{"id":12887,"date":"2017-09-05T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-new-star-wars-the-last-jedi-animated-shorts-john-cena-as-shazam-and-more\/"},"modified":"2017-09-05T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-new-star-wars-the-last-jedi-animated-shorts-john-cena-as-shazam-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-new-star-wars-the-last-jedi-animated-shorts-john-cena-as-shazam-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: New &#039;Star Wars: The Last Jedi&#039; Animated Shorts, John Cena as Shazam! 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-new-39star-wars-last-jedi39-animated-shorts-john-cena-as-shazam-more\/23061?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-new-39star-wars-last-jedi39-animated-shorts-john-cena-as-shazam-more\/23061?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201709\/fan_wernerherzog_wernerherzogeatshisshoe_20170905.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 Films of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>New <em>Star Wars: The Last Jedi <\/em>characters BB-9E and a porg have some fun with BB-8 in new animated &#8220;blips&#8221; cartoons:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>The Mirror Match. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StarWarsBlips?src=hash\">#StarWarsBlips<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gi05f5gNBm\">pic.twitter.com\/Gi05f5gNBm<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Star Wars (@starwars) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/starwars\/status\/904056347645296640\">September 2, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Looks like Chewie may have a new wingman. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StarWarsBlips?src=hash\">#StarWarsBlips<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vjpW2vh8QV\">pic.twitter.com\/vjpW2vh8QV<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Star Wars (@starwars) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/starwars\/status\/904735822523490305\">September 4, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Casting Rendering of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>John Cena has been rumored as a frontrunner for the lead in DC&#8217;s <em>Shazam! <\/em>so here&#8217;s BossLogic with what that could look like:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Can you or &#8216;CAN&#8217;T you SEE&#8217; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCena\">@JohnCena<\/a> as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/shazam?src=hash\">#shazam<\/a> ? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\">@WWE<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LyJZyFGzhc\">pic.twitter.com\/LyJZyFGzhc<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 BossLogic (@Bosslogic) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bosslogic\/status\/905085021324697600\">September 5, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Parody of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of superheroes, ArtSpear Entertainment parodies scenes from <em>Thor: Ragnarok <\/em>in this animated video:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Custom Build of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of <em>Thor: Ragnarok<\/em>, the guys at Baltimore Knife and Sword forge replicas of Thor&#8217;s dual swords<em> <\/em>in the latest edition of Man at Arms: Reforged:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Werner Herzog, who turns 75 today, literally eats his shoe during the making of the Les Blank documentary <em>Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe <\/em>in 1979:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Mashup of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Pickle Rick from <em>Rick and Morty <\/em>is huge right now, enough that someone inserted him into Pixar&#8217;s <em>Ratatouille<\/em> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/pickle-rick-and-ratatouille-collide-and-its-as-weird-as-youd-expect\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Takedown of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>After Jordan Vogt-Roberts slammed CinemaSins, it was only natural that Honest Trailers have their fun with <em>Kong: Skull Island <\/em><\/span><span>&#8212; and then for Vogt-Roberts to join them in the fun<\/span><span>:<\/span><span>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Cosplay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Wonder Woman <\/em>is a timeless superhero movie classic, and so are its fans (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PattyJenks\/status\/904785780173717504\">via Patty Jenkins<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>I can save the day but you can save the world. The lovely <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CosplayParents\">@CosplayParents<\/a> as Diana Prince and Steve Trevor. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dXbSFrYZKa\">pic.twitter.com\/dXbSFrYZKa<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Katie Y (@KatieBePhoto) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatieBePhoto\/status\/904394171284197376\">September 3, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Food of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s back to school time, so it&#8217;s <em>Back to School <\/em>time with Binging with Babish and the hors d&#8217;oeuvres sandwich Rodney Dangerfield makes in 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 the 70th anniversary of the release of <em>Dark Passage <\/em>starring Humphrey Bogart. Watch the original trailer for the classic film noir 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-new-39star-wars-last-jedi39-animated-shorts-john-cena-as-shazam-more\/23061?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: New &#039;Star Wars: The Last Jedi&#039; Animated Shorts, John Cena as Shazam! and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-new-39star-wars-last-jedi39-animated-shorts-john-cena-as-shazam-more\/23061?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-new-39star-wars-last-jedi39-animated-shorts-john-cena-as-shazam-more\/23061?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201709\/fan_wernerherzog_wernerherzogeatshisshoe_20170905.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 Films of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>New <em>Star Wars: The Last Jedi <\/em>characters BB-9E and a porg have some fun with BB-8 in new animated &#8220;blips&#8221; cartoons:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>The Mirror Match. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StarWarsBlips?src=hash\">#StarWarsBlips<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gi05f5gNBm\">pic.twitter.com\/Gi05f5gNBm<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Star Wars (@starwars) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/starwars\/status\/904056347645296640\">September 2, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Looks like Chewie may have a new wingman. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StarWarsBlips?src=hash\">#StarWarsBlips<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vjpW2vh8QV\">pic.twitter.com\/vjpW2vh8QV<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Star Wars (@starwars) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/starwars\/status\/904735822523490305\">September 4, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Casting Rendering of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>John Cena has been rumored as a frontrunner for the lead in DC&#8217;s <em>Shazam! <\/em>so here&#8217;s BossLogic with what that could look like:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Can you or &#8216;CAN&#8217;T you SEE&#8217; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCena\">@JohnCena<\/a> as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/shazam?src=hash\">#shazam<\/a> ? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\">@WWE<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LyJZyFGzhc\">pic.twitter.com\/LyJZyFGzhc<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 BossLogic (@Bosslogic) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bosslogic\/status\/905085021324697600\">September 5, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Parody of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of superheroes, ArtSpear Entertainment parodies scenes from <em>Thor: Ragnarok <\/em>in this animated video:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Custom Build of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of <em>Thor: Ragnarok<\/em>, the guys at Baltimore Knife and Sword forge replicas of Thor&#8217;s dual swords<em> <\/em>in the latest edition of Man at Arms: Reforged:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Werner Herzog, who turns 75 today, literally eats his shoe during the making of the Les Blank documentary <em>Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe <\/em>in 1979:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Mashup of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Pickle Rick from <em>Rick and Morty <\/em>is huge right now, enough that someone inserted him into Pixar&#8217;s <em>Ratatouille<\/em> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/pickle-rick-and-ratatouille-collide-and-its-as-weird-as-youd-expect\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Takedown of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>After Jordan Vogt-Roberts slammed CinemaSins, it was only natural that Honest Trailers have their fun with <em>Kong: Skull Island <\/em><\/span><span>&#8212; and then for Vogt-Roberts to join them in the fun<\/span><span>:<\/span><span>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Cosplay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Wonder Woman <\/em>is a timeless superhero movie classic, and so are its fans (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PattyJenks\/status\/904785780173717504\">via Patty Jenkins<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>I can save the day but you can save the world. The lovely <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CosplayParents\">@CosplayParents<\/a> as Diana Prince and Steve Trevor. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dXbSFrYZKa\">pic.twitter.com\/dXbSFrYZKa<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Katie Y (@KatieBePhoto) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatieBePhoto\/status\/904394171284197376\">September 3, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Food of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s back to school time, so it&#8217;s <em>Back to School <\/em>time with Binging with Babish and the hors d&#8217;oeuvres sandwich Rodney Dangerfield makes in 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 the 70th anniversary of the release of <em>Dark Passage <\/em>starring Humphrey Bogart. Watch the original trailer for the classic film noir 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-12887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12887","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=12887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12887\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}