{"id":14269,"date":"2018-01-10T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-star-trek-vs-star-wars-fan-made-alien-roller-coaster-demo-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-01-10T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-star-trek-vs-star-wars-fan-made-alien-roller-coaster-demo-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-star-trek-vs-star-wars-fan-made-alien-roller-coaster-demo-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;Star Trek&#039; vs. &#039;Star Wars,&#039; Fan-Made &#039;Alien&#039; Roller Coaster Demo 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-39star-trek39-vs-39star-wars39-fan-made-39alien39-roller-coaster-demo-more\/23469?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-39star-trek39-vs-39star-wars39-fan-made-39alien39-roller-coaster-demo-more\/23469?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201801\/fan_walterhill_48hrs_20180110.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>Captain Kirk has the Force in this fan-made <em>Star Trek <\/em>and <em>Star Wars <\/em>crossover from Styder HD (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/kirk-star-wars-star-trek-trailer\/\">via Screen Rant<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Dream Ride of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Now that Disney is going to own the <em>Alien <\/em>franchise, maybe they can add this awesome roller coaster idea to one of their parks (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geekologie.com\/2018\/01\/guy-builds-15-minute-long-aliens-themed.php\">via Geekologie<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Reworked Franchise of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Maybe the current DC movies would be more popular if Henry Cavill&#8217;s mustache wasn&#8217;t digitally erased for his portrayl of Superman:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Filmmaking Tip of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>For Filmmaker IQ, John P. Hess tells directors how to get their short films into festivals:<\/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>Walter Hill, who turns 76 today, directs Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy on the set of <em>48 Hrs. <\/em>in 1982:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Guillermo del Toro talks about his love of monsters in this new video essay from The Solomon Society:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Theme Song Cover of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Survivor&#8217;s &#8220;Eye of the Tiger&#8221; from the <em>Rocky <\/em>movies performed by computer hardware (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geekologie.com\/2018\/01\/im-so-pumped-computer-hardware-orchestra.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>See how much you don&#8217;t know about <em>Lethal Weapon <\/em>with this list of trivia from CineFix:<\/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>Check out all the Freddy Krueger cosplay in this new trailer for the <em>Nightmare on Elm Street <\/em>fandom documentary <em>FredHeads <\/em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/fredheads-trailer\/\">via \/Film<\/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>The year is now 2018, which is also the time in which the 1975 movie <em>Rollerball <\/em>is set. Here&#8217;s the original trailer for the sci-fi classic:<\/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-39star-trek39-vs-39star-wars39-fan-made-39alien39-roller-coaster-demo-more\/23469?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;Star Trek&#039; vs. &#039;Star Wars,&#039; Fan-Made &#039;Alien&#039; Roller Coaster Demo and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39star-trek39-vs-39star-wars39-fan-made-39alien39-roller-coaster-demo-more\/23469?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-39star-trek39-vs-39star-wars39-fan-made-39alien39-roller-coaster-demo-more\/23469?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201801\/fan_walterhill_48hrs_20180110.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>Captain Kirk has the Force in this fan-made <em>Star Trek <\/em>and <em>Star Wars <\/em>crossover from Styder HD (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/kirk-star-wars-star-trek-trailer\/\">via Screen Rant<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Dream Ride of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Now that Disney is going to own the <em>Alien <\/em>franchise, maybe they can add this awesome roller coaster idea to one of their parks (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geekologie.com\/2018\/01\/guy-builds-15-minute-long-aliens-themed.php\">via Geekologie<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Reworked Franchise of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Maybe the current DC movies would be more popular if Henry Cavill&#8217;s mustache wasn&#8217;t digitally erased for his portrayl of Superman:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Filmmaking Tip of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>For Filmmaker IQ, John P. Hess tells directors how to get their short films into festivals:<\/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>Walter Hill, who turns 76 today, directs Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy on the set of <em>48 Hrs. <\/em>in 1982:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Guillermo del Toro talks about his love of monsters in this new video essay from The Solomon Society:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Theme Song Cover of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Survivor&#8217;s &#8220;Eye of the Tiger&#8221; from the <em>Rocky <\/em>movies performed by computer hardware (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geekologie.com\/2018\/01\/im-so-pumped-computer-hardware-orchestra.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>See how much you don&#8217;t know about <em>Lethal Weapon <\/em>with this list of trivia from CineFix:<\/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>Check out all the Freddy Krueger cosplay in this new trailer for the <em>Nightmare on Elm Street <\/em>fandom documentary <em>FredHeads <\/em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/fredheads-trailer\/\">via \/Film<\/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>The year is now 2018, which is also the time in which the 1975 movie <em>Rollerball <\/em>is set. Here&#8217;s the original trailer for the sci-fi classic:<\/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-14269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14269","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=14269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14269\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}