{"id":4595,"date":"2015-08-13T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-the-influence-of-star-wars-celebrating-alfred-hitchcocks-birthday-and-more\/4595\/"},"modified":"2015-08-13T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-14T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-the-influence-of-star-wars-celebrating-alfred-hitchcocks-birthday-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-the-influence-of-star-wars-celebrating-alfred-hitchcocks-birthday-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: The Influence of 'Star Wars,' Celebrating Alfred Hitchcock's Birthday and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Christopher Campbell<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Filmmaking Lesson of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Frame by Frame shows us how to shoot a subjective drug trip sequence like the one in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Alfred Hitchcock<\/strong>, who was born on this date in 1899, is either being fed some birthday cake by Doris Day<\/strong> (on her birthday, supposedly) or is in danger of being stabbed with a cake-covered knife. James Stewart <\/strong>looks on, as this is during the making of The Man Who Knew Too Much<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Scene Analysis of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

CineFix looks at the already iconic hallway fight scene from Christopher Nolan’s<\/strong> Inception<\/em><\/strong> and the practical effects used to make it happen:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We are coming up on the 10th anniversary of the launch of Disney’s Fairies<\/strong> line of merchandising, so it’s a good time to share this perfect-looking Tinker Bell<\/strong> cosplayer (via All That’s Cosplay<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Movie Music Fun:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hear what iconic horror scores sound like when played in a major instead of minor key (via Dangerous Minds<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Movie Poster Fun:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

While we’re on the subject of making horror movies less scary and while we’re still celebrating Alfred Hitchcock<\/strong>‘s birthday, below is a bizarre Czech poster for The Birds<\/em><\/strong>. See more interesting foreign horror movie posters at Dangerous Minds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We see a lot of supercuts of chase sequences, so it’s time we got one of crashes — accidents involving cars, buses, trains, helicopters, scooters and more (via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Star Wars <\/em>of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As we get closer to Disney’s D23 event with its Star Wars<\/strong> <\/em>presentation, here’s an infographic look at the movie’s influences on other movies and TV series, including Guardians of the Galax<\/strong>y <\/em>and Mad Max<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Poster Parody of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s more Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> stuff, in the form of a parody of its old poster now focused on internet fights. See more College Humor movie poster parodies at Design Taxi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to it being Alfred Hitchcock<\/strong>‘s birthday today, this weekend is the 75th anniversary of his film Foreign Correspondent<\/strong><\/em>, starring Joel McCrea<\/strong> and Laraine Day<\/strong>. Watch the original trailer below.<\/p>\n

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Send tips or follow us via Twitter:<\/p>\n

<\/span>and <\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Filmmaking Lesson of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Frame by Frame shows us how to shoot a subjective drug trip sequence like the one in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Alfred Hitchcock<\/strong>, who was born on this date in 1899, is either being fed some birthday cake by Doris Day<\/strong> (on her birthday, supposedly) or is in danger of being stabbed with a cake-covered knife. James Stewart <\/strong>looks on, as this is during the making of The Man Who Knew Too Much<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Scene Analysis of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

CineFix looks at the already iconic hallway fight scene from Christopher Nolan’s<\/strong> Inception<\/em><\/strong> and the practical effects used to make it happen:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We are coming up on the 10th anniversary of the launch of Disney’s Fairies<\/strong> line of merchandising, so it’s a good time to share this perfect-looking Tinker Bell<\/strong> cosplayer (via All That’s Cosplay<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Movie Music Fun:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hear what iconic horror scores sound like when played in a major instead of minor key (via Dangerous Minds<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Movie Poster Fun:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

While we’re on the subject of making horror movies less scary and while we’re still celebrating Alfred Hitchcock<\/strong>‘s birthday, below is a bizarre Czech poster for The Birds<\/em><\/strong>. See more interesting foreign horror movie posters at Dangerous Minds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We see a lot of supercuts of chase sequences, so it’s time we got one of crashes — accidents involving cars, buses, trains, helicopters, scooters and more (via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Star Wars <\/em>of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As we get closer to Disney’s D23 event with its Star Wars<\/strong> <\/em>presentation, here’s an infographic look at the movie’s influences on other movies and TV series, including Guardians of the Galax<\/strong>y <\/em>and Mad Max<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Poster Parody of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s more Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> stuff, in the form of a parody of its old poster now focused on internet fights. See more College Humor movie poster parodies at Design Taxi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to it being Alfred Hitchcock<\/strong>‘s birthday today, this weekend is the 75th anniversary of his film Foreign Correspondent<\/strong><\/em>, starring Joel McCrea<\/strong> and Laraine Day<\/strong>. Watch the original trailer below.<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Send tips or follow us via Twitter:<\/p>\n

<\/span>and <\/span><\/p>\n

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