{"id":12526,"date":"2017-07-31T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-batman-vs-the-punisher-darth-vader-vs-picard-the-history-of-title-sequences-and-more\/"},"modified":"2017-07-31T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-batman-vs-the-punisher-darth-vader-vs-picard-the-history-of-title-sequences-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-batman-vs-the-punisher-darth-vader-vs-picard-the-history-of-title-sequences-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Batman vs. The Punisher, Darth Vader vs. Picard, the History of Title Sequences 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-batman-vs-punisher-darth-vader-vs-picard-history-title-sequences-more\/22921?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-batman-vs-punisher-darth-vader-vs-picard-history-title-sequences-more\/22921?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201707\/fan_michaelbiehn_aliens_20170731.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 Battle of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Using some special effects and clips from <em>The Accountant<\/em>, Stryder HD made a fan trailer for the dream DCEU\/MCU crossover <em>Batman v The Punisher<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Mashup Hangout of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Star Wars <\/em>meets <em>Star Trek <\/em>meets <em>Guardians of the Galaxy <\/em>when action figures of Darth Vader, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Groot get together in this Nerdist parody:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Mashup Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Smart Aleck Comedy recut the trailer for <em>An Inconvenient Sequel <\/em>with footage from the old <em>Captain Planet <\/em>cartoon:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Lego Build of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Watch a time-lapse video of official Lego master builders putting together a statue of Thor from <em>Thor: Ragnarok<\/em> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/watch-this-mesmerizing-video-of-lego-master-builders-building-a-life-size-thor-ragnarok-statue\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BW5W469Hmxm\/\">The mighty Thor took LEGO Master Builders 290 hours to construct. See how they did it with this time lapse video. #LEGOSDCC #SDCC<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A post shared by LEGO (@lego) on <\/span><span>Jul 23, 2017 at 9:43am PDT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Supercut of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Burger Fiction teamed up with CatVideos.com for this supercut of the best cats in movies ever: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Michael Biehn, who turns 61 today, and Sigourney Weaver receive direction from James Cameron on the set of <em>Aliens<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The symmetry and other geometric artistry of Nicholas Winding Refn&#8217;s movies is showcased in this supercut from Alessandro Tranchini:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Film History of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Filmmaker IQ&#8217;s John Hess presents a history of the movie title sequence, including openings and post-credits scenes:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of <em>The Lost Boys<\/em>, so here&#8217;s CineFix with seven things you probably don&#8217;t know about the movie:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Today is also the 25th anniversary of the release of the Robert Zemeckis-helmed <em>Death Becomes Her <\/em>starring Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn. Watch the original trailer for the effects-driven comedy 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-batman-vs-punisher-darth-vader-vs-picard-history-title-sequences-more\/22921?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: Batman vs. The Punisher, Darth Vader vs. Picard, the History of Title Sequences and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-batman-vs-punisher-darth-vader-vs-picard-history-title-sequences-more\/22921?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-batman-vs-punisher-darth-vader-vs-picard-history-title-sequences-more\/22921?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201707\/fan_michaelbiehn_aliens_20170731.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 Battle of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Using some special effects and clips from <em>The Accountant<\/em>, Stryder HD made a fan trailer for the dream DCEU\/MCU crossover <em>Batman v The Punisher<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Mashup Hangout of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Star Wars <\/em>meets <em>Star Trek <\/em>meets <em>Guardians of the Galaxy <\/em>when action figures of Darth Vader, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Groot get together in this Nerdist parody:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Mashup Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Smart Aleck Comedy recut the trailer for <em>An Inconvenient Sequel <\/em>with footage from the old <em>Captain Planet <\/em>cartoon:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Lego Build of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Watch a time-lapse video of official Lego master builders putting together a statue of Thor from <em>Thor: Ragnarok<\/em> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/watch-this-mesmerizing-video-of-lego-master-builders-building-a-life-size-thor-ragnarok-statue\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BW5W469Hmxm\/\">The mighty Thor took LEGO Master Builders 290 hours to construct. See how they did it with this time lapse video. #LEGOSDCC #SDCC<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A post shared by LEGO (@lego) on <\/span><span>Jul 23, 2017 at 9:43am PDT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Supercut of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Burger Fiction teamed up with CatVideos.com for this supercut of the best cats in movies ever: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Michael Biehn, who turns 61 today, and Sigourney Weaver receive direction from James Cameron on the set of <em>Aliens<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The symmetry and other geometric artistry of Nicholas Winding Refn&#8217;s movies is showcased in this supercut from Alessandro Tranchini:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Film History of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Filmmaker IQ&#8217;s John Hess presents a history of the movie title sequence, including openings and post-credits scenes:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of <em>The Lost Boys<\/em>, so here&#8217;s CineFix with seven things you probably don&#8217;t know about the movie:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Today is also the 25th anniversary of the release of the Robert Zemeckis-helmed <em>Death Becomes Her <\/em>starring Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn. Watch the original trailer for the effects-driven comedy 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-12526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12526","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=12526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12526\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}