{"id":12632,"date":"2017-08-09T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-goes-retro-annabelle-vs-childs-play-and-more\/"},"modified":"2017-08-09T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-goes-retro-annabelle-vs-childs-play-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-goes-retro-annabelle-vs-childs-play-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2&#039; Goes Retro, &#039;Annabelle&#039; vs. &#039;Child&#039;s Play&#039; 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-39guardians-galaxy-vol-239-goes-retro-39annabelle39-vs-39child39s-play39-more\/22959?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-39guardians-galaxy-vol-239-goes-retro-39annabelle39-vs-39child39s-play39-more\/22959?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201708\/fan_melaniegriffith_drowningpool_20170809.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>Josh Brolin plays Cable in <em>Deadpool 2 <\/em>and Thanos in <em>Avengers: Infinity War<\/em>, so BossLogic shows us what he looks like as both characters at once:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Titan from the future \ud83d\ude00 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VancityReynolds\">@VancityReynolds<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Deadpool2?src=hash\">#Deadpool2<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WipLopBwWE\">pic.twitter.com\/WipLopBwWE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 BossLogic (@Bosslogic) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bosslogic\/status\/894696815492186113\">August 7, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Music Video of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of Thanos, here&#8217;s a music video for David Hasselhoff&#8217;s song from <em>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2<\/em>, which features most of the cast:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Retro Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of <em>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 <\/em>and retro visuals, here&#8217;s an ad imagining a VHS release for the Marvel sequel:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fake Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of Chris Pratt movies, if <em>Jurassic World <\/em>hadn&#8217;t made a bazillion dollars, maybe its sequel would look as cheap as this fan-made trailer promises:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Takedown of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Alien: Covenant <\/em>hits home video this month, so Honest Trailers goes full chestburster on its plot:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Melanie Griffith, who turns 60 today, visits with her mother, Tippi Hedren, and Paul Newman on the set of <em>The <\/em><em>Drowning Pool <\/em>in 1974:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>With a new Robert Pattinson movie out this week, Fandor highlights his career post-<em>Twilight<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>With <em>Annabelle: Creation <\/em>out this weekend, Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons the first <em>Annabelle <\/em>is the same movie as <em>Child&#8217;s Play<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of the <em>Conjuring <\/em>franchise, here&#8217;s a bunch of trivia about the original movie, care of ScreenCrush:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>This week is the 75th anniversary of the premiere of Disney&#8217;s <em>Bambi<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the classic animated feature 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-39guardians-galaxy-vol-239-goes-retro-39annabelle39-vs-39child39s-play39-more\/22959?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2&#039; Goes Retro, &#039;Annabelle&#039; vs. &#039;Child&#039;s Play&#039; and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39guardians-galaxy-vol-239-goes-retro-39annabelle39-vs-39child39s-play39-more\/22959?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-39guardians-galaxy-vol-239-goes-retro-39annabelle39-vs-39child39s-play39-more\/22959?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201708\/fan_melaniegriffith_drowningpool_20170809.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>Josh Brolin plays Cable in <em>Deadpool 2 <\/em>and Thanos in <em>Avengers: Infinity War<\/em>, so BossLogic shows us what he looks like as both characters at once:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Titan from the future \ud83d\ude00 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VancityReynolds\">@VancityReynolds<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Deadpool2?src=hash\">#Deadpool2<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WipLopBwWE\">pic.twitter.com\/WipLopBwWE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 BossLogic (@Bosslogic) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bosslogic\/status\/894696815492186113\">August 7, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Music Video of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of Thanos, here&#8217;s a music video for David Hasselhoff&#8217;s song from <em>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2<\/em>, which features most of the cast:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Retro Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of <em>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 <\/em>and retro visuals, here&#8217;s an ad imagining a VHS release for the Marvel sequel:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fake Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of Chris Pratt movies, if <em>Jurassic World <\/em>hadn&#8217;t made a bazillion dollars, maybe its sequel would look as cheap as this fan-made trailer promises:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Takedown of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Alien: Covenant <\/em>hits home video this month, so Honest Trailers goes full chestburster on its plot:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Melanie Griffith, who turns 60 today, visits with her mother, Tippi Hedren, and Paul Newman on the set of <em>The <\/em><em>Drowning Pool <\/em>in 1974:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>With a new Robert Pattinson movie out this week, Fandor highlights his career post-<em>Twilight<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>With <em>Annabelle: Creation <\/em>out this weekend, Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons the first <em>Annabelle <\/em>is the same movie as <em>Child&#8217;s Play<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of the <em>Conjuring <\/em>franchise, here&#8217;s a bunch of trivia about the original movie, care of ScreenCrush:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>This week is the 75th anniversary of the premiere of Disney&#8217;s <em>Bambi<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the classic animated feature 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-12632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12632","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=12632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12632\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}