{"id":12075,"date":"2017-06-22T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-darth-vader-vs-tony-montana-the-definitive-alien-xenomorph-life-cycle-and-more\/"},"modified":"2017-06-22T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-darth-vader-vs-tony-montana-the-definitive-alien-xenomorph-life-cycle-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-darth-vader-vs-tony-montana-the-definitive-alien-xenomorph-life-cycle-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Darth Vader vs. Tony Montana, the Definitive &#039;Alien&#039; Xenomorph Life Cycle 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-darth-vader-vs-tony-montana-definitive-39alien39-xenomorph-life-cycle-more\/22783?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-darth-vader-vs-tony-montana-definitive-39alien39-xenomorph-life-cycle-more\/22783?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201706\/fan_merylstreep_sophieschoice_blog_20170622.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong><span>Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Mashup of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In the latest Phone Fights video, Darth Vader from <em>Star Wars <\/em>and Tony Montana from <em>Scarface <\/em>have a heated conversation: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Science of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Kyle Hill attempts to scientifically explain the definitive xenomorph life cycle as depicted in the <em>Alien <\/em>movies:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fake Movie Poster of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Who else watched the first act of <em>Wonder Woman <\/em>and imagined a sequel to <em>The Princess Bride<\/em>? <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>&#8220;Farm boy, polish my armor. I want to see my face shining in it by morning.&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BvvLCvh4Zv\">pic.twitter.com\/BvvLCvh4Zv<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Tarah M. Wheeler (@tarah) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tarah\/status\/877205352160174080\">June 20, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Soundtrack Cover of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>With <em>Transformers: The Last Knight <\/em>in theaters, The Warp Zone offers up an a capella cover of &#8220;The Touch&#8221; from <em>Transformers: The Movie <\/em>(and <em>Boogie Nights<\/em>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Meryl Streep, who turns 68 today, with Kevin Kline and director Alan J. Pakula on the set of <em>Sophie&#8217;s Choice <\/em>in 1982. Streep would go on to win her second Oscar, her first for Best Actress, for her performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Actress in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Mubi pays tribute to Greta Gerwig with this video montage that mostly features clips of her dancing:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Watch an animated Woody Allen talk about food, showers and luck in an adaptation of a 2013 <em>Esquire <\/em>interview:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Supercut of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of Woody Allen, you can&#8217;t have a New York in film supercut without some of his movies, so of course this one does (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/make-new-york-city-cinema\/\">via Film School Rejects<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Cosplay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Cosplayer Philip Odango shows off two &#8217;80s movie villains he&#8217;s dresed up as, Mola Ram from <em>Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom <\/em>and Lo-Pan from <em>Big Trouble in Little China <\/em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/80s-villain-cosplay-double-feature\/\">via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Today is the 40th anniversary of the release of Disney&#8217;s <em>The Rescuers<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the animated classic below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/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-darth-vader-vs-tony-montana-definitive-39alien39-xenomorph-life-cycle-more\/22783?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: Darth Vader vs. Tony Montana, the Definitive &#039;Alien&#039; Xenomorph Life Cycle and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-darth-vader-vs-tony-montana-definitive-39alien39-xenomorph-life-cycle-more\/22783?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-darth-vader-vs-tony-montana-definitive-39alien39-xenomorph-life-cycle-more\/22783?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201706\/fan_merylstreep_sophieschoice_blog_20170622.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong><span>Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Mashup of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In the latest Phone Fights video, Darth Vader from <em>Star Wars <\/em>and Tony Montana from <em>Scarface <\/em>have a heated conversation: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Science of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Kyle Hill attempts to scientifically explain the definitive xenomorph life cycle as depicted in the <em>Alien <\/em>movies:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fake Movie Poster of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Who else watched the first act of <em>Wonder Woman <\/em>and imagined a sequel to <em>The Princess Bride<\/em>? <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>&#8220;Farm boy, polish my armor. I want to see my face shining in it by morning.&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BvvLCvh4Zv\">pic.twitter.com\/BvvLCvh4Zv<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Tarah M. Wheeler (@tarah) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tarah\/status\/877205352160174080\">June 20, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Soundtrack Cover of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>With <em>Transformers: The Last Knight <\/em>in theaters, The Warp Zone offers up an a capella cover of &#8220;The Touch&#8221; from <em>Transformers: The Movie <\/em>(and <em>Boogie Nights<\/em>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Meryl Streep, who turns 68 today, with Kevin Kline and director Alan J. Pakula on the set of <em>Sophie&#8217;s Choice <\/em>in 1982. Streep would go on to win her second Oscar, her first for Best Actress, for her performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Actress in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Mubi pays tribute to Greta Gerwig with this video montage that mostly features clips of her dancing:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Watch an animated Woody Allen talk about food, showers and luck in an adaptation of a 2013 <em>Esquire <\/em>interview:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Supercut of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of Woody Allen, you can&#8217;t have a New York in film supercut without some of his movies, so of course this one does (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/make-new-york-city-cinema\/\">via Film School Rejects<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Cosplay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Cosplayer Philip Odango shows off two &#8217;80s movie villains he&#8217;s dresed up as, Mola Ram from <em>Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom <\/em>and Lo-Pan from <em>Big Trouble in Little China <\/em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/80s-villain-cosplay-double-feature\/\">via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Today is the 40th anniversary of the release of Disney&#8217;s <em>The Rescuers<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the animated classic below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/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-12075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12075","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=12075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12075\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}