{"id":4471,"date":"2015-08-03T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-jena-malone-in-costume-as-batgirl-stan-lee-vs-jim-henson-vs-walt-disney-and-more\/4471\/"},"modified":"2015-08-03T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-04T07:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-jena-malone-in-costume-as-batgirl-stan-lee-vs-jim-henson-vs-walt-disney-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-jena-malone-in-costume-as-batgirl-stan-lee-vs-jim-henson-vs-walt-disney-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Jena Malone In Costume as Batgirl, Stan Lee vs. Jim Henson vs. Walt Disney 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-jena-malone-costume-as-batgirl-stan-lee-vs-jim-henson-vs-walt-disney-more\/18947?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-jena-malone-costume-as-batgirl-stan-lee-vs-jim-henson-vs-walt-disney-more\/18947?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201508\/jena-malone-batgirl.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In honor of <strong><em>Mission: Impossible &#8211; Rogue Nation<\/em><\/strong>, Cinema Blend has compiled every mask removal from the <em>M:I<\/em> franchise:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Character Super Karaoke of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s be thankful that there are people with so much extra time on their hands that we can have videos where movies are cut together so their characters help sing a cover of &#8220;Uptown Funk.&#8221; The best part is actually the use of dance scenes from <strong><em>Napoleon Dynamite<\/em><\/strong>, <em><strong>Mac and Me<\/strong> <\/em>and others for the instrumental moments.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Celebrity Good Deed of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The cast of the new <strong><em>Ghostbusters<\/em><\/strong> movie &#8212; <strong>Melissa McCarthy<\/strong>, <strong>Kristen Wiig<\/strong>, <strong>Leslie Jones<\/strong> and <strong>Kate McKinnon<\/strong> &#8212; paid a visit to a children&#8217;s hospital in their new costumes:<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Creator Clash of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Who is responsible for more of your favorite movie characters, <strong>Stan Lee<\/strong>, <strong>Jim Henson<\/strong> or <strong>Walt Disney<\/strong> (all of them now a part of <strong>Disney<\/strong>, of course)? Root for your pick as the icons go up against each other in a rap battle:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fan Art of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Quickly after news came of <strong>Jena Malone<\/strong>&#8216;s role as Barbara Gordon, aka <strong>Batgirl<\/strong>, in <strong><em>Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice<\/em><\/strong>, artist BossLogic made this piece depicting the portrayal (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heroichollywood\/status\/627489643366383616\">via Heroic Hollywood<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For a new series titled &#8220;Soundtrack Swap,&#8221; Sean Blevins of House By the Video Store mashed up <strong><em>It Follows<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Psycho<\/em><\/strong>, exchanging their scores (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.indiewire.com\/theplaylist\/watch-9-minute-video-swaps-soundtracks-of-it-follows-and-psycho-20150728\">via The Playlist<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Would you know this clean cut gentleman is <strong>Mick Jagger<\/strong> if we didn&#8217;t tell you? It&#8217;s a publicity shot from his performance in <strong>Donald Cammell<\/strong> and <strong>Nicolas Roeg<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>Performance<\/em><\/strong>, which turns 45 today.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201508\/performance-bfi-00n-dkn.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Cartoon of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mickey Mouse<\/strong>, <strong>Donald Duck<\/strong> and <strong>Goofy<\/strong> star together as fire fighters in <strong><em>Mickey&#8217;s Fire Brigade<\/em><\/strong>, which hit theaters on this date 80 years ago. Watch it below.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not Halloween yet, but here&#8217;s an early reminder that you can make any character and costume into a &#8220;sexy&#8221; version. Here&#8217;s a cosplayer as a &#8220;sexy&#8221; <strong>No Face<\/strong> from <strong>Hayao Miyazaki<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>Spirited Away<\/em><\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/sexy-no-face\/\">via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201508\/XTwwlXS.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On this day 60 years ago, <strong>Alfred Hitchcock<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>To Catch a Thief<\/em><\/strong>, starring <strong>Cary Grant<\/strong> and <strong>Grace Kelly<\/strong>, had its world premiere in Los Angeles. Watch the original trailer for the movie below.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p>Send tips or follow us via Twitter:<\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service &#8211; if this is your content and you&#8217;re reading it on someone else&#8217;s site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org\/content-only\/faq.php#publishers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source:: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-jena-malone-costume-as-batgirl-stan-lee-vs-jim-henson-vs-walt-disney-more\/18947?