{"id":13116,"date":"2017-09-25T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-batman-vs-pennywise-ridley-scott-breaks-down-a-blade-runner-scene-and-more\/"},"modified":"2017-09-25T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-batman-vs-pennywise-ridley-scott-breaks-down-a-blade-runner-scene-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-batman-vs-pennywise-ridley-scott-breaks-down-a-blade-runner-scene-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Batman vs. Pennywise, Ridley Scott Breaks Down a &#039;Blade Runner&#039; Scene 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-pennywise-ridley-scott-breaks-down-39blade-runner39-scene-more\/23132?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-pennywise-ridley-scott-breaks-down-39blade-runner39-scene-more\/23132?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201709\/fan_benaffleckbatman_blog_20172806_188x188.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>\n<p><strong><span>Mashup of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Because Batman needs more clowns as enemies, here&#8217;s a fan-made trailer for a crossover where Batman fights Pennywise from <em>It<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of Batman, Wisecrack focuses on the <em>Dark Knight <\/em>trilogy in its latest look at the philosophy of Christopher Nolan:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Director&#8217;s Commentary of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>With <em>Blade Runner 2049 <\/em>out soon, Wired got Ridley Scott to break down his favorite scene from the original:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Analysis of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speakin of Philip K. Dick adaptations, in his latest video essay, Rob Ager analyzes the subway chase and escalator battle from the original <em>Total Recall<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Mark Hamill, who turns 66 today, looks way too chummy here with Peter Cushing on the set of <em>Star Wars<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Star Wars: A New Hope, 1977 (George Lucas, Behind the Scenes Photograph of Mark Hamill and Peter Cushing) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2U4N0ZKNJK\">pic.twitter.com\/2U4N0ZKNJK<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Galactic Archivist (@GalacticArchvst) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GalacticArchvst\/status\/859519879459856386\">May 2, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Takedown of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of <em>Star Wars<\/em>, Dorkly animates a classic showdown from the original movie while also criticizing it:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Local Commercial of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Also speaking of <em>Star Wars<\/em>, check out this small town dentist&#8217;s parody of the first movie as a commercial for his practice (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geekologie.com\/2017\/09\/oh-wow-small-town-dentists-star-wars-las.php\">via Geekologie<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>As long as we&#8217;re looking at <em>Star Wars <\/em>parodies, here&#8217;s CineFix with a bunch of <em>Spaceballs <\/em>trivia:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Cosplay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>This tweet says it all, little Logan for the win:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>all other cosplay is cancelled <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z7NmtY0IJl\">pic.twitter.com\/z7NmtY0IJl<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Sam | SleepCon (@SamMaggs) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamMaggs\/status\/912354927300579329\">September 25, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Today is the 30th anniversary of <em>The Princess Bride<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the classic fantasy film below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/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-pennywise-ridley-scott-breaks-down-39blade-runner39-scene-more\/23132?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: Batman vs. Pennywise, Ridley Scott Breaks Down a &#039;Blade Runner&#039; Scene and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-batman-vs-pennywise-ridley-scott-breaks-down-39blade-runner39-scene-more\/23132?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-pennywise-ridley-scott-breaks-down-39blade-runner39-scene-more\/23132?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201709\/fan_benaffleckbatman_blog_20172806_188x188.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>\n<p><strong><span>Mashup of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Because Batman needs more clowns as enemies, here&#8217;s a fan-made trailer for a crossover where Batman fights Pennywise from <em>It<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of Batman, Wisecrack focuses on the <em>Dark Knight <\/em>trilogy in its latest look at the philosophy of Christopher Nolan:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Director&#8217;s Commentary of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>With <em>Blade Runner 2049 <\/em>out soon, Wired got Ridley Scott to break down his favorite scene from the original:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Analysis of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speakin of Philip K. Dick adaptations, in his latest video essay, Rob Ager analyzes the subway chase and escalator battle from the original <em>Total Recall<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Mark Hamill, who turns 66 today, looks way too chummy here with Peter Cushing on the set of <em>Star Wars<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Star Wars: A New Hope, 1977 (George Lucas, Behind the Scenes Photograph of Mark Hamill and Peter Cushing) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2U4N0ZKNJK\">pic.twitter.com\/2U4N0ZKNJK<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Galactic Archivist (@GalacticArchvst) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GalacticArchvst\/status\/859519879459856386\">May 2, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Takedown of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of <em>Star Wars<\/em>, Dorkly animates a classic showdown from the original movie while also criticizing it:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Local Commercial of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Also speaking of <em>Star Wars<\/em>, check out this small town dentist&#8217;s parody of the first movie as a commercial for his practice (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geekologie.com\/2017\/09\/oh-wow-small-town-dentists-star-wars-las.php\">via Geekologie<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>As long as we&#8217;re looking at <em>Star Wars <\/em>parodies, here&#8217;s CineFix with a bunch of <em>Spaceballs <\/em>trivia:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Cosplay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>This tweet says it all, little Logan for the win:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>all other cosplay is cancelled <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z7NmtY0IJl\">pic.twitter.com\/z7NmtY0IJl<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Sam | SleepCon (@SamMaggs) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamMaggs\/status\/912354927300579329\">September 25, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Today is the 30th anniversary of <em>The Princess Bride<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the classic fantasy film below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/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-13116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13116","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=13116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13116\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}