{"id":14256,"date":"2018-01-09T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-imagining-vin-diesel-as-bloodshot-alternate-thor-ragnarok-endings-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-01-09T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-imagining-vin-diesel-as-bloodshot-alternate-thor-ragnarok-endings-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-imagining-vin-diesel-as-bloodshot-alternate-thor-ragnarok-endings-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Imagining Vin Diesel as Bloodshot, Alternate &#039;Thor: Ragnarok&#039; Endings 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-imagining-vin-diesel-as-bloodshot-alternate-39thor-ragnarok39-endings-more\/23467?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-imagining-vin-diesel-as-bloodshot-alternate-39thor-ragnarok39-endings-more\/23467?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201801\/fan_jksimmons_spiderman_20180109.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>Casting Rendering of the Day: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>With Vin Diesel in talks to star in <em>Bloodshot<\/em>, BossLogic shows us what he could look like as the title character: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Worked with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ComicBook?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ComicBook<\/a> on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vindiesel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@vindiesel<\/a> as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bloodshot?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bloodshot<\/a> for the rumoured movie casting, I actually would like to see this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Aaaaaand now sleep ?? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8vfV3isQsG\">pic.twitter.com\/8vfV3isQsG<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 BossLogic (@Bosslogic) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bosslogic\/status\/950752394425479168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong><span>Alternate Endings of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Thor: Ragnarok <\/em>could have concluded a lot earlier, but then there wouldn&#8217;t have any Hulk or Valkyrie, per the latest edition of How It Should Have Ended: <\/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>Speaking of Marvel movies, here&#8217;s some great T&#8217;Challa cosplay in honor of tickets for <em>Black Panther <\/em>going on sale:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Here&#039;s Some A+ Black Panther Cosplay <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3kl5Bg4hMt\">https:\/\/t.co\/3kl5Bg4hMt<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2bhH27zjsf\">pic.twitter.com\/2bhH27zjsf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Cosplay (@Cosplay4u) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cosplay4u\/status\/950564051138043904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Impersonations of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Watch <em>The Post <\/em>stars Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep imitate each other&#8217;s characters on <em>Ellen<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Truthful Marketing of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>If only the real trailers for <em>Mother! <\/em>were this honest, maybe it wouldn&#8217;t have gotten an &#8216;F&#8217; grade on CinemaScore:<\/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>J.K. Simmons, who turns 63 today, had a breakthrough in his career with his scene-stealing turn as J. Jonah Jameson in the 2000 superhero movie <em>Spider-Man<\/em>, seen below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Channel Criswell showcases the work of filmmaker Michael Haneke in this video essay on &#8220;cinematic truths and realities lies&#8221;: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Scenes from <em>The Prince and the Showgirl <\/em>are compared side by side with the redone versions for <em>My Week with Marilyn <\/em>in this video by Dimitri Blu:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Rethought Movie of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In this video essay, Take Me To Your Cinema suggests that <em>Stop Making Sense <\/em>should be considered a musical rather than a concert film (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.liveforfilm.com\/2018\/01\/08\/video-essay-stop-making-sense-think-of-it-as-a-musical-not-a-concert-film\/\">via Little White Lies<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>With <em>Paddington 2 <\/em>out in theaters this week, let&#8217;s look back at the original trailer for the first movie from 2014:<\/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-imagining-vin-diesel-as-bloodshot-alternate-39thor-ragnarok39-endings-more\/23467?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: Imagining Vin Diesel as Bloodshot, Alternate &#039;Thor: Ragnarok&#039; Endings and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-imagining-vin-diesel-as-bloodshot-alternate-39thor-ragnarok39-endings-more\/23467?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-imagining-vin-diesel-as-bloodshot-alternate-39thor-ragnarok39-endings-more\/23467?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201801\/fan_jksimmons_spiderman_20180109.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>Casting Rendering of the Day: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>With Vin Diesel in talks to star in <em>Bloodshot<\/em>, BossLogic shows us what he could look like as the title character: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Worked with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ComicBook?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ComicBook<\/a> on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vindiesel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@vindiesel<\/a> as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bloodshot?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bloodshot<\/a> for the rumoured movie casting, I actually would like to see this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Aaaaaand now sleep ?? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8vfV3isQsG\">pic.twitter.com\/8vfV3isQsG<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 BossLogic (@Bosslogic) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bosslogic\/status\/950752394425479168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong><span>Alternate Endings of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Thor: Ragnarok <\/em>could have concluded a lot earlier, but then there wouldn&#8217;t have any Hulk or Valkyrie, per the latest edition of How It Should Have Ended: <\/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>Speaking of Marvel movies, here&#8217;s some great T&#8217;Challa cosplay in honor of tickets for <em>Black Panther <\/em>going on sale:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Here&#039;s Some A+ Black Panther Cosplay <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3kl5Bg4hMt\">https:\/\/t.co\/3kl5Bg4hMt<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2bhH27zjsf\">pic.twitter.com\/2bhH27zjsf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Cosplay (@Cosplay4u) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cosplay4u\/status\/950564051138043904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Impersonations of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Watch <em>The Post <\/em>stars Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep imitate each other&#8217;s characters on <em>Ellen<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Truthful Marketing of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>If only the real trailers for <em>Mother! <\/em>were this honest, maybe it wouldn&#8217;t have gotten an &#8216;F&#8217; grade on CinemaScore:<\/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>J.K. Simmons, who turns 63 today, had a breakthrough in his career with his scene-stealing turn as J. Jonah Jameson in the 2000 superhero movie <em>Spider-Man<\/em>, seen below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Channel Criswell showcases the work of filmmaker Michael Haneke in this video essay on &#8220;cinematic truths and realities lies&#8221;: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Scenes from <em>The Prince and the Showgirl <\/em>are compared side by side with the redone versions for <em>My Week with Marilyn <\/em>in this video by Dimitri Blu:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Rethought Movie of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In this video essay, Take Me To Your Cinema suggests that <em>Stop Making Sense <\/em>should be considered a musical rather than a concert film (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.liveforfilm.com\/2018\/01\/08\/video-essay-stop-making-sense-think-of-it-as-a-musical-not-a-concert-film\/\">via Little White Lies<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>With <em>Paddington 2 <\/em>out in theaters this week, let&#8217;s look back at the original trailer for the first movie from 2014:<\/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-14256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14256","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=14256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14256\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}