{"id":13475,"date":"2017-10-26T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-james-franco-does-the-shining-when-slapstick-meets-horror-and-more\/"},"modified":"2017-10-26T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-27T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-james-franco-does-the-shining-when-slapstick-meets-horror-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-james-franco-does-the-shining-when-slapstick-meets-horror-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: James Franco Does 'The Shining,' When Slapstick Meets Horror and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Christopher Campbell<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Theme Park Cameo of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Watch James Franco and Chris Bauer in disguise as Jack Nicholson’s character from The Shining <\/em>scaring fans at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights attraction:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mashup of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking of The Shining<\/em>, two Stephen King properties come together for this fan art mixing that movie with both versions of It<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Danny has the worst luck in the world!#Shining<\/a> #It<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/1bkYNMxCmF<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Horror Museum (@horrormuseum) October 25, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Video Essay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In this video essay perfectly timed for Halloween, Matt Draper considers the power of slapstick horror in Evil Dead II<\/em>: <\/span><\/p>\n

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Genre Showcase of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tis the season for scary movies, so IMDb looks at the specific subgenre of psychological horror in this video: <\/span><\/p>\n

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Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bob Hoskins, who was born on this day in 1942, with director Robert Zemeckis and the title character on the set of 1988’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit<\/em>: <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Actor in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In honor of the return of The Walking Dead<\/em>, No Small Parts looks back on the career of Pollyanna McIntosh:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Movie Science of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

With lots of zombie movie watching going on this month, CineFix’s Reelistic explores the truth about epidemics compared to their cinematic depiction:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In anticipation of Halloween, ScreenRant looks at the dark secrets of a holiday favorite, Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cosplay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

For now we’ll just have to imagine this, but Hugh Jackman teases that he’s going as the classic comic book version of Wolverine for Halloween:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Just maybe I will finally wear blue and yellow spandex for my #halloweencostume<\/a>#tootall<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/0IwL6GoHzZ<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) October 26, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n

Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This week marks the 55th anniversary of the release of The Manchurian Candidate<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the classic movie below.<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span>and <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Let’s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> (Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n

Source:: http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-james-franco-does-39the-shining39-when-slapstick-meets-horror-more\/23249?wssac=164&wssaffid=news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

<\/a><\/div>\n

Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Theme Park Cameo of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Watch James Franco and Chris Bauer in disguise as Jack Nicholson’s character from The Shining <\/em>scaring fans at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights attraction:<\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Mashup of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking of The Shining<\/em>, two Stephen King properties come together for this fan art mixing that movie with both versions of It<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Danny has the worst luck in the world!#Shining<\/a> #It<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/1bkYNMxCmF<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Horror Museum (@horrormuseum) October 25, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Video Essay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In this video essay perfectly timed for Halloween, Matt Draper considers the power of slapstick horror in Evil Dead II<\/em>: <\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Genre Showcase of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tis the season for scary movies, so IMDb looks at the specific subgenre of psychological horror in this video: <\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bob Hoskins, who was born on this day in 1942, with director Robert Zemeckis and the title character on the set of 1988’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit<\/em>: <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Actor in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In honor of the return of The Walking Dead<\/em>, No Small Parts looks back on the career of Pollyanna McIntosh:<\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Movie Science of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

With lots of zombie movie watching going on this month, CineFix’s Reelistic explores the truth about epidemics compared to their cinematic depiction:<\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In anticipation of Halloween, ScreenRant looks at the dark secrets of a holiday favorite, Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Cosplay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

For now we’ll just have to imagine this, but Hugh Jackman teases that he’s going as the classic comic book version of Wolverine for Halloween:<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Just maybe I will finally wear blue and yellow spandex for my #halloweencostume<\/a>#tootall<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/0IwL6GoHzZ<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) October 26, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n

Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This week marks the 55th anniversary of the release of The Manchurian Candidate<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the classic movie below.<\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>and <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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