{"id":12732,"date":"2017-08-21T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-a-western-filmed-during-the-eclipse-marvels-the-defenders-easter-eggs-and-more\/"},"modified":"2017-08-21T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-a-western-filmed-during-the-eclipse-marvels-the-defenders-easter-eggs-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-a-western-filmed-during-the-eclipse-marvels-the-defenders-easter-eggs-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: A Western Filmed During the Eclipse, Marvel&#039;s &#039;The Defenders&#039; Easter Eggs 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-western-filmed-during-eclipse-marvel39s-39the-defenders39-easter-eggs-more\/23003?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-western-filmed-during-eclipse-marvel39s-39the-defenders39-easter-eggs-more\/23003?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201708\/fan_carrieannemoss_memento_20170821.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>Short Film of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The short film <em>Western Sol <\/em>was filmed and broadcast live during today&#8217;s solar eclipse. You can watch the finished product here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Film History of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>And in honor of today&#8217;s solor eclipse, Birth.Movies.Death presented a history of eclipses in the movies and on TV:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Easter Eggs of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>You&#8217;ve had the whole weekend to watch all of Marvel&#8217;s <em>The Defenders <\/em>on Netflix, so here&#8217;s Mr. Sunday Movies with all the Easter eggs in the series:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Carrie-Anne Moss, who turns 50 today, receives direction from Christopher Nolan on the set of <em>Memento <\/em>in 1999:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Retro Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Damien Kazan imagines what it would have been like to have <em>Alien: Covenant <\/em>come out when the original four <em>Alien <\/em>movies did with this fake VHS release trailer:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Video Essay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of the <em>Alien <\/em>movies (well, their directors), Fandor looks at the color aesthetics of Jean-Pierre Jeunet&#8217;s <em>Amelie<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In honor of <em>The Hitman&#8217;s Bodyguard <\/em>topping the box office over the weekend, here&#8217;s Burger Fiction with the evolution of Ryan Reynolds&#8217;s career:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cosplay of the Day:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The best thing about <em>Edward Scissorhands <\/em>cosplay is the cosplayer is always totally unrecognizable:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Before and after pics of the Edward Scissorhands ? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cosplay?src=hash\">#cosplay<\/a> done by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlysonTabbitha\">@AlysonTabbitha<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/52UcgldwSn\">pic.twitter.com\/52UcgldwSn<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Cosplay Girls (@CosplayGirIs) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CosplayGirIs\/status\/897954743955345409\">August 16, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Monster Squad <\/em>recently turned 30 years old, so CineFix shares some stumpers about the cult classic:<\/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 30th anniversary of the release of <em>The Garbage Pail Kids Movie<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the gross-out movie 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-western-filmed-during-eclipse-marvel39s-39the-defenders39-easter-eggs-more\/23003?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: A Western Filmed During the Eclipse, Marvel&#039;s &#039;The Defenders&#039; Easter Eggs and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-western-filmed-during-eclipse-marvel39s-39the-defenders39-easter-eggs-more\/23003?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-western-filmed-during-eclipse-marvel39s-39the-defenders39-easter-eggs-more\/23003?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201708\/fan_carrieannemoss_memento_20170821.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>Short Film of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The short film <em>Western Sol <\/em>was filmed and broadcast live during today&#8217;s solar eclipse. You can watch the finished product here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Film History of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>And in honor of today&#8217;s solor eclipse, Birth.Movies.Death presented a history of eclipses in the movies and on TV:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Easter Eggs of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>You&#8217;ve had the whole weekend to watch all of Marvel&#8217;s <em>The Defenders <\/em>on Netflix, so here&#8217;s Mr. Sunday Movies with all the Easter eggs in the series:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Carrie-Anne Moss, who turns 50 today, receives direction from Christopher Nolan on the set of <em>Memento <\/em>in 1999:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Retro Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Damien Kazan imagines what it would have been like to have <em>Alien: Covenant <\/em>come out when the original four <em>Alien <\/em>movies did with this fake VHS release trailer:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Video Essay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of the <em>Alien <\/em>movies (well, their directors), Fandor looks at the color aesthetics of Jean-Pierre Jeunet&#8217;s <em>Amelie<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In honor of <em>The Hitman&#8217;s Bodyguard <\/em>topping the box office over the weekend, here&#8217;s Burger Fiction with the evolution of Ryan Reynolds&#8217;s career:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cosplay of the Day:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The best thing about <em>Edward Scissorhands <\/em>cosplay is the cosplayer is always totally unrecognizable:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Before and after pics of the Edward Scissorhands ? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cosplay?src=hash\">#cosplay<\/a> done by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlysonTabbitha\">@AlysonTabbitha<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/52UcgldwSn\">pic.twitter.com\/52UcgldwSn<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Cosplay Girls (@CosplayGirIs) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CosplayGirIs\/status\/897954743955345409\">August 16, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Monster Squad <\/em>recently turned 30 years old, so CineFix shares some stumpers about the cult classic:<\/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 30th anniversary of the release of <em>The Garbage Pail Kids Movie<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the gross-out movie 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-12732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12732","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=12732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12732\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}