{"id":5434,"date":"2015-10-28T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-michael-bay-and-kristen-wiigs-oscar-bait-ghostbusters-the-sitcom-and-more\/5434\/"},"modified":"2015-10-28T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-michael-bay-and-kristen-wiigs-oscar-bait-ghostbusters-the-sitcom-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-michael-bay-and-kristen-wiigs-oscar-bait-ghostbusters-the-sitcom-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Michael Bay and Kristen Wiig&#039;s Oscar Bait, &#039;Ghostbusters&#039; the Sitcom 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-michael-bay-kristen-wiig39s-oscar-bait-39ghostbusters39-sitcom-more\/19438?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-michael-bay-kristen-wiig39s-oscar-bait-39ghostbusters39-sitcom-more\/19438?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201510\/51Lm5UvbsLL._SL1000_.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>Fake Oscar Bait of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kirsten Wiig<\/strong> went on <strong><em>Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/em><\/strong> and debuted the trailer for her new (fake) Oscar contender, the <strong>Michael Bay<\/strong>-helmed <strong><em>Crying in a Sweater<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>With <strong><em>SPECTRE<\/em><\/strong> hitting theaters soon, here comes a wave of <strong>James Bond<\/strong> movie supercuts. This one is just of Bond villains laughing (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/groups\/montagecreators\/videos\/143406996\">via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/div>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fake TV Series Based on a Movie of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>IFC is having fun promoting its broadcast of <strong><em>Ghostbusters<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Ghostbusters II<\/em><\/strong> this month with this fake <em>Ghostbusters<\/em> sitcom opening (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/lol-ghostbusters-sitcom\/\">via \/Film<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Toys of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>They don&#8217;t come out for another month, but you can <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pulp-Fiction-Winnfield-Explicit-Talking\/dp\/B0141FEIFW\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1445963552&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=pulp+fiction+talking\">now pre-order<\/a> these and more explicit talking <strong><em>Pulp Fiction<\/em><\/strong> action figures:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong><em>Star Wars<\/em> of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The original <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> trilogy gets a fan-made trailer in the style of the new <strong><em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> spot. Not just featuring the latter&#8217;s audio, either.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Cartoon of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 60th anniversary of the classic <strong>Tex Avery<\/strong> animated short <strong><em>Deputy Droopy<\/em><\/strong>, starring <strong>Droopy Dog<\/strong>. Watch the cartoon in full below.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re having trouble choosing which <strong><em>Inside Out<\/em><\/strong> emotion to go as for Halloween, take inspiration from 5 year old Penny Restauro of Catonsville, Maryland, who is going as all of them. Thanks to her mom\/photographer, Allison Restauro, for giving permission to showcase this clever costume.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201510\/12039713_10207083045266124_678352367687950641_n.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Takedown of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of <strong><em>Inside Out<\/em><\/strong>, Honest Trailers tried to rip it inside out but their lighter emotions got the better of them:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Location Recreation of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of <strong>Pixar<\/strong> movies, here&#8217;s a piece of a bedroom completely recreated in the image of Andy&#8217;s room in <strong><em>Toy Story 3<\/em><\/strong>. See more photos of project, which is part of a live-action remake of the sequel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/pixar-fans-recreate-andys-room-from-toy-story-3-in-real-life\">at Geek Tyrant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201510\/toy%20story%20real%20room.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With Halloween approaching, it&#8217;s worth noting the strange decision to release <strong><em>Hocus Pocus<\/em><\/strong> in the middle of the summer. Watch the original trailer for the beloved 1993 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-michael-bay-kristen-wiig39s-oscar-bait-39ghostbusters39-sitcom-more\/19438?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: Michael Bay and Kristen Wiig&#039;s Oscar Bait, &#039;Ghostbusters&#039; the Sitcom and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-michael-bay-kristen-wiig39s-oscar-bait-39ghostbusters39-sitcom-more\/19438?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-michael-bay-kristen-wiig39s-oscar-bait-39ghostbusters39-sitcom-more\/19438?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201510\/51Lm5UvbsLL._SL1000_.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>Fake Oscar Bait of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kirsten Wiig<\/strong> went on <strong><em>Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/em><\/strong> and debuted the trailer for her new (fake) Oscar contender, the <strong>Michael Bay<\/strong>-helmed <strong><em>Crying in a Sweater<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>With <strong><em>SPECTRE<\/em><\/strong> hitting theaters soon, here comes a wave of <strong>James Bond<\/strong> movie supercuts. This one is just of Bond villains laughing (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/groups\/montagecreators\/videos\/143406996\">via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/div>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fake TV Series Based on a Movie of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>IFC is having fun promoting its broadcast of <strong><em>Ghostbusters<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Ghostbusters II<\/em><\/strong> this month with this fake <em>Ghostbusters<\/em> sitcom opening (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/lol-ghostbusters-sitcom\/\">via \/Film<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Toys of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>They don&#8217;t come out for another month, but you can <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pulp-Fiction-Winnfield-Explicit-Talking\/dp\/B0141FEIFW\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1445963552&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=pulp+fiction+talking\">now pre-order<\/a> these and more explicit talking <strong><em>Pulp Fiction<\/em><\/strong> action figures:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong><em>Star Wars<\/em> of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The original <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> trilogy gets a fan-made trailer in the style of the new <strong><em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> spot. Not just featuring the latter&#8217;s audio, either.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Cartoon of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 60th anniversary of the classic <strong>Tex Avery<\/strong> animated short <strong><em>Deputy Droopy<\/em><\/strong>, starring <strong>Droopy Dog<\/strong>. Watch the cartoon in full below.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re having trouble choosing which <strong><em>Inside Out<\/em><\/strong> emotion to go as for Halloween, take inspiration from 5 year old Penny Restauro of Catonsville, Maryland, who is going as all of them. Thanks to her mom\/photographer, Allison Restauro, for giving permission to showcase this clever costume.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201510\/12039713_10207083045266124_678352367687950641_n.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Takedown of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of <strong><em>Inside Out<\/em><\/strong>, Honest Trailers tried to rip it inside out but their lighter emotions got the better of them:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Location Recreation of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of <strong>Pixar<\/strong> movies, here&#8217;s a piece of a bedroom completely recreated in the image of Andy&#8217;s room in <strong><em>Toy Story 3<\/em><\/strong>. See more photos of project, which is part of a live-action remake of the sequel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/pixar-fans-recreate-andys-room-from-toy-story-3-in-real-life\">at Geek Tyrant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201510\/toy%20story%20real%20room.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With Halloween approaching, it&#8217;s worth noting the strange decision to release <strong><em>Hocus Pocus<\/em><\/strong> in the middle of the summer. Watch the original trailer for the beloved 1993 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-5434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5434","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=5434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5434\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}