{"id":12841,"date":"2017-08-31T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-blade-runner-2049-short-film-baby-driver-opening-scene-breakdown-and-more\/"},"modified":"2017-08-31T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-blade-runner-2049-short-film-baby-driver-opening-scene-breakdown-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-blade-runner-2049-short-film-baby-driver-opening-scene-breakdown-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;Blade Runner 2049&#039; Short Film, &#039;Baby Driver&#039; Opening Scene Breakdown 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-39blade-runner-204939-short-film-39baby-driver39-opening-scene-breakdown-more\/23047?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-39blade-runner-204939-short-film-39baby-driver39-opening-scene-breakdown-more\/23047?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201708\/fan_fredricmarch_sevendaysinmay_20170831.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>Get ready for <em>Blade Runner 2049 <\/em>with this short film starring Jared Leto that connects the original with the upcoming sequel:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Scene Analysis of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Thomas Flight breaks down the opening sequence from Edgar Wright&#8217;s <em>Baby Driver <\/em>in his latest video essay:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Poster Homage of the Day: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>This week&#8217;s new <em>Stranger Things <\/em>poster pays tribute to the poster for <em>Firestarter<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Normal in every way but one. Will Eleven have the power&#8230;to survive? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StrangerThursdays?src=hash\">#StrangerThursdays<\/a> begins now. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hzR20qONQ2\">pic.twitter.com\/hzR20qONQ2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Stranger Things (@Stranger_Things) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stranger_Things\/status\/903210768383881216\">August 31, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Supercut of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>See how the movies portray the city of angels in this supercut of Los Angeles in film:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Fredric March, who was born on this day 120 years ago, receives direction from John Frakenheimer on the set of the 1964 film <em>Seven Days in May<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>For Talkhouse, Jacob T. Swinney highlights the silent close-ups in the movies of Denis Villeneuve:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Also by Jacob T. Swinney, this time for Fandor, here&#8217;s a video tracking the rise of Steve Carell:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Cosplay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>When the real Robert Downey Jr. isn&#8217;t available for hospital visits, a cosplaying lookalike Iron Man will do:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>The power of cosplay! ?? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BNwfIofgIU\">pic.twitter.com\/BNwfIofgIU<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Cosplay Girls (@CosplayGirIs) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CosplayGirIs\/status\/903360159904403456\">August 31, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Remixed Movie of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Eclectic Method took dialogue and sounds from <em>New Jack City <\/em>and made an appropriately &#8217;90s-sounding dance track:<\/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 70th anniversary of the release of <em>The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the classic rom-com 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-39blade-runner-204939-short-film-39baby-driver39-opening-scene-breakdown-more\/23047?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;Blade Runner 2049&#039; Short Film, &#039;Baby Driver&#039; Opening Scene Breakdown and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39blade-runner-204939-short-film-39baby-driver39-opening-scene-breakdown-more\/23047?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-39blade-runner-204939-short-film-39baby-driver39-opening-scene-breakdown-more\/23047?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201708\/fan_fredricmarch_sevendaysinmay_20170831.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>Get ready for <em>Blade Runner 2049 <\/em>with this short film starring Jared Leto that connects the original with the upcoming sequel:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Scene Analysis of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Thomas Flight breaks down the opening sequence from Edgar Wright&#8217;s <em>Baby Driver <\/em>in his latest video essay:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Poster Homage of the Day: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>This week&#8217;s new <em>Stranger Things <\/em>poster pays tribute to the poster for <em>Firestarter<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Normal in every way but one. Will Eleven have the power&#8230;to survive? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StrangerThursdays?src=hash\">#StrangerThursdays<\/a> begins now. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hzR20qONQ2\">pic.twitter.com\/hzR20qONQ2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Stranger Things (@Stranger_Things) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stranger_Things\/status\/903210768383881216\">August 31, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Supercut of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>See how the movies portray the city of angels in this supercut of Los Angeles in film:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Fredric March, who was born on this day 120 years ago, receives direction from John Frakenheimer on the set of the 1964 film <em>Seven Days in May<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>For Talkhouse, Jacob T. Swinney highlights the silent close-ups in the movies of Denis Villeneuve:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Also by Jacob T. Swinney, this time for Fandor, here&#8217;s a video tracking the rise of Steve Carell:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Cosplay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>When the real Robert Downey Jr. isn&#8217;t available for hospital visits, a cosplaying lookalike Iron Man will do:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>The power of cosplay! ?? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BNwfIofgIU\">pic.twitter.com\/BNwfIofgIU<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Cosplay Girls (@CosplayGirIs) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CosplayGirIs\/status\/903360159904403456\">August 31, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Remixed Movie of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Eclectic Method took dialogue and sounds from <em>New Jack City <\/em>and made an appropriately &#8217;90s-sounding dance track:<\/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 70th anniversary of the release of <em>The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the classic rom-com 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-12841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12841","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=12841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12841\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}