{"id":16080,"date":"2018-06-26T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-the-problem-with-modern-action-blockbusters-r-rated-mary-poppins-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-06-26T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-the-problem-with-modern-action-blockbusters-r-rated-mary-poppins-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-the-problem-with-modern-action-blockbusters-r-rated-mary-poppins-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: The Problem With Modern Action Blockbusters, R-Rated &#039;Mary Poppins&#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-problem-with-modern-action-blockbusters-r-rated-39mary-poppins39-more\/23901?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-problem-with-modern-action-blockbusters-r-rated-39mary-poppins39-more\/23901?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201806\/fan_peterlorre_themanwhoknewtoomuch_20180626.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Video Essay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>This Rossatron video essay explores what&#8217;s wrong with the action of most modern blockbusters: <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Reworked Movie of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>What if <em>Mary Poppins<\/em> was rated R? This animated video from <\/span><span>FBE<\/span><span> offers a violent and crass version of the Disney classic:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Cosplay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Speaking of Disney classics, here&#8217;s a cosplayer who has no reason to be shy since she looks perfect as the title character from <em>Moana<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n\t\t<span>My name is Tisha and cosplay has been my life for 7 years. I&#8217;m shy about uploading my stuff, but my love for being my favorite characters is too much for me to hide. Moana is the one cosplay I feel the most confident in. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackCosplayerHere?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlackCosplayerHere<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CosplayAnyWay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CosplayAnyWay<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eUK3V2GfKw\">pic.twitter.com\/eUK3V2GfKw<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t<span>\u2014 tired princess ??????? ?? AX\/SDCC (@tisheriffic) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tisheriffic\/status\/1011412350170161152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Movie Food of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>And more for the Disney lovers, the latest edition of Binging with Babish shows us how to make congee from <em>Mulan<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Recreated Movies of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Take a tour of the settings of Hayao Miyazaki animated features as created in Minecraft (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geekologie.com\/2018\/06\/man-updates-his-spirited-away-build-in-m.php\">via Geekologie<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Peter Lorre, who was born on this day in 1904, wears a fur coat on the set of Alfred Hitchcock&#8217;s first version of <em>The Man Who Knew Too Much<\/em> from 1934:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>For Fandor, Q.V. Hough showcases the work of French filmmaker Claude Chabrol in this video essay:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Double Feature of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Honest Trailers shows why <em>Tomb Raider <\/em>and <em>Pacific Rim: Uprising<\/em> are the 2018 movies that go together best:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Speaking of movies going together, Dimitri Bitu compares scenes depicting the evacuation of Dunkirk from <em>Atonement<\/em>, <em>The Darkest Hour<\/em> and <em>Dunkirk<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of Steven Soderbergh&#8217;s <em>Out of Sight<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the classic crime film below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/span><\/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-problem-with-modern-action-blockbusters-r-rated-39mary-poppins39-more\/23901?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: The Problem With Modern Action Blockbusters, R-Rated &#039;Mary Poppins&#039; and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-problem-with-modern-action-blockbusters-r-rated-39mary-poppins39-more\/23901?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-problem-with-modern-action-blockbusters-r-rated-39mary-poppins39-more\/23901?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201806\/fan_peterlorre_themanwhoknewtoomuch_20180626.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Video Essay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>This Rossatron video essay explores what&#8217;s wrong with the action of most modern blockbusters: <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Reworked Movie of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>What if <em>Mary Poppins<\/em> was rated R? This animated video from <\/span><span>FBE<\/span><span> offers a violent and crass version of the Disney classic:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Cosplay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Speaking of Disney classics, here&#8217;s a cosplayer who has no reason to be shy since she looks perfect as the title character from <em>Moana<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n\t\t<span>My name is Tisha and cosplay has been my life for 7 years. I&#8217;m shy about uploading my stuff, but my love for being my favorite characters is too much for me to hide. Moana is the one cosplay I feel the most confident in. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackCosplayerHere?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlackCosplayerHere<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CosplayAnyWay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CosplayAnyWay<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eUK3V2GfKw\">pic.twitter.com\/eUK3V2GfKw<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t<span>\u2014 tired princess ??????? ?? AX\/SDCC (@tisheriffic) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tisheriffic\/status\/1011412350170161152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Movie Food of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>And more for the Disney lovers, the latest edition of Binging with Babish shows us how to make congee from <em>Mulan<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Recreated Movies of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Take a tour of the settings of Hayao Miyazaki animated features as created in Minecraft (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geekologie.com\/2018\/06\/man-updates-his-spirited-away-build-in-m.php\">via Geekologie<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Peter Lorre, who was born on this day in 1904, wears a fur coat on the set of Alfred Hitchcock&#8217;s first version of <em>The Man Who Knew Too Much<\/em> from 1934:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>For Fandor, Q.V. Hough showcases the work of French filmmaker Claude Chabrol in this video essay:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Double Feature of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Honest Trailers shows why <em>Tomb Raider <\/em>and <em>Pacific Rim: Uprising<\/em> are the 2018 movies that go together best:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Speaking of movies going together, Dimitri Bitu compares scenes depicting the evacuation of Dunkirk from <em>Atonement<\/em>, <em>The Darkest Hour<\/em> and <em>Dunkirk<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of Steven Soderbergh&#8217;s <em>Out of Sight<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the classic crime film below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/span><\/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-16080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16080","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=16080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16080\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}