{"id":14986,"date":"2018-03-15T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-conan-obrien-tries-to-be-the-rocks-stunt-double-the-science-of-pacific-rim-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-03-15T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-conan-obrien-tries-to-be-the-rocks-stunt-double-the-science-of-pacific-rim-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-conan-obrien-tries-to-be-the-rocks-stunt-double-the-science-of-pacific-rim-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Conan O&#039;Brien Tries to Be The Rock&#039;s Stunt Double, the Science of &#039;Pacific Rim&#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-conan-o39brien-tries-to-be-rock39s-stunt-double-science-39pacific-rim39-more\/23655?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-conan-o39brien-tries-to-be-rock39s-stunt-double-science-39pacific-rim39-more\/23655?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201803\/fan_davidcronenberg_thefly_20180315.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>Ridiculous Audition of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Watch Conan O&#8217;Brien hilariously audition to be Dwayne Johnson&#8217;s stunt double for the upcoming movie <em>Rampage<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Reworked Movie of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>This recut trailer for <em>Monty Python and the Holy Grail <\/em>turns one of the funniest movies of all time into a serious historical drama (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/this-recut-trailer-for-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-makes-is-look-like-a-gritty-historical-drama\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Remixed Movie of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of reworking movies, Eclectic Method turns the sounds of Christopher Nolan&#8217;s <em>Inception <\/em>into a dance mix:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Reformatted Movie of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>James Corden continues his pitch for the fake idea of 4D movies, this time with the cast of <em>A Wrinkle in Time<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Vintage Image of a Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>David Cronenberg, who turns 75 today, directs Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis on the set of his 1986 movie <em>The Fly<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Video Essay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>With <em>Isle of Dogs <\/em>coming out soon, Rossatron looks at stop-motion animation and wonders why filmmakers bother with such a time-consuming format: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Science of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>With <em>Pacific Rim: Uprising <\/em>opening soon, Kyle Hill scientifically explains why the Jaegers from the <em>Pacific Rim <\/em>movies need two brains:<\/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>With <em>Tomb Raider <\/em>out in theaters tomorrow, even the male fans of the property are cosplaying their versions of Lara Croft:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Getting ready to see Tomb Raider in one more day! So I decided to share some new photos taken by Carl Proctor Photos as the movie Cosplay!????????<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tombraidermovie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tombraidermovie<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cosplay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cosplay<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/tombraider?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#tombraider<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AliciaVikander?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AliciaVikander<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JZ6eieKUe1\">pic.twitter.com\/JZ6eieKUe1<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 DEVANT\u00c9 JONES (@_DevanteJones) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_DevanteJones\/status\/973777205351284737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of <em>Tomb Raider<\/em>, Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons why the 2003 movie <em>Lara Croft: Tomb Raider &#8211; The Cradle of Life <\/em>is the same movie as <em>Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/em>:<\/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>This weekend is the 40th anniversary of <em>Straight Time<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the classic Dustin Hoffman crime drama 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-conan-o39brien-tries-to-be-rock39s-stunt-double-science-39pacific-rim39-more\/23655?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: Conan O&#039;Brien Tries to Be The Rock&#039;s Stunt Double, the Science of &#039;Pacific Rim&#039; and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-conan-o39brien-tries-to-be-rock39s-stunt-double-science-39pacific-rim39-more\/23655?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-conan-o39brien-tries-to-be-rock39s-stunt-double-science-39pacific-rim39-more\/23655?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201803\/fan_davidcronenberg_thefly_20180315.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>Ridiculous Audition of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Watch Conan O&#8217;Brien hilariously audition to be Dwayne Johnson&#8217;s stunt double for the upcoming movie <em>Rampage<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Reworked Movie of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>This recut trailer for <em>Monty Python and the Holy Grail <\/em>turns one of the funniest movies of all time into a serious historical drama (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/this-recut-trailer-for-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-makes-is-look-like-a-gritty-historical-drama\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Remixed Movie of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of reworking movies, Eclectic Method turns the sounds of Christopher Nolan&#8217;s <em>Inception <\/em>into a dance mix:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Reformatted Movie of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>James Corden continues his pitch for the fake idea of 4D movies, this time with the cast of <em>A Wrinkle in Time<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Vintage Image of a Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>David Cronenberg, who turns 75 today, directs Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis on the set of his 1986 movie <em>The Fly<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Video Essay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>With <em>Isle of Dogs <\/em>coming out soon, Rossatron looks at stop-motion animation and wonders why filmmakers bother with such a time-consuming format: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Science of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>With <em>Pacific Rim: Uprising <\/em>opening soon, Kyle Hill scientifically explains why the Jaegers from the <em>Pacific Rim <\/em>movies need two brains:<\/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>With <em>Tomb Raider <\/em>out in theaters tomorrow, even the male fans of the property are cosplaying their versions of Lara Croft:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Getting ready to see Tomb Raider in one more day! So I decided to share some new photos taken by Carl Proctor Photos as the movie Cosplay!????????<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tombraidermovie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tombraidermovie<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cosplay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cosplay<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/tombraider?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#tombraider<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AliciaVikander?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AliciaVikander<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JZ6eieKUe1\">pic.twitter.com\/JZ6eieKUe1<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 DEVANT\u00c9 JONES (@_DevanteJones) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_DevanteJones\/status\/973777205351284737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of <em>Tomb Raider<\/em>, Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons why the 2003 movie <em>Lara Croft: Tomb Raider &#8211; The Cradle of Life <\/em>is the same movie as <em>Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/em>:<\/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>This weekend is the 40th anniversary of <em>Straight Time<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the classic Dustin Hoffman crime drama 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-14986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14986","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=14986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14986\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}