{"id":14363,"date":"2018-01-18T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-blade-runner-2049-practical-effects-movies-that-inspired-phantom-thread-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-01-18T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-blade-runner-2049-practical-effects-movies-that-inspired-phantom-thread-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-blade-runner-2049-practical-effects-movies-that-inspired-phantom-thread-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;Blade Runner 2049&#039; Practical Effects, Movies That Inspired &#039;Phantom Thread&#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-39blade-runner-204939-practical-effects-movies-that-inspired-39phantom-thread39-more\/23490?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-39blade-runner-204939-practical-effects-movies-that-inspired-39phantom-thread39-more\/23490?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201801\/fan_carygrant_notorious_20180118.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>VFX Showcase of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Blade Runner 2049 <\/em>has some of the best digital effects of last year, but as you can see in the gallery below the sequel also had some great practical models:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\"><p><span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/9DYP5\">Blade Runner 2049 City Miniatures<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Influences of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Watch clips from movies that influenced <em>Phantom Thread<\/em>, including <em>Rebecca <\/em>and <em>The Passionate Friends<\/em>, side by side with similar scenes in Paul Thomas Anderson&#8217;s latest (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freecinemanow.com\/2018\/01\/informedimages-rebecca-passionate.html\">via Free Cinema Now<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Now watch clips from the Edward Snowden documentary <em>CitizenFour <\/em>and the Edward Snowden biopic <em>Snowden <\/em>side by side:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Movie Science of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Kyle Hill scientifically explains why <em>X-Men <\/em>and <em>Logan <\/em>character Wolverine would be the ultimate body builder:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cary Grant, who was born on this day in 1904, with co-star Ingrid Bergman and director Alfred Hitchcock in color on the set of the 1946 black and white film <em>Notorious<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The latest episode of No Small Parts showcases the movie and TV career of Ann Dowd of <em>The Handmaid&#8217;s Tale<\/em>: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Video Essay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For Screen Smart, Ryan Hollinger celebrates the bizarre violence of <em>Brawl in Cell Block 9<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Defense of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In his latest video, Patrick Willems humorously defends the divisive sequel <em>Alien: Covenant<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of <em>Alien<\/em>, here&#8217;s a cosplayer doing the best Ripley with her own Jones as an accessory:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>good cosplay <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q5Jd4mWOcK\">pic.twitter.com\/Q5Jd4mWOcK<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Josh Sawyer (@jesawyer) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jesawyer\/status\/953805359524622336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Movie Clip of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Today is the 10th anniversary of the release of <em>Cloverfield<\/em>. Watch one of the most iconic moments from the modern 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-39blade-runner-204939-practical-effects-movies-that-inspired-39phantom-thread39-more\/23490?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;Blade Runner 2049&#039; Practical Effects, Movies That Inspired &#039;Phantom Thread&#039; and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39blade-runner-204939-practical-effects-movies-that-inspired-39phantom-thread39-more\/23490?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-39blade-runner-204939-practical-effects-movies-that-inspired-39phantom-thread39-more\/23490?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201801\/fan_carygrant_notorious_20180118.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>VFX Showcase of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Blade Runner 2049 <\/em>has some of the best digital effects of last year, but as you can see in the gallery below the sequel also had some great practical models:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\"><p><span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/9DYP5\">Blade Runner 2049 City Miniatures<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Influences of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Watch clips from movies that influenced <em>Phantom Thread<\/em>, including <em>Rebecca <\/em>and <em>The Passionate Friends<\/em>, side by side with similar scenes in Paul Thomas Anderson&#8217;s latest (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freecinemanow.com\/2018\/01\/informedimages-rebecca-passionate.html\">via Free Cinema Now<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Now watch clips from the Edward Snowden documentary <em>CitizenFour <\/em>and the Edward Snowden biopic <em>Snowden <\/em>side by side:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Movie Science of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Kyle Hill scientifically explains why <em>X-Men <\/em>and <em>Logan <\/em>character Wolverine would be the ultimate body builder:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cary Grant, who was born on this day in 1904, with co-star Ingrid Bergman and director Alfred Hitchcock in color on the set of the 1946 black and white film <em>Notorious<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The latest episode of No Small Parts showcases the movie and TV career of Ann Dowd of <em>The Handmaid&#8217;s Tale<\/em>: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Video Essay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For Screen Smart, Ryan Hollinger celebrates the bizarre violence of <em>Brawl in Cell Block 9<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Defense of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In his latest video, Patrick Willems humorously defends the divisive sequel <em>Alien: Covenant<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of <em>Alien<\/em>, here&#8217;s a cosplayer doing the best Ripley with her own Jones as an accessory:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>good cosplay <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q5Jd4mWOcK\">pic.twitter.com\/Q5Jd4mWOcK<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Josh Sawyer (@jesawyer) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jesawyer\/status\/953805359524622336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Movie Clip of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Today is the 10th anniversary of the release of <em>Cloverfield<\/em>. Watch one of the most iconic moments from the modern 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-14363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14363","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=14363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14363\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}