{"id":14871,"date":"2018-03-05T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-the-lonely-islands-unused-oscars-song-charles-barkley-star-wars-spoof-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-03-05T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-the-lonely-islands-unused-oscars-song-charles-barkley-star-wars-spoof-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-the-lonely-islands-unused-oscars-song-charles-barkley-star-wars-spoof-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: The Lonely Island's Unused Oscars Song, Charles Barkley 'Star Wars' Spoof 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

Unused Oscars Musical Number of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Apparently the guys from The Lonely Island pitched a musical number for this year’s Oscars but it was deemed \u201cfinancially and logistically impossible,” so they shared the awards-satirizing song online instead:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Star Wars<\/em> Parody of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Charles Barkley stars as a confused Jedi in this also-unaired J.J. Abrams-introduced Saturday Night Live <\/em>sketch for The Mos Eisley Five: A Star Wars Story<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Get ready for the ’80s and ’90s nostalgia explosion of Ready Player One <\/em>with this gallery of posters pay homage to classic movies of that era:<\/span><\/p>\n

Ready Player One (Homage Posters)<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n

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

Speaking of classic movie tributes, here’s the Academy Museum ad parodying The Shining <\/em>that aired during the Oscars last night:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

James Ivory, who becamse the oldest Oscar winner in history last night, poses on the set of his movie The Wild Party <\/em>in 1974:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Fandor celebrates Oscar nominee and lifetime achievement honoree Agnes Varda with this video by Luis Azevedo highlighting the sounds of her films:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

The latest Channel Criswell video essay looks at how Requiem for a Dream <\/em>structures self-destruction:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

The sign of a great comic book movie villain is the passion that people put into cosplaying as that character, like here:<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is commitment right here. Every single scar was individually placed. #Killmonger<\/a>#BlackPanther<\/a>#ECCC2018<\/a>#cosplay<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/rL0A5OI6KC<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 theblerdgurl @ECCC (@theblerdgurl) March 5, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n

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

See how to make tiny pawpsicles from Frozen <\/em>courtesy of Oh My Disney:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

This week is the 20th anniversary of the release of U.S. Marshals<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the classic Fugitive <\/em>spin-off 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-lonely-island39s-unused-oscars-song-charles-barkley-39star-wars39-spoof-more\/23622?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

Unused Oscars Musical Number of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Apparently the guys from The Lonely Island pitched a musical number for this year’s Oscars but it was deemed \u201cfinancially and logistically impossible,” so they shared the awards-satirizing song online instead:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Star Wars<\/em> Parody of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Charles Barkley stars as a confused Jedi in this also-unaired J.J. Abrams-introduced Saturday Night Live <\/em>sketch for The Mos Eisley Five: A Star Wars Story<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Get ready for the ’80s and ’90s nostalgia explosion of Ready Player One <\/em>with this gallery of posters pay homage to classic movies of that era:<\/span><\/p>\n

Ready Player One (Homage Posters)<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n

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

Speaking of classic movie tributes, here’s the Academy Museum ad parodying The Shining <\/em>that aired during the Oscars last night:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

James Ivory, who becamse the oldest Oscar winner in history last night, poses on the set of his movie The Wild Party <\/em>in 1974:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Fandor celebrates Oscar nominee and lifetime achievement honoree Agnes Varda with this video by Luis Azevedo highlighting the sounds of her films:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

The latest Channel Criswell video essay looks at how Requiem for a Dream <\/em>structures self-destruction:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

The sign of a great comic book movie villain is the passion that people put into cosplaying as that character, like here:<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

This is commitment right here. Every single scar was individually placed. #Killmonger<\/a>#BlackPanther<\/a>#ECCC2018<\/a>#cosplay<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/rL0A5OI6KC<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 theblerdgurl @ECCC (@theblerdgurl) March 5, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n

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

See how to make tiny pawpsicles from Frozen <\/em>courtesy of Oh My Disney:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

This week is the 20th anniversary of the release of U.S. Marshals<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the classic Fugitive <\/em>spin-off below. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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