{"id":16531,"date":"2018-08-06T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-rian-johnsons-brick-meets-star-wars-the-last-jedi-venom-trailer-in-lego-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-08-06T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-rian-johnsons-brick-meets-star-wars-the-last-jedi-venom-trailer-in-lego-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-rian-johnsons-brick-meets-star-wars-the-last-jedi-venom-trailer-in-lego-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Rian Johnson&#039;s &#039;Brick&#039; Meets &#039;Star Wars: The Last Jedi,&#039; &#039;Venom&#039; Trailer in Lego 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-rian-johnson39s-39brick39-meets-39star-wars-last-jedi39-39venom39-trailer-lego-more\/23982?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-rian-johnson39s-39brick39-meets-39star-wars-last-jedi39-39venom39-trailer-lego-more\/23982?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201808\/fan_lucilleball_thelonglongtrailer_20180806.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>Remade Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Rewatch the <em>Venom<\/em> trailer, this time redone in custom Lego form, courtesy of Huxley Berg Studios: <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Fan Film of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Rian Johnson&#8217;s debut feature <em>Brick<\/em> is faithfully parodied in this amazing fan film mocking <em>Star Wars: The Last Jedi<\/em> haters (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rianjohnson\/status\/1025519174703960064\">via Rian Johnson<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Character POV of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Speaking of <em>Star Wars<\/em>, Dimitri Bitu compiled scenes involving <\/span><span>Obi Wan<\/span><span> Kenobi&#8217;s perspective on the Skywalker family history:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Dream Casting of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Fans want <em>Mission: Impossible &#8211; Fallout<\/em> star Vanessa Kirby to play Black Canary in DC&#8217;s <em>Birds of Prey<\/em>, so the artist SHOH shows us what she could look like in the role (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/heroichollywood.com\/art-kirby-black-canary-birds-prey\/\">via Heroic Hollywood<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Here&#8217;s an interesting comparison: Couch Tomato shows 24 ways <em>The Shape of Water<\/em> is basically a remake of <em>Doug&#8217;s 1st Movie<\/em>:<\/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>Lucille Ball, who was born on this day in 1911, makes a call on the set of the 1954 comedy <em>The Long, Long Trailer<\/em>: <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>For Fandor, Jacob T. Swinney shows why Joaquin Phoenix is one of the greatest actors living today:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>This supercut by Trois Couleurs highlights characters laughing in Quentin Tarantino movies: <\/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>Well, this Paddington tribute is very likely the cutest pet cosplay you&#8217;ve ever seen:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n\t\t<span>Look at this Pomeranian dressed as Paddington. I can&#8217;t stand it ???? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g79fsElAfZ\">pic.twitter.com\/g79fsElAfZ<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t<span>\u2014 Emily ?????? (@_emilyoram) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_emilyoram\/status\/1026063537590943744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Today is the 25th anniversary of the release of <em>The Fugitive<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the classic action-thriller 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-rian-johnson39s-39brick39-meets-39star-wars-last-jedi39-39venom39-trailer-lego-more\/23982?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: Rian Johnson&#039;s &#039;Brick&#039; Meets &#039;Star Wars: The Last Jedi,&#039; &#039;Venom&#039; Trailer in Lego and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-rian-johnson39s-39brick39-meets-39star-wars-last-jedi39-39venom39-trailer-lego-more\/23982?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-rian-johnson39s-39brick39-meets-39star-wars-last-jedi39-39venom39-trailer-lego-more\/23982?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201808\/fan_lucilleball_thelonglongtrailer_20180806.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>Remade Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Rewatch the <em>Venom<\/em> trailer, this time redone in custom Lego form, courtesy of Huxley Berg Studios: <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Fan Film of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Rian Johnson&#8217;s debut feature <em>Brick<\/em> is faithfully parodied in this amazing fan film mocking <em>Star Wars: The Last Jedi<\/em> haters (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rianjohnson\/status\/1025519174703960064\">via Rian Johnson<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Character POV of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Speaking of <em>Star Wars<\/em>, Dimitri Bitu compiled scenes involving <\/span><span>Obi Wan<\/span><span> Kenobi&#8217;s perspective on the Skywalker family history:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Dream Casting of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Fans want <em>Mission: Impossible &#8211; Fallout<\/em> star Vanessa Kirby to play Black Canary in DC&#8217;s <em>Birds of Prey<\/em>, so the artist SHOH shows us what she could look like in the role (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/heroichollywood.com\/art-kirby-black-canary-birds-prey\/\">via Heroic Hollywood<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Here&#8217;s an interesting comparison: Couch Tomato shows 24 ways <em>The Shape of Water<\/em> is basically a remake of <em>Doug&#8217;s 1st Movie<\/em>:<\/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>Lucille Ball, who was born on this day in 1911, makes a call on the set of the 1954 comedy <em>The Long, Long Trailer<\/em>: <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>For Fandor, Jacob T. Swinney shows why Joaquin Phoenix is one of the greatest actors living today:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>This supercut by Trois Couleurs highlights characters laughing in Quentin Tarantino movies: <\/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>Well, this Paddington tribute is very likely the cutest pet cosplay you&#8217;ve ever seen:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n\t\t<span>Look at this Pomeranian dressed as Paddington. I can&#8217;t stand it ???? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g79fsElAfZ\">pic.twitter.com\/g79fsElAfZ<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t<span>\u2014 Emily ?????? (@_emilyoram) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_emilyoram\/status\/1026063537590943744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Today is the 25th anniversary of the release of <em>The Fugitive<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the classic action-thriller 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-16531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16531","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=16531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16531\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}