{"id":16566,"date":"2018-08-09T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-the-death-stars-other-flaw-how-to-make-the-most-thrilling-fight-scene-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-08-09T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-the-death-stars-other-flaw-how-to-make-the-most-thrilling-fight-scene-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-the-death-stars-other-flaw-how-to-make-the-most-thrilling-fight-scene-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: The Death Star&#039;s Other Flaw, How to Make the Most Thrilling Fight Scene 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-death-star39s-other-flaw-how-to-make-most-thrilling-fight-scene-more\/23988?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-death-star39s-other-flaw-how-to-make-most-thrilling-fight-scene-more\/23988?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201808\/fan_robertshaw_jaws_20180809.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>Movie Science of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>The Death Star from <em>Star Wars<\/em> had a major flaw in its design, obviously, but in this Because Science video Kyle Hill explains the superweapon&#8217;s other big problem:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Filmmaking Lesson of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Studio Binder shows you how to shot list an awesome fight scene like the bathroom brawl in <em>Mission: Impossible &#8211; Fallout<\/em> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/the-morning-watch-mission-impossible-fallout-fight-scene-star-trek-discovery-studio-scale-models-more\/\">via \/Film<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Reworked Movie Scene of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Mashable redid the sound design for an iconic sequence from <em>Back to the Future<\/em> so it totally loses its thrill:<\/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>Dimitri Bitu compares scenes from Oliver Stone&#8217;s <em>Nixon<\/em> and footage of the actual Richard Nixon side-by-side:<\/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>Robert Shaw, who was born on this day in 1927, with co-star Roy Scheider and director Steven Spielberg on the set of <em>Jaws<\/em> in 1974:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Filmmakers in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>For Fandor, Q.V. Hough celebrates the creative partnership of <em>Sound of My Voice<\/em> and <em>The East<\/em> collaborators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Video Essay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>For Mubi, this Storytellers video essay looks at the symbolism of masculinity in Michael Mann&#8217;s <em>Collateral<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Supercut of the Day: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>In honor of National Book Lovers Day, IMDb put together a supercut of books in 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>Also in honor of National Book Day, here&#8217;s the cosplaying cat dressed up as Ash from <em>Evil Dead<\/em>, with the Book of the Dead:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BmQu-QbgH6V\/?utm_source=ig_embed\">A cautionary reminder for #BookLoversDay. Not every book needs to be read out loud. #EvilDead #AshWilliams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #ashvsevildeadcosplay #ashvsevildead #ashcosplay #evildeadcosplay #catcosplay #readabook<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span>A post shared by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cat_cosplay\/?utm_source=ig_embed\"> Cat Cosplay<\/a> (@cat_cosplay) on <\/span><span>Aug 9, 2018 at 7:27am PDT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Classic Movie Clip of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>This weekend is the 30th anniversary of the release of <em>Young Guns<\/em>. Watch a memorable clip from the classic Western 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-death-star39s-other-flaw-how-to-make-most-thrilling-fight-scene-more\/23988?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: The Death Star&#039;s Other Flaw, How to Make the Most Thrilling Fight Scene and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-death-star39s-other-flaw-how-to-make-most-thrilling-fight-scene-more\/23988?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-death-star39s-other-flaw-how-to-make-most-thrilling-fight-scene-more\/23988?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201808\/fan_robertshaw_jaws_20180809.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>Movie Science of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>The Death Star from <em>Star Wars<\/em> had a major flaw in its design, obviously, but in this Because Science video Kyle Hill explains the superweapon&#8217;s other big problem:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Filmmaking Lesson of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Studio Binder shows you how to shot list an awesome fight scene like the bathroom brawl in <em>Mission: Impossible &#8211; Fallout<\/em> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/the-morning-watch-mission-impossible-fallout-fight-scene-star-trek-discovery-studio-scale-models-more\/\">via \/Film<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Reworked Movie Scene of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Mashable redid the sound design for an iconic sequence from <em>Back to the Future<\/em> so it totally loses its thrill:<\/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>Dimitri Bitu compares scenes from Oliver Stone&#8217;s <em>Nixon<\/em> and footage of the actual Richard Nixon side-by-side:<\/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>Robert Shaw, who was born on this day in 1927, with co-star Roy Scheider and director Steven Spielberg on the set of <em>Jaws<\/em> in 1974:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Filmmakers in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>For Fandor, Q.V. Hough celebrates the creative partnership of <em>Sound of My Voice<\/em> and <em>The East<\/em> collaborators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Video Essay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>For Mubi, this Storytellers video essay looks at the symbolism of masculinity in Michael Mann&#8217;s <em>Collateral<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Supercut of the Day: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>In honor of National Book Lovers Day, IMDb put together a supercut of books in 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>Also in honor of National Book Day, here&#8217;s the cosplaying cat dressed up as Ash from <em>Evil Dead<\/em>, with the Book of the Dead:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BmQu-QbgH6V\/?utm_source=ig_embed\">A cautionary reminder for #BookLoversDay. Not every book needs to be read out loud. #EvilDead #AshWilliams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #ashvsevildeadcosplay #ashvsevildead #ashcosplay #evildeadcosplay #catcosplay #readabook<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span>A post shared by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cat_cosplay\/?utm_source=ig_embed\"> Cat Cosplay<\/a> (@cat_cosplay) on <\/span><span>Aug 9, 2018 at 7:27am PDT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Classic Movie Clip of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>This weekend is the 30th anniversary of the release of <em>Young Guns<\/em>. Watch a memorable clip from the classic Western 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-16566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16566","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=16566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16566\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}