{"id":11594,"date":"2017-05-11T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-why-every-movie-space-battle-is-wrong-super-mario-bros-vs-aliens-and-more\/"},"modified":"2017-05-11T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-why-every-movie-space-battle-is-wrong-super-mario-bros-vs-aliens-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-why-every-movie-space-battle-is-wrong-super-mario-bros-vs-aliens-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Why Every Movie Space Battle is Wrong, 'Super Mario Bros.' vs. 'Aliens' 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 Science of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n\tWith Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 <\/em>out in theaters, Kyle Hill scientifically explains why every movie space battle is wrong:<\/p>\n

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

\n\tSpeaking of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, here are some fans in costume as its characters singing a capella covers of its songs:<\/p>\n

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

\n\tAnd speaking of space movies, here’s a tutorial on how to make your own bike helmet modeled after K-2SO from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story <\/em>(via Fashiobably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

\n\tAnd speaking of Star Wars<\/em>, here’s a redo of the trailer for The Last Jedi <\/em>with old school video game graphics (via \/Film<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

\n\tAlso speaking of space movies and video games, here’s a mashup of an old school Super Mario Bros. <\/em>game and Aliens <\/em>(via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

\n\tAnd speaking of James Cameron’s Alien <\/em>sequel, Couch Tomato has 24 reasons why Aliens <\/em>and Resident Evil <\/em>are the same movie:<\/p>\n

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

\n\tGoldie Hawn, who returns to cinemas this week in Snatched<\/em>, and the late director Jonathan Demme on the set of Swing Shift <\/em>in 1983:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

\n\tSpeaking of Demme, here’s ScreenCrush with a bunch of trivia you might not know about The Silence of the Lambs<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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

\n\tCineFix is back with part two of its selection of the best shots of all time, from movies including Persona<\/em>, The Master <\/em>and Metropolis<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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

\n\tToday is the 60th anniversary of the Cannes premiere of Federico Fellini’s Oscar-winning masterpiece The <\/em>Nights of Cabiria<\/em>. Watch the original U.S. trailer for the Italian classic, celebrating Giulietta Masina’s best actress festival award win 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-why-every-movie-space-battle-wrong-39super-mario-bros-39-vs-39aliens39-more\/22605?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 Science of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n\tWith Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 <\/em>out in theaters, Kyle Hill scientifically explains why every movie space battle is wrong:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

\n\tSpeaking of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, here are some fans in costume as its characters singing a capella covers of its songs:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

\n\tAnd speaking of space movies, here’s a tutorial on how to make your own bike helmet modeled after K-2SO from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story <\/em>(via Fashiobably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

\n\tAnd speaking of Star Wars<\/em>, here’s a redo of the trailer for The Last Jedi <\/em>with old school video game graphics (via \/Film<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

\n\tAlso speaking of space movies and video games, here’s a mashup of an old school Super Mario Bros. <\/em>game and Aliens <\/em>(via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

\n\tAnd speaking of James Cameron’s Alien <\/em>sequel, Couch Tomato has 24 reasons why Aliens <\/em>and Resident Evil <\/em>are the same movie:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

\n\tGoldie Hawn, who returns to cinemas this week in Snatched<\/em>, and the late director Jonathan Demme on the set of Swing Shift <\/em>in 1983:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

\n\tSpeaking of Demme, here’s ScreenCrush with a bunch of trivia you might not know about The Silence of the Lambs<\/em>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

\n\tCineFix is back with part two of its selection of the best shots of all time, from movies including Persona<\/em>, The Master <\/em>and Metropolis<\/em>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

\n\tToday is the 60th anniversary of the Cannes premiere of Federico Fellini’s Oscar-winning masterpiece The <\/em>Nights of Cabiria<\/em>. Watch the original U.S. trailer for the Italian classic, celebrating Giulietta Masina’s best actress festival award win below. <\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

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