{"id":14808,"date":"2018-02-27T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-the-last-jedi-supreme-leader-snoke-vfx-breakdown-best-picture-tributes-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-02-27T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-the-last-jedi-supreme-leader-snoke-vfx-breakdown-best-picture-tributes-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-the-last-jedi-supreme-leader-snoke-vfx-breakdown-best-picture-tributes-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;Star Wars: The Last Jedi&#039; Supreme Leader Snoke VFX Breakdown, Best Picture Tributes 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-wars-last-jedi39-supreme-leader-snoke-vfx-breakdown-best-picture-tributes-more\/23602?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-wars-last-jedi39-supreme-leader-snoke-vfx-breakdown-best-picture-tributes-more\/23602?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201802\/fan_eizabethtaylor_nationalvelvet_20180227.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>VFX Breakdown of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>ILM shared another breakdown of their Oscar-nominated effects work for <em>Star Wars: The Last Jedi<\/em>, this one focused on the creation of Supreme Leader Snoke:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Alternate Posters of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Designer Eileen Steinbach created alternate posters for all nine of this year&#8217;s Oscar nominees for Best Picture:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Here&#8217;s my complete <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscars2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscars2018<\/a> poster series featuring all the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BestPicture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BestPicture<\/a> nominees. I hope you like it! <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0ettUfT2JT\">pic.twitter.com\/0ettUfT2JT<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 SG Posters (@SG_Posters) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SG_Posters\/status\/968519471970357248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Awards Summary of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of the Best Picture nominees, Honest Trailers showcases how each one of them should have been marketed:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Mashup of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Also speaking of Best Picture contenders, here are a bunch of shots from <em>Call Me By Your Name <\/em>combined with Claude Monet paintings:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Call me by your name + Monet paintings <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wUhzsh4RCN\">pic.twitter.com\/wUhzsh4RCN<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 fofi (@Stockhovlm) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stockhovlm\/status\/967214268369244160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Film History of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In honor of <em>Black Panther<\/em>, Birth.Movies.Death. pays tribute to almost 100 years of black action stars, divided into two videos:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/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>Elizabeth Taylor, who was born on this day in 1932, tests for her breakthrough role in <em>National Velvet <\/em>in 1944:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The late Robin Williams gets a special tribute honoring the joy he brought moviegoers in this video by Katrin Depp:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Food of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In the latest edition of Binging With Babish, learn how to make the tamales from the Oscar-nominated Pixar animated feature <em>Coco<\/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>Most <em>Ghostbusters <\/em>cosplayers stick to the uniforms and proton packs so it&#8217;s cool to see this duo still recognizable as Holtzmann and Gilbert:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Ok but Ghostbusters 2016 is such a fun film &amp; tbh I&#8217;m still in love with Holtz.. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/tbt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#tbt<\/a> the time we threw these cosplays together in like a week because we were so pumped after seeing the film that we just HAD to cosplay asap!! ????<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ghostbusters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ghostbusters<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GhostbustersNet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GhostbustersNet<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulfeig?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@paulfeig<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eI6Fdfm7Fw\">pic.twitter.com\/eI6Fdfm7Fw<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 ?jimmy?(seamripper cosplay) (@the_seamripper) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/the_seamripper\/status\/968254214584569856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of <em>Dark City<\/em>. Watch the original trailer of the sci-fi cult 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-39star-wars-last-jedi39-supreme-leader-snoke-vfx-breakdown-best-picture-tributes-more\/23602?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;Star Wars: The Last Jedi&#039; Supreme Leader Snoke VFX Breakdown, Best Picture Tributes and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39star-wars-last-jedi39-supreme-leader-snoke-vfx-breakdown-best-picture-tributes-more\/23602?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-wars-last-jedi39-supreme-leader-snoke-vfx-breakdown-best-picture-tributes-more\/23602?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201802\/fan_eizabethtaylor_nationalvelvet_20180227.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>VFX Breakdown of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>ILM shared another breakdown of their Oscar-nominated effects work for <em>Star Wars: The Last Jedi<\/em>, this one focused on the creation of Supreme Leader Snoke:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Alternate Posters of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Designer Eileen Steinbach created alternate posters for all nine of this year&#8217;s Oscar nominees for Best Picture:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Here&#8217;s my complete <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscars2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscars2018<\/a> poster series featuring all the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BestPicture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BestPicture<\/a> nominees. I hope you like it! <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0ettUfT2JT\">pic.twitter.com\/0ettUfT2JT<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 SG Posters (@SG_Posters) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SG_Posters\/status\/968519471970357248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Awards Summary of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of the Best Picture nominees, Honest Trailers showcases how each one of them should have been marketed:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Mashup of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Also speaking of Best Picture contenders, here are a bunch of shots from <em>Call Me By Your Name <\/em>combined with Claude Monet paintings:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Call me by your name + Monet paintings <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wUhzsh4RCN\">pic.twitter.com\/wUhzsh4RCN<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 fofi (@Stockhovlm) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stockhovlm\/status\/967214268369244160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Film History of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In honor of <em>Black Panther<\/em>, Birth.Movies.Death. pays tribute to almost 100 years of black action stars, divided into two videos:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/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>Elizabeth Taylor, who was born on this day in 1932, tests for her breakthrough role in <em>National Velvet <\/em>in 1944:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The late Robin Williams gets a special tribute honoring the joy he brought moviegoers in this video by Katrin Depp:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Food of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In the latest edition of Binging With Babish, learn how to make the tamales from the Oscar-nominated Pixar animated feature <em>Coco<\/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>Most <em>Ghostbusters <\/em>cosplayers stick to the uniforms and proton packs so it&#8217;s cool to see this duo still recognizable as Holtzmann and Gilbert:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Ok but Ghostbusters 2016 is such a fun film &amp; tbh I&#8217;m still in love with Holtz.. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/tbt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#tbt<\/a> the time we threw these cosplays together in like a week because we were so pumped after seeing the film that we just HAD to cosplay asap!! ????<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ghostbusters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ghostbusters<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GhostbustersNet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GhostbustersNet<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulfeig?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@paulfeig<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eI6Fdfm7Fw\">pic.twitter.com\/eI6Fdfm7Fw<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 ?jimmy?(seamripper cosplay) (@the_seamripper) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/the_seamripper\/status\/968254214584569856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of <em>Dark City<\/em>. Watch the original trailer of the sci-fi cult 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-14808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14808","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=14808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14808\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}