{"id":11493,"date":"2017-05-03T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-meets-sgt-pepper-the-thing-board-game-and-more\/"},"modified":"2017-05-03T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-meets-sgt-pepper-the-thing-board-game-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-meets-sgt-pepper-the-thing-board-game-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: 'Star Wars' Meets 'Sgt. Pepper,' 'The Thing' Board Game 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

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

\n\tEvery song from The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band<\/em> has been spoofed so it’s a plot song for Star Wars<\/em>, and together they retell the whole movie. Start with “Princess Leia’s Stolen Death Star Plans”\/”With Illicit Help From Your Friends” below (via Paste<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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

\n\tDo the Fast and Furious <\/em>movies all seem the same to you? Here’s an animated parody of the franchise explaining why:<\/p>\n

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

\n\tHere’s a look at the new The Thing <\/em>board game Infection at Outpost 31 from Mondo and Project Raygun:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

\n\tThe latest edition of Tyrants of Cosplay showcases an award-winning costume of Faun\/Pan from Pan’s Labyrinth<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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

\n\tCracked presents a theory that makes The Dark Knight Rises <\/em>better by arguing that Batman killed the Joker in The Dark Knight<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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

\n\tBing Crosby, who was born on this day in 1903, with director Frank Capra, co-star Jane Wyman and a birthday cake on the set of 1951’s Here Comes the Groom<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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

\n\tThere are some similarities between Guardians of the Galaxy <\/em>and Suicide Squad<\/em>, but here’s Couch Tomato with 24 ways they’re different: <\/p>\n

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Actor in the Spotlight:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n\tWith Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2<\/em> out this week, Burger Fiction chronicles the evolution of Chris Pratt’s career:<\/p>\n

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

\n\tPratt is in Her<\/em>, and speaking of Her<\/em>, here’s a video by StudioBinder on how to make movies about loneliness like Spike Jonze does:<\/p>\n

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

\n\tToday is the 15th anniversary of the release of Spider-Man<\/em>, Sam Raimi’s first of three. Watch the original full trailer for the classic superhero movie 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-39star-wars39-meets-39sgt-pepper39-39the-thing39-board-game-more\/22564?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

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

\n\tEvery song from The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band<\/em> has been spoofed so it’s a plot song for Star Wars<\/em>, and together they retell the whole movie. Start with “Princess Leia’s Stolen Death Star Plans”\/”With Illicit Help From Your Friends” below (via Paste<\/a>).<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

\n\tDo the Fast and Furious <\/em>movies all seem the same to you? Here’s an animated parody of the franchise explaining why:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

\n\tHere’s a look at the new The Thing <\/em>board game Infection at Outpost 31 from Mondo and Project Raygun:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

\n\tThe latest edition of Tyrants of Cosplay showcases an award-winning costume of Faun\/Pan from Pan’s Labyrinth<\/em>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

\n\tCracked presents a theory that makes The Dark Knight Rises <\/em>better by arguing that Batman killed the Joker in The Dark Knight<\/em>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

\n\tBing Crosby, who was born on this day in 1903, with director Frank Capra, co-star Jane Wyman and a birthday cake on the set of 1951’s Here Comes the Groom<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

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

\n\tThere are some similarities between Guardians of the Galaxy <\/em>and Suicide Squad<\/em>, but here’s Couch Tomato with 24 ways they’re different: <\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Actor in the Spotlight:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n\tWith Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2<\/em> out this week, Burger Fiction chronicles the evolution of Chris Pratt’s career:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

\n\tPratt is in Her<\/em>, and speaking of Her<\/em>, here’s a video by StudioBinder on how to make movies about loneliness like Spike Jonze does:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

\n\tToday is the 15th anniversary of the release of Spider-Man<\/em>, Sam Raimi’s first of three. Watch the original full trailer for the classic superhero movie below.<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

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