Wars <\/em>Celebration, here&#8217;s a video of John Boyega surprising fans to help promote Force for Change (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/john-boyega-pranked-star-wars-fans-at-celebration-2017\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Phone App Parody of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tFaceApp is so popular now that we&#8217;re seeing movie-themed parodies like this one inspired by <em>Face\/Off<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n\t\tI love this new FaceApp update <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CgSr2gIyAn\">pic.twitter.com\/CgSr2gIyAn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 Super Deluxe (@superdeluxe) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/superdeluxe\/status\/857323037833674752\">April 26, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>DIY Prop Replica of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tWant to own Maui&#8217;s hook from <em>Moana <\/em>but you can&#8217;t becuase that&#8217;s a cartoon? Here&#8217;s AWE with a tutorial on how to make your own:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tJonathan Demme, who passed away today, directs Anthony Hopkins on the set of <em>The Silence of the Lambs<\/em>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tFilmscalpel looks at great silent moment in the era of sound in this supercut featuring <em>The Matrix<\/em>, <em>2001: A Space Odyssey<\/em>, <em>Lost in Translation <\/em>and more (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/intentional-silence-af41b058a774\">via Film School Rejects<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Location Celebration of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe old Penn Station in New York City is gorgeous and fortunately we can still see what it looked like in the movies collected in this Fandor video:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThis week is the 20th anniversary of the release of <em>Volcano<\/em>. Watch the original teaser trailer for the classic disaster movie 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-11421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11421","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=11421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11421\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}