{"id":13630,"date":"2017-11-09T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-how-thor-summons-his-hammer-christopher-plummer-in-the-usual-suspects-and-more\/"},"modified":"2017-11-09T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-how-thor-summons-his-hammer-christopher-plummer-in-the-usual-suspects-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-how-thor-summons-his-hammer-christopher-plummer-in-the-usual-suspects-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: How Thor Summons His Hammer, Christopher Plummer in &#039;The Usual Suspects&#039; 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-how-thor-summons-his-hammer-christopher-plummer-39the-usual-suspects39-more\/23296?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-how-thor-summons-his-hammer-christopher-plummer-39the-usual-suspects39-more\/23296?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201711\/fan_dorothydandridge_carmenjones_20171109.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>Movie Science of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>For Nerdist, Kyle Hill continues his focus on the science of <em>Thor: Ragnarok <\/em>and tells us how Thor summons his hammer:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Future Recasting of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><em>X-Men: Dark Phoenix <\/em>hasn&#8217;t even come out yet, but BossLogic shows us what Millie Bobbie Brown could look like as Phoenix in the next reboot: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Thinking of doing a fun series of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/strangerthings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#strangerthings<\/a> kids as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/xmen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#xmen<\/a> here is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/milliebbrown?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@milliebbrown<\/a> as phoenix <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@netflix<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stranger_Things?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Stranger_Things<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IHvY0VOGEl\">pic.twitter.com\/IHvY0VOGEl<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 BossLogic (@Bosslogic) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bosslogic\/status\/928609405678993408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><b>Retrospective Recasting of the Day:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With Christopher Plummer replacing Kevin Spacey in <em>All the Money in the World<\/em>, here&#8217;s a video where the actor has also replaced Spacey in <em>The Usual Suspects <\/em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/freecinemanow.blogspot.com\/2017\/11\/watch-usual-plummers-christopher.html\">via Free Cinema Now<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>VFX Reel of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Hybride Technologies presents a breakdown of their incredible digital effects work for <em>Kong: Skull Island <\/em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/filmmakers-built-a-gigantic-fake-boat-at-an-airport-for-1820290040\">via io9<\/a>):<\/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>Dorothy Dandridge, who was born on this day in 1922, receives direction from Otto Preminger on the set of <em>Carmen Jones <\/em>in 1954:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Actress in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In honor of her new movie, <em>Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri<\/em>, Jacob T. Swinney and Fandor celebrate the many faces of Frances McDormand:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>For Trois Couleurs, Nicolas Longinotti highlights the panoramic landscape shots in Jeff Nichols movies:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Influences of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In this video essay, Patrick Willems looks at the origins of both <em>Drive <\/em>and <em>Baby Driver<\/em>:<\/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>Kotaku has compiled a great collection of people who&#8217;ve cosplayed as <em>Star Wars <\/em>vehicles:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>The people who cosplay as Star Wars vehicles: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0zzxoQRB9o\">https:\/\/t.co\/0zzxoQRB9o<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IaE71Cpawn\">pic.twitter.com\/IaE71Cpawn<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Kotaku (@Kotaku) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kotaku\/status\/928448873756053504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 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 10th anniversary of the release of the Coen Brothers&#8217; <em>No Country for Old Men<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the Best Picture-winning classic 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-how-thor-summons-his-hammer-christopher-plummer-39the-usual-suspects39-more\/23296?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: How Thor Summons His Hammer, Christopher Plummer in &#039;The Usual Suspects&#039; and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-how-thor-summons-his-hammer-christopher-plummer-39the-usual-suspects39-more\/23296?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-how-thor-summons-his-hammer-christopher-plummer-39the-usual-suspects39-more\/23296?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201711\/fan_dorothydandridge_carmenjones_20171109.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>Movie Science of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>For Nerdist, Kyle Hill continues his focus on the science of <em>Thor: Ragnarok <\/em>and tells us how Thor summons his hammer:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Future Recasting of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><em>X-Men: Dark Phoenix <\/em>hasn&#8217;t even come out yet, but BossLogic shows us what Millie Bobbie Brown could look like as Phoenix in the next reboot: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Thinking of doing a fun series of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/strangerthings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#strangerthings<\/a> kids as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/xmen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#xmen<\/a> here is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/milliebbrown?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@milliebbrown<\/a> as phoenix <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@netflix<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stranger_Things?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Stranger_Things<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IHvY0VOGEl\">pic.twitter.com\/IHvY0VOGEl<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 BossLogic (@Bosslogic) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bosslogic\/status\/928609405678993408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><b>Retrospective Recasting of the Day:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With Christopher Plummer replacing Kevin Spacey in <em>All the Money in the World<\/em>, here&#8217;s a video where the actor has also replaced Spacey in <em>The Usual Suspects <\/em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/freecinemanow.blogspot.com\/2017\/11\/watch-usual-plummers-christopher.html\">via Free Cinema Now<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>VFX Reel of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Hybride Technologies presents a breakdown of their incredible digital effects work for <em>Kong: Skull Island <\/em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/filmmakers-built-a-gigantic-fake-boat-at-an-airport-for-1820290040\">via io9<\/a>):<\/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>Dorothy Dandridge, who was born on this day in 1922, receives direction from Otto Preminger on the set of <em>Carmen Jones <\/em>in 1954:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Actress in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In honor of her new movie, <em>Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri<\/em>, Jacob T. Swinney and Fandor celebrate the many faces of Frances McDormand:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>For Trois Couleurs, Nicolas Longinotti highlights the panoramic landscape shots in Jeff Nichols movies:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Influences of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In this video essay, Patrick Willems looks at the origins of both <em>Drive <\/em>and <em>Baby Driver<\/em>:<\/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>Kotaku has compiled a great collection of people who&#8217;ve cosplayed as <em>Star Wars <\/em>vehicles:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>The people who cosplay as Star Wars vehicles: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0zzxoQRB9o\">https:\/\/t.co\/0zzxoQRB9o<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IaE71Cpawn\">pic.twitter.com\/IaE71Cpawn<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Kotaku (@Kotaku) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kotaku\/status\/928448873756053504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 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 10th anniversary of the release of the Coen Brothers&#8217; <em>No Country for Old Men<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the Best Picture-winning classic 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-13630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13630","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=13630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13630\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}