{"id":15551,"date":"2018-05-09T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-watch-rick-moranis-return-as-spaceballs-villain-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-vfx-break-down-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-05-09T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-watch-rick-moranis-return-as-spaceballs-villain-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-vfx-break-down-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-watch-rick-moranis-return-as-spaceballs-villain-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-vfx-break-down-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Watch Rick Moranis Return as 'Spaceballs' Villain, 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' VFX Break Down 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

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

The semi-retired Rick Moranis vocally revisted his role as Dark Helmet in Spaceballs <\/em>for this scene from a new episode of The Goldbergs<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

Weta Digital shares a breakdown of their Oscar-nominated visual effects work on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Speaking of Guardians<\/em>, BBC’s The Social profiled a cosplayer whose Nebula and Harley Quinn are worthy of attention:<\/span><\/p>\n

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These Harley Quinn and Nebula cosplay looks are UNREAL.@karengillan<\/a>@MargotRobbie<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/Hwvt0047zL<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 BBC The Social (@bbcthesocial) May 8, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

For Nerdist, Dan Casey examines the ridiculous fan theory that there are two different Luke Skywalkers in the Star Wars <\/em>universe, of different sizes:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

You love Pixar’s Up <\/em>but not Despicable Me<\/em> 3<\/em>? But they’re the same movie, as Couch Tomato shows with 24 piece of evidence:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Albert Finney, who turns 82 today, receives direction from Tim Burton on the set of Big Fish <\/em>in 2003:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Character in Close-Up:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the latest episode of IMDb’s Awesome Bad Guys, Patrick Epino puts the spotlight on Regina George from Mean Girls<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

This cinematic tribute to voiceover narrators consists of clips from Darkest Hour<\/em>, The King’s Speech <\/em>and more movies where a character has to speak into a microphone:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

For Fandor, Jacob T. Swinney looks at the influence of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo<\/em> on the 60th anniversary of its premiere:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Today is the 15th anniversary of the release of the Wachowskis’ Speed Racer<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the underrated 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

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<\/a><\/div>\n

Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

The semi-retired Rick Moranis vocally revisted his role as Dark Helmet in Spaceballs <\/em>for this scene from a new episode of The Goldbergs<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

Weta Digital shares a breakdown of their Oscar-nominated visual effects work on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Speaking of Guardians<\/em>, BBC’s The Social profiled a cosplayer whose Nebula and Harley Quinn are worthy of attention:<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

These Harley Quinn and Nebula cosplay looks are UNREAL.@karengillan<\/a>@MargotRobbie<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/Hwvt0047zL<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 BBC The Social (@bbcthesocial) May 8, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

For Nerdist, Dan Casey examines the ridiculous fan theory that there are two different Luke Skywalkers in the Star Wars <\/em>universe, of different sizes:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

You love Pixar’s Up <\/em>but not Despicable Me<\/em> 3<\/em>? But they’re the same movie, as Couch Tomato shows with 24 piece of evidence:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Albert Finney, who turns 82 today, receives direction from Tim Burton on the set of Big Fish <\/em>in 2003:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Character in Close-Up:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the latest episode of IMDb’s Awesome Bad Guys, Patrick Epino puts the spotlight on Regina George from Mean Girls<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

This cinematic tribute to voiceover narrators consists of clips from Darkest Hour<\/em>, The King’s Speech <\/em>and more movies where a character has to speak into a microphone:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

For Fandor, Jacob T. Swinney looks at the influence of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo<\/em> on the 60th anniversary of its premiere:<\/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 the Wachowskis’ Speed Racer<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the underrated classic below.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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