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: Jena Malone In Costume as Batgirl, Stan Lee vs. Jim Henson vs. Walt Disney and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-jena-malone-costume-as-batgirl-stan-lee-vs-jim-henson-vs-walt-disney-more\/18947?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-jena-malone-costume-as-batgirl-stan-lee-vs-jim-henson-vs-walt-disney-more\/18947?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201508\/jena-malone-batgirl.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In honor of <strong><em>Mission: Impossible &#8211; Rogue Nation<\/em><\/strong>, Cinema Blend has compiled every mask removal from the <em>M:I<\/em> franchise:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Character Super Karaoke of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s be thankful that there are people with so much extra time on their hands that we can have videos where movies are cut together so their characters help sing a cover of &#8220;Uptown Funk.&#8221; The best part is actually the use of dance scenes from <strong><em>Napoleon Dynamite<\/em><\/strong>, <em><strong>Mac and Me<\/strong> <\/em>and others for the instrumental moments.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Celebrity Good Deed of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The cast of the new <strong><em>Ghostbusters<\/em><\/strong> movie &#8212; <strong>Melissa McCarthy<\/strong>, <strong>Kristen Wiig<\/strong>, <strong>Leslie Jones<\/strong> and <strong>Kate McKinnon<\/strong> &#8212; paid a visit to a children&#8217;s hospital in their new costumes:<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Creator Clash of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Who is responsible for more of your favorite movie characters, <strong>Stan Lee<\/strong>, <strong>Jim Henson<\/strong> or <strong>Walt Disney<\/strong> (all of them now a part of <strong>Disney<\/strong>, of course)? Root for your pick as the icons go up against each other in a rap battle:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fan Art of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Quickly after news came of <strong>Jena Malone<\/strong>&#8216;s role as Barbara Gordon, aka <strong>Batgirl<\/strong>, in <strong><em>Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice<\/em><\/strong>, artist BossLogic made this piece depicting the portrayal (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heroichollywood\/status\/627489643366383616\">via Heroic Hollywood<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For a new series titled &#8220;Soundtrack Swap,&#8221; Sean Blevins of House By the Video Store mashed up <strong><em>It Follows<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Psycho<\/em><\/strong>, exchanging their scores (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.indiewire.com\/theplaylist\/watch-9-minute-video-swaps-soundtracks-of-it-follows-and-psycho-20150728\">via The Playlist<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Would you know this clean cut gentleman is <strong>Mick Jagger<\/strong> if we didn&#8217;t tell you? It&#8217;s a publicity shot from his performance in <strong>Donald Cammell<\/strong> and <strong>Nicolas Roeg<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>Performance<\/em><\/strong>, which turns 45 today.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201508\/performance-bfi-00n-dkn.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Cartoon of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mickey Mouse<\/strong>, <strong>Donald Duck<\/strong> and <strong>Goofy<\/strong> star together as fire fighters in <strong><em>Mickey&#8217;s Fire Brigade<\/em><\/strong>, which hit theaters on this date 80 years ago. Watch it below.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not Halloween yet, but here&#8217;s an early reminder that you can make any character and costume into a &#8220;sexy&#8221; version. Here&#8217;s a cosplayer as a &#8220;sexy&#8221; <strong>No Face<\/strong> from <strong>Hayao Miyazaki<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>Spirited Away<\/em><\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/sexy-no-face\/\">via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201508\/XTwwlXS.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On this day 60 years ago, <strong>Alfred Hitchcock<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>To Catch a Thief<\/em><\/strong>, starring <strong>Cary Grant<\/strong> and <strong>Grace Kelly<\/strong>, had its world premiere in Los Angeles. Watch the original trailer for the movie below.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p>Send tips or follow us via Twitter:<\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service &#8211; if this is your content and you&#8217;re reading it on someone else&#8217;s site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org\/content-only\/faq.php#publishers.<\/em><\/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-4471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4471","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=4471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4471\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}