{"id":16625,"date":"2018-08-15T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-avengers-infinity-war-vfx-breakdown-how-christopher-nolan-ends-his-movies-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-08-15T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-avengers-infinity-war-vfx-breakdown-how-christopher-nolan-ends-his-movies-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-avengers-infinity-war-vfx-breakdown-how-christopher-nolan-ends-his-movies-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;Avengers: Infinity War&#039; VFX Breakdown, How Christopher Nolan Ends His Movies 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-39avengers-infinity-war39-vfx-breakdown-how-christopher-nolan-ends-his-movies-more\/23998?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-39avengers-infinity-war39-vfx-breakdown-how-christopher-nolan-ends-his-movies-more\/23998?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201808\/fan_ethelbarrymore_pinky_20180815.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>Character Breakdown of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>For Wired, Anthony and Joe Russo discuss every single hero in their epic Marvel crossover <em>Avengers: Infinity War<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>VFX Breakdown of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Speaking of <em>Infinity <\/em><em>War<\/em>, here&#8217;s a breakdown of Framestore&#8217;s visual effects work on the MCU blockbuster (learn more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.framestore.com\/avengersinfinitywar\">here<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Movie Scene Breakdown of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Director Jon M. Chu breaks down one of the most memorable scenes in his new movie <em>Crazy Rich Asians<\/em>, which is now out in theaters:<\/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 the iconic <em>T.rex<\/em> scene in <em>Jurassic Park<\/em> so it&#8217;s no longer tense or terrifying:<\/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>Legendary actress Ethel Barrymore, who was born on this day in 1879, with director Elia Kazan on the set of <em>Pinky<\/em> in 1949:<\/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>Great Big Story presents Javier Botet, a master of disguise who has played monsters in <em>It<\/em>, <em>The Mummy<\/em>, <em>Alien: Covenant<\/em>, <em>Slender Man<\/em> and many more:<\/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>For Fandor, Jacob T. Swinney looks specifically at how Christopher Nolan ends his movies:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Film Studies Lesson of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Well-timed to the release of <em>Mission: Impossible &#8211; Fallout<\/em>, here&#8217;s another Fandor video essay by Jacob T. Swinney on MacGuffins:<\/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><em>Incredibles 2<\/em> is still in theaters, so you still have a chance to cosplay at the theater but it&#8217;ll be hard to top this fan as Violet:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n\t\t<span>The Incredibles &#8211; Violet Cosplay <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qtIVHObAjn\">pic.twitter.com\/qtIVHObAjn<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t<span>\u2014 Top Cosplays (@TopCosplays) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TopCosplays\/status\/1029399170904416256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 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 Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu&#8217;s 55th birthday and we&#8217;re coming up on the 15th anniversary of <em>21 Grams,<\/em> so here&#8217;s the original trailer for that classic drama:<\/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-39avengers-infinity-war39-vfx-breakdown-how-christopher-nolan-ends-his-movies-more\/23998?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;Avengers: Infinity War&#039; VFX Breakdown, How Christopher Nolan Ends His Movies and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39avengers-infinity-war39-vfx-breakdown-how-christopher-nolan-ends-his-movies-more\/23998?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-39avengers-infinity-war39-vfx-breakdown-how-christopher-nolan-ends-his-movies-more\/23998?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201808\/fan_ethelbarrymore_pinky_20180815.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>Character Breakdown of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>For Wired, Anthony and Joe Russo discuss every single hero in their epic Marvel crossover <em>Avengers: Infinity War<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>VFX Breakdown of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Speaking of <em>Infinity <\/em><em>War<\/em>, here&#8217;s a breakdown of Framestore&#8217;s visual effects work on the MCU blockbuster (learn more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.framestore.com\/avengersinfinitywar\">here<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Movie Scene Breakdown of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Director Jon M. Chu breaks down one of the most memorable scenes in his new movie <em>Crazy Rich Asians<\/em>, which is now out in theaters:<\/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 the iconic <em>T.rex<\/em> scene in <em>Jurassic Park<\/em> so it&#8217;s no longer tense or terrifying:<\/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>Legendary actress Ethel Barrymore, who was born on this day in 1879, with director Elia Kazan on the set of <em>Pinky<\/em> in 1949:<\/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>Great Big Story presents Javier Botet, a master of disguise who has played monsters in <em>It<\/em>, <em>The Mummy<\/em>, <em>Alien: Covenant<\/em>, <em>Slender Man<\/em> and many more:<\/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>For Fandor, Jacob T. Swinney looks specifically at how Christopher Nolan ends his movies:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Film Studies Lesson of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span>Well-timed to the release of <em>Mission: Impossible &#8211; Fallout<\/em>, here&#8217;s another Fandor video essay by Jacob T. Swinney on MacGuffins:<\/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><em>Incredibles 2<\/em> is still in theaters, so you still have a chance to cosplay at the theater but it&#8217;ll be hard to top this fan as Violet:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n\t\t<span>The Incredibles &#8211; Violet Cosplay <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qtIVHObAjn\">pic.twitter.com\/qtIVHObAjn<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t<span>\u2014 Top Cosplays (@TopCosplays) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TopCosplays\/status\/1029399170904416256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 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 Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu&#8217;s 55th birthday and we&#8217;re coming up on the 15th anniversary of <em>21 Grams,<\/em> so here&#8217;s the original trailer for that classic drama:<\/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-16625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16625","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=16625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16625\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}