{"id":16338,"date":"2018-07-19T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-batman-tries-to-join-the-mcu-the-truth-about-han-solo-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-07-19T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-batman-tries-to-join-the-mcu-the-truth-about-han-solo-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-batman-tries-to-join-the-mcu-the-truth-about-han-solo-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Batman Tries to Join the MCU, the Truth About Han Solo 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\tSuperhero Franchise Parody of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tIn honor of the start of Comic-Con, Conan O’Brien put on a sketch where he plays Batman trying to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe: <\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tYou can’t get a group of cosplaying Deadpool 2<\/em> fans at Comic-Con and not have Peter:<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

\n\t\tWhen you see the Peter cosplay!#Deadpool2<\/a> #FunkoSDCC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Nc82jZNMFd<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\t\u2014 Funko (@OriginalFunko) July 19, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

\n\tIn his latest Film Theory video, MatPat explains how Solo: A Star Wars Story<\/em> exposes Han Solo as anything but the best pilot in the galaxy:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tSpeaking to its portrayal in movies, including Hollow Man<\/em> and Predator<\/em>, Kyle Hill explains why invisibility is a terrible power:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tDNEG shared a video breaking down the effects work they did for the sci-fi movie Life<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tAnimation legend Max Fleischer, who was born on this day in 1883, works on his 1939 feature Gulliver’s Travels<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tIn honor of Wong Kar-wai’s birthday this week, Philip Brubaker and Fandor paid tribute to the In the Mood for Love<\/em> filmmaker:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tIn honor of the release of The Equalizer 2<\/em>, here’s Couch Tomato showing why the first movie nearly identical to John Wick<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tIn the latest video essay from Film Radar, Daniel Netzel looks at the visual storytelling of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey<\/em>:<\/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 70th anniversary of the release of Powell and Pressburger’s The Red Shoes<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the classic movie below. <\/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-batman-tries-to-join-mcu-truth-about-han-solo-more\/23947?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\tSuperhero Franchise Parody of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tIn honor of the start of Comic-Con, Conan O’Brien put on a sketch where he plays Batman trying to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe: <\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tYou can’t get a group of cosplaying Deadpool 2<\/em> fans at Comic-Con and not have Peter:<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

\n\t\tWhen you see the Peter cosplay!#Deadpool2<\/a> #FunkoSDCC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Nc82jZNMFd<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\t\u2014 Funko (@OriginalFunko) July 19, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

\n\tIn his latest Film Theory video, MatPat explains how Solo: A Star Wars Story<\/em> exposes Han Solo as anything but the best pilot in the galaxy:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tSpeaking to its portrayal in movies, including Hollow Man<\/em> and Predator<\/em>, Kyle Hill explains why invisibility is a terrible power:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tDNEG shared a video breaking down the effects work they did for the sci-fi movie Life<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tAnimation legend Max Fleischer, who was born on this day in 1883, works on his 1939 feature Gulliver’s Travels<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tIn honor of Wong Kar-wai’s birthday this week, Philip Brubaker and Fandor paid tribute to the In the Mood for Love<\/em> filmmaker:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tIn honor of the release of The Equalizer 2<\/em>, here’s Couch Tomato showing why the first movie nearly identical to John Wick<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tIn the latest video essay from Film Radar, Daniel Netzel looks at the visual storytelling of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey<\/em>:<\/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 70th anniversary of the release of Powell and Pressburger’s The Red Shoes<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the classic movie below. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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