{"id":4869,"date":"2015-09-09T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-dissecting-bb-8-immortan-donald-trump-and-more\/4869\/"},"modified":"2015-09-09T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-10T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-dissecting-bb-8-immortan-donald-trump-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-dissecting-bb-8-immortan-donald-trump-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Dissecting BB-8, Immortan Donald Trump 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

Movie Merch Breakdown of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If you’re wondering how your new Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em> BB-8<\/strong> toy works but don’t want to throw all that money away to dissect it yoursel, here’s a video showing of people who did it for you (via Geekologie<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

Many people do Lego recreations of movie scenes, but few are as artful as those by Finnish photographer Vesa Lehtim\u00e4ki. Below is one he did for The Empire Strikes Back<\/em><\/strong>. See others for Star Wars<\/em><\/strong>, Raiders of the Lost Ark <\/em><\/strong>and more at Screen Crush<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

This video is 60 seconds of movie characters yelling “go go go,” and yes appropriately Gone in Sixty Seconds<\/em><\/strong> is represented:<\/p>\n

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

When cosplay gets political: here’s a mashup of presidential hopeful Donald Trump<\/strong> and Mad Max: Fury Road<\/em><\/strong> villain Immortan Joe<\/strong> (via My Mad Existence<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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DIY Film Fandom of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You don’t need a lot of money for cosplay. If you want to dress as Deadpool<\/strong>, Cinefix has your homemade solution:<\/p>\n

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Retro Video Game of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s a look at the 1985 Infocom game of The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy<\/em><\/strong>, which is now available to play online thanks to the BBC (via Open Culture<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Gladys Hulette<\/strong> is Alice pieced together with the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter and the Dormouse in Edwin S. Porter<\/strong>‘s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland<\/em><\/strong> for Thomas Edison<\/strong>. The now-rare film made its debut 105 years ago today.<\/p>\n

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Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Get to know Stanley Kubrick<\/strong> through this supercut of his films set to Beethoven’s 7th (via The Playlist<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

We don’t talk enough about Christopher Nolan<\/strong>‘s Insomnia<\/em><\/strong>, so here’s a recent video essay by Kevin B. Lee for Fandor comparing it shot-for-shot against the Norwegian original by Erik Skjoldbj\u00e6rg<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the premiere of Welcome to the Dollhouse<\/em><\/strong> at the Toronto International Film Festival. Watch the original Red Band trailer for the indie classic, which is getting a big sequel for release next year: <\/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

Movie Merch Breakdown of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If you’re wondering how your new Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em> BB-8<\/strong> toy works but don’t want to throw all that money away to dissect it yoursel, here’s a video showing of people who did it for you (via Geekologie<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Many people do Lego recreations of movie scenes, but few are as artful as those by Finnish photographer Vesa Lehtim\u00e4ki. Below is one he did for The Empire Strikes Back<\/em><\/strong>. See others for Star Wars<\/em><\/strong>, Raiders of the Lost Ark <\/em><\/strong>and more at Screen Crush<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

This video is 60 seconds of movie characters yelling “go go go,” and yes appropriately Gone in Sixty Seconds<\/em><\/strong> is represented:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

When cosplay gets political: here’s a mashup of presidential hopeful Donald Trump<\/strong> and Mad Max: Fury Road<\/em><\/strong> villain Immortan Joe<\/strong> (via My Mad Existence<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

DIY Film Fandom of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You don’t need a lot of money for cosplay. If you want to dress as Deadpool<\/strong>, Cinefix has your homemade solution:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Retro Video Game of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s a look at the 1985 Infocom game of The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy<\/em><\/strong>, which is now available to play online thanks to the BBC (via Open Culture<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Gladys Hulette<\/strong> is Alice pieced together with the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter and the Dormouse in Edwin S. Porter<\/strong>‘s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland<\/em><\/strong> for Thomas Edison<\/strong>. The now-rare film made its debut 105 years ago today.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Get to know Stanley Kubrick<\/strong> through this supercut of his films set to Beethoven’s 7th (via The Playlist<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

We don’t talk enough about Christopher Nolan<\/strong>‘s Insomnia<\/em><\/strong>, so here’s a recent video essay by Kevin B. Lee for Fandor comparing it shot-for-shot against the Norwegian original by Erik Skjoldbj\u00e6rg<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the premiere of Welcome to the Dollhouse<\/em><\/strong> at the Toronto International Film Festival. Watch the original Red Band trailer for the indie classic, which is getting a big sequel for release next year: <\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

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

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