{"id":16147,"date":"2018-07-02T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-skyscraper-pays-homage-to-die-hard-the-philosophy-of-bo-burnham-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-07-02T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-skyscraper-pays-homage-to-die-hard-the-philosophy-of-bo-burnham-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-skyscraper-pays-homage-to-die-hard-the-philosophy-of-bo-burnham-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: 'Skyscraper' Pays Homage to 'Die Hard,' The Philosophy of Bo Burnham and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

\n\tDwayne Johnson pays homage to two of the main influences on his new movie Skyscraper<\/em> with these posters in the style of Die Hard<\/em> and The Towering Inferno<\/em>: <\/span><\/p>\n

\n

\n\t\tI had these ultra cool vintage posters made paying homage to the two classic movies that inspired me and generations, and became the inspiration for my film SKYSCRAPER.
Respect & luv to the GOAT’s Willis, McQueen & Newman.#DieHard<\/a> #ToweringInferno<\/a> #SKYSCRAPER<\/a> JULY 13th???? pic.twitter.com\/RQ2XUoxTxX<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\t\u2014 Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) July 1, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\n\tDirector’s Commentary of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tIMDb got Eli Roth to talk about his upcoming movie The House With a Clock In Its Walls<\/em> over its new trailer:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tMaybe we’ll never get a solo Obi-Wan Kenobi movie, but we can pretend we did long ago with this fake Kenobi: A Star Wars Story<\/em> VHS cover:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tLike Stories of Old looks at the recent movies Hostiles<\/em> and Wind River<\/em> and how they deal with personal and national grief in America:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tWith Mission: Impossible – Fallout <\/em>hitting theaters soon, Moon Film spotlights the filming locations of the other installments of the M<\/em>:I<\/em> franchise:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tBrock Peters, who was born on this day in 1927, in a promotional photo for the 1962 movie To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tToday is also Margot Robbie’s birthday, so IMDb has honored her with a supercut highlighting the best of her career:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tIn honor of the upcoming release of his movie Eighth Grade<\/em>, Wisecrack looks at the philosophy of comedian and filmmaker Bo Burnham:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tYou’ll be looking twice at this Black Widow <\/em>cosplayer when you realize it’s not actually Scarlett Johansson:<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

\n\t\tBlack Widow by Helen Stifler – https:\/\/t.co\/gUfU2Vm09D<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/o7SQdF7yhi<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\t\u2014 Lovely Cosplay (@lovelycosplay) July 2, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n

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

\n\tToday is the 10th anniversary of the release of Hancock<\/em> starring Will Smith. Watch a memorable moment from the classic superhero movie:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Let’s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> (Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n

Source:: http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39skyscraper39-pays-homage-to-39die-hard39-philosophy-bo-burnham-more\/23912?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\tMovie Influences of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tDwayne Johnson pays homage to two of the main influences on his new movie Skyscraper<\/em> with these posters in the style of Die Hard<\/em> and The Towering Inferno<\/em>: <\/span><\/p>\n

\n

\n\t\tI had these ultra cool vintage posters made paying homage to the two classic movies that inspired me and generations, and became the inspiration for my film SKYSCRAPER.
Respect & luv to the GOAT’s Willis, McQueen & Newman.#DieHard<\/a> #ToweringInferno<\/a> #SKYSCRAPER<\/a> JULY 13th???? pic.twitter.com\/RQ2XUoxTxX<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\t\u2014 Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) July 1, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\n\tDirector’s Commentary of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tIMDb got Eli Roth to talk about his upcoming movie The House With a Clock In Its Walls<\/em> over its new trailer:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tMaybe we’ll never get a solo Obi-Wan Kenobi movie, but we can pretend we did long ago with this fake Kenobi: A Star Wars Story<\/em> VHS cover:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tLike Stories of Old looks at the recent movies Hostiles<\/em> and Wind River<\/em> and how they deal with personal and national grief in America:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tWith Mission: Impossible – Fallout <\/em>hitting theaters soon, Moon Film spotlights the filming locations of the other installments of the M<\/em>:I<\/em> franchise:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tBrock Peters, who was born on this day in 1927, in a promotional photo for the 1962 movie To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tToday is also Margot Robbie’s birthday, so IMDb has honored her with a supercut highlighting the best of her career:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tIn honor of the upcoming release of his movie Eighth Grade<\/em>, Wisecrack looks at the philosophy of comedian and filmmaker Bo Burnham:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tYou’ll be looking twice at this Black Widow <\/em>cosplayer when you realize it’s not actually Scarlett Johansson:<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

\n\t\tBlack Widow by Helen Stifler – https:\/\/t.co\/gUfU2Vm09D<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/o7SQdF7yhi<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\t\u2014 Lovely Cosplay (@lovelycosplay) July 2, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n

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

\n\tToday is the 10th anniversary of the release of Hancock<\/em> starring Will Smith. Watch a memorable moment from the classic superhero movie:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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