{"id":4569,"date":"2015-08-11T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-roger-moore-as-007-in-spectre-heath-ledgers-joker-journal-and-more\/4569\/"},"modified":"2015-08-11T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-12T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-roger-moore-as-007-in-spectre-heath-ledgers-joker-journal-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-roger-moore-as-007-in-spectre-heath-ledgers-joker-journal-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Roger Moore as 007 in &#039;Spectre,&#039; Heath Ledger&#039;s Joker Journal 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-roger-moore-as-007-39spectre39-heath-ledger39s-joker-journal-more\/18992?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-roger-moore-as-007-39spectre39-heath-ledger39s-joker-journal-more\/18992?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201508\/1438895080-0.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>Movie Recasting of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve seen <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-chris-farley-39mission-impossible39-pierce-brosnan-as-007-39spectre39-more\/18938\">a mashup recasting <strong>Pierce Brosnan<\/strong> in the <strong><em>Spectre<\/em><\/strong> trailer<\/a>, now it&#8217;s <strong>Roger Moore<\/strong>&#8216;s turn (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/video-what-would-spectre-look-like-starring-roger-moore-instead-of-daniel-craig\/\">via \/Film<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Takedown of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In honor of <strong><em>Straight Outta Compton<\/em><\/strong> coming out this week, Honest Trailers slams the <strong>Eminem<\/strong> movie <strong><em>8 Mile<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Production Diary of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>From the 2012 documentary <strong><em>Too Young to Die<\/em><\/strong>, <strong>Heath Ledger<\/strong>&#8216;s father offers a glimpse at the actor&#8217;s journal used while preparing for his role as <strong>The Joker<\/strong> in <strong><em>The Dark Knight<\/em><\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/legionofleia.com\/2015\/08\/heath-ledgers-joker-diary-video-goes-viral\/\">via Legion of Leia<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Cartoon of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 65th anniversary of the theatrical release of the animated short <strong><em>Popeye Makes a Movie<\/em><\/strong>, in which <strong>Popeye<\/strong> makes a movie. Watch it in full here:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong><em>Star Wars <\/em>of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>One of the most clever fan-made food items based on the <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> movies is a tauntaun cookie with candy guts that you can tear out of its belly. But now you need a candy <strong>Luke Skywalker<\/strong> to stuff into the vacancy (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.neatorama.com\/2015\/08\/07\/These-Tauntaun-Cookies-Have-Candy-Guts-Inside\/\">via Neatorama<\/a>).  <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you like <strong>Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/strong> movies just for the explosions, all you need is this video (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/devour.com\/video\/the-schwarzenegger-explosion-supercut\/\">via Devour<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Supercut master Jacob T. Swinney presents all of <strong>Spike Lee<\/strong>&#8216;s head-on (usually fourth-wall-breaking) shots in three minutes <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.indiewire.com\/pressplay\/watch-spike-lees-best-head-on-shots-in-3-minutes-20150807\">for Press Play<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In honor of another stoner comedy coming out (<strong><em>American Ultra<\/em><\/strong>), CineFix lists seven things you probably don&#8217;t know about <strong><em>Dazed and Confused<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Video Essay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now You See It explores sexual, particularly phallic, symbolism in film, featuring parts of <strong><em>Alien<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>A Clockwork Orange<\/em><\/strong> and more:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>10 years ago today, <strong>Judd Apatow<\/strong> premiered his feature debut, <strong><em>The 40-Year-Old Virgin<\/em><\/strong>, in Hollywood. Watch the original trailer, which doesn&#8217;t make it seem nearly as funny as it really is, 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-roger-moore-as-007-39spectre39-heath-ledger39s-joker-journal-more\/18992?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: Roger Moore as 007 in &#039;Spectre,&#039; Heath Ledger&#039;s Joker Journal and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-roger-moore-as-007-39spectre39-heath-ledger39s-joker-journal-more\/18992?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-roger-moore-as-007-39spectre39-heath-ledger39s-joker-journal-more\/18992?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201508\/1438895080-0.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>Movie Recasting of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve seen <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-chris-farley-39mission-impossible39-pierce-brosnan-as-007-39spectre39-more\/18938\">a mashup recasting <strong>Pierce Brosnan<\/strong> in the <strong><em>Spectre<\/em><\/strong> trailer<\/a>, now it&#8217;s <strong>Roger Moore<\/strong>&#8216;s turn (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/video-what-would-spectre-look-like-starring-roger-moore-instead-of-daniel-craig\/\">via \/Film<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Takedown of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In honor of <strong><em>Straight Outta Compton<\/em><\/strong> coming out this week, Honest Trailers slams the <strong>Eminem<\/strong> movie <strong><em>8 Mile<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Production Diary of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>From the 2012 documentary <strong><em>Too Young to Die<\/em><\/strong>, <strong>Heath Ledger<\/strong>&#8216;s father offers a glimpse at the actor&#8217;s journal used while preparing for his role as <strong>The Joker<\/strong> in <strong><em>The Dark Knight<\/em><\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/legionofleia.com\/2015\/08\/heath-ledgers-joker-diary-video-goes-viral\/\">via Legion of Leia<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Cartoon of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 65th anniversary of the theatrical release of the animated short <strong><em>Popeye Makes a Movie<\/em><\/strong>, in which <strong>Popeye<\/strong> makes a movie. Watch it in full here:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong><em>Star Wars <\/em>of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>One of the most clever fan-made food items based on the <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> movies is a tauntaun cookie with candy guts that you can tear out of its belly. But now you need a candy <strong>Luke Skywalker<\/strong> to stuff into the vacancy (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.neatorama.com\/2015\/08\/07\/These-Tauntaun-Cookies-Have-Candy-Guts-Inside\/\">via Neatorama<\/a>).  <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you like <strong>Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/strong> movies just for the explosions, all you need is this video (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/devour.com\/video\/the-schwarzenegger-explosion-supercut\/\">via Devour<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Supercut master Jacob T. Swinney presents all of <strong>Spike Lee<\/strong>&#8216;s head-on (usually fourth-wall-breaking) shots in three minutes <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.indiewire.com\/pressplay\/watch-spike-lees-best-head-on-shots-in-3-minutes-20150807\">for Press Play<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In honor of another stoner comedy coming out (<strong><em>American Ultra<\/em><\/strong>), CineFix lists seven things you probably don&#8217;t know about <strong><em>Dazed and Confused<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Video Essay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now You See It explores sexual, particularly phallic, symbolism in film, featuring parts of <strong><em>Alien<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>A Clockwork Orange<\/em><\/strong> and more:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>10 years ago today, <strong>Judd Apatow<\/strong> premiered his feature debut, <strong><em>The 40-Year-Old Virgin<\/em><\/strong>, in Hollywood. Watch the original trailer, which doesn&#8217;t make it seem nearly as funny as it really is, 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-4569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4569","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=4569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4569\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}