{"id":15715,"date":"2018-05-24T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-what-han-solo-gets-wrong-about-hyperspace-the-joy-of-meta-movies-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-05-24T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-what-han-solo-gets-wrong-about-hyperspace-the-joy-of-meta-movies-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-what-han-solo-gets-wrong-about-hyperspace-the-joy-of-meta-movies-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: What Han Solo Gets Wrong About Hyperspace, the Joy of Meta Movies and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Christopher Campbell<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tIn honor of tonight’s release of Solo: A Star Wars Story<\/em>, here’s the movie’s trailer officially redone in Lego:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tIn the latest episode of Because Science, Kyle Hill addresses Han Solo’s claim about hyperspace safety in the original Star Wars<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tIn honor of the release of Solo<\/em>, here’s some gender-swapped cosplay of Han Solo and slave-outfit Leia:<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

\n\t\tHonestly cosplay goals pic.twitter.com\/IKNAG93tTn<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\t\u2014 Jimmy (@jfwong) May 10, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n

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

\n\tWhile we’re talking Star Wars<\/em>, here’s Couch Tomato with evidence that The Last Jedi <\/em>is basically a remake of Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tSpeaking of The Last Jedi<\/em>, here’s a recap of the plot of the previous Star Wars <\/em>movie in rap song form:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tTommy Chong, who turns 80 today, with Cheech Marin in a promotional image from their cult classic stoner movie Up in Smoke<\/em>: <\/span><\/p>\n

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

\n\tActor in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tIt’s also Doug Jones’s birthday, so IMDb honored him with a supercut of his TV and movie performances:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tAlso from IMDb, Patrick Epino celebrates the title creature from Predator <\/em>in the latest edition of Awesome Bad Guys:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tFor Fandor, Jacob T. Swinney celebrates the “heady joy” of meta movies, including Deadpool <\/em>and its sequel:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tThis weekend is the 30th anniversary of the release of Killer Klowns from Outer Space<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the cult classic below. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

\n\t <\/span>and <\/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-what-han-solo-gets-wrong-about-hyperspace-joy-meta-movies-more\/23833?wssac=164&wssaffid=news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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

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

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

\n\tIn honor of tonight’s release of Solo: A Star Wars Story<\/em>, here’s the movie’s trailer officially redone in Lego:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tIn the latest episode of Because Science, Kyle Hill addresses Han Solo’s claim about hyperspace safety in the original Star Wars<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tIn honor of the release of Solo<\/em>, here’s some gender-swapped cosplay of Han Solo and slave-outfit Leia:<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

\n\t\tHonestly cosplay goals pic.twitter.com\/IKNAG93tTn<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\t\u2014 Jimmy (@jfwong) May 10, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n

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

\n\tWhile we’re talking Star Wars<\/em>, here’s Couch Tomato with evidence that The Last Jedi <\/em>is basically a remake of Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tSpeaking of The Last Jedi<\/em>, here’s a recap of the plot of the previous Star Wars <\/em>movie in rap song form:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tTommy Chong, who turns 80 today, with Cheech Marin in a promotional image from their cult classic stoner movie Up in Smoke<\/em>: <\/span><\/p>\n

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

\n\tActor in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tIt’s also Doug Jones’s birthday, so IMDb honored him with a supercut of his TV and movie performances:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tAlso from IMDb, Patrick Epino celebrates the title creature from Predator <\/em>in the latest edition of Awesome Bad Guys:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tFor Fandor, Jacob T. Swinney celebrates the “heady joy” of meta movies, including Deadpool <\/em>and its sequel:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tThis weekend is the 30th anniversary of the release of Killer Klowns from Outer Space<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the cult classic below. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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