{"id":14349,"date":"2018-01-17T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-bruce-lee-vs-lightsaber-how-movies-empower-us-all-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-01-17T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-bruce-lee-vs-lightsaber-how-movies-empower-us-all-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-bruce-lee-vs-lightsaber-how-movies-empower-us-all-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Bruce Lee vs. Lightsaber, How Movies Empower Us All 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

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

Like Stories of Old looks at the archetype of the warrior in movies and how they’re used to empower us all:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

After watching this reworking of a Bruce Lee fight scene you’ll be wishing Star Wars <\/em>had lightsaber nunchucks (via Geekologie<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Speaking of Star Wars<\/em>, we’re still waiting for that Solo: A Star Wars Story <\/em>trailer, so let’s ease our patience with this adorable Han Solo and Chewbacca cosplay:<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

“Han Solo and Chewbacca cosplay” pic.twitter.com\/HT0V9TPaFK<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Fluff Society (@FluffSociety) January 16, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

Art of the Film showcases the 10 movies shortlisted for the visual effects Oscar including behind-the-scenes breakdowns:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Take a virtual tour of the Big Apple in this video by Santi Ballestro showcasing New York City in the movies:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Jim Carrey, who turns 56 today, portraying Andy Kaufman, who had the same birthday, with director Milos Forman on the set of Man on the Moon <\/em>in 1998:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nerdwriter uses Munich <\/em>as an example to highlight the brilliant sound design of Steven Spielberg movies:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

No Small Parts showcases the work of Get Out <\/em>and Atlanta <\/em>actor Lakeith Stanfield:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Did Transformers: The Last Knight <\/em>seem familiar? Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons it’s the same movie as Terminator Salvation<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Today is the 15th anniversary of the release of City of God<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the Oscar-nominated modern classic 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-bruce-lee-vs-lightsaber-how-movies-empower-us-all-more\/23485?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

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

Like Stories of Old looks at the archetype of the warrior in movies and how they’re used to empower us all:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

After watching this reworking of a Bruce Lee fight scene you’ll be wishing Star Wars <\/em>had lightsaber nunchucks (via Geekologie<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Speaking of Star Wars<\/em>, we’re still waiting for that Solo: A Star Wars Story <\/em>trailer, so let’s ease our patience with this adorable Han Solo and Chewbacca cosplay:<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

“Han Solo and Chewbacca cosplay” pic.twitter.com\/HT0V9TPaFK<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Fluff Society (@FluffSociety) January 16, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

Art of the Film showcases the 10 movies shortlisted for the visual effects Oscar including behind-the-scenes breakdowns:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Take a virtual tour of the Big Apple in this video by Santi Ballestro showcasing New York City in the movies:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Jim Carrey, who turns 56 today, portraying Andy Kaufman, who had the same birthday, with director Milos Forman on the set of Man on the Moon <\/em>in 1998:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nerdwriter uses Munich <\/em>as an example to highlight the brilliant sound design of Steven Spielberg movies:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

No Small Parts showcases the work of Get Out <\/em>and Atlanta <\/em>actor Lakeith Stanfield:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Did Transformers: The Last Knight <\/em>seem familiar? Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons it’s the same movie as Terminator Salvation<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Today is the 15th anniversary of the release of City of God<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the Oscar-nominated modern classic below. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Let’s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> (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-14349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14349","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=14349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14349\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}