{"id":5490,"date":"2015-11-03T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-making-the-star-wars-prequels-look-good-history-of-the-james-bond-movies-and-more\/5490\/"},"modified":"2015-11-03T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-making-the-star-wars-prequels-look-good-history-of-the-james-bond-movies-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-making-the-star-wars-prequels-look-good-history-of-the-james-bond-movies-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Making the 'Star Wars' Prequels Look Good, History of the James Bond Movies 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 Takedown of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This week’s Honest Trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> wants to awaken our memory that the trailers for the prequels looked pretty good, too:<\/p>\n

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

And the Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> prequels look pretty good again when cut in the style of the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> trailer (via Collider<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

Speaking of Star Wars<\/em><\/strong>, here’s another one of our favorite Halloween costumes of the year, involving an adorable kid as Han Solo<\/strong> and a Millennium Falcon <\/em>walker (via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

Get ready for Spectre<\/em><\/strong> with an animated guide to the history of the James Bond<\/strong> franchise so far (via Devour<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

Terrence Malick<\/strong> is sort of the focus of Jacob T. Swinney’s video essay “Not Directed by Terrence Malick,” highlighting works clearly influenced by his style, including films by David Gordon Green<\/strong> and Jeff Nichols<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

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

Here are seven things you may not know about Luc Besson<\/strong>‘s Leon: The Professional<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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

Here is the second chapter of Poster Fever, which tells a story using more movie posters in motion:<\/p>\n

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

Perhaps the only way to get a good movie based on a video game is to let the fans make one themselves, as in the case of Metroid: The Sky Calls<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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

See six movies, including Blade Runner<\/em><\/strong> and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones<\/em><\/strong>, that lifted footage from other movies and passed it off as their own (via Devour<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 60th anniversary of the release of Guys and Dolls<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the original trailer for the musical, starring Marlon Brando<\/strong> and Frank Sinatra<\/strong>, 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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Source:: http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-making-39star-wars39-prequels-look-good-history-james-bond-movies-more\/19479?wssac=164&wssaffid=news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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

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

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

This week’s Honest Trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> wants to awaken our memory that the trailers for the prequels looked pretty good, too:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

And the Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> prequels look pretty good again when cut in the style of the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> trailer (via Collider<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Speaking of Star Wars<\/em><\/strong>, here’s another one of our favorite Halloween costumes of the year, involving an adorable kid as Han Solo<\/strong> and a Millennium Falcon <\/em>walker (via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Get ready for Spectre<\/em><\/strong> with an animated guide to the history of the James Bond<\/strong> franchise so far (via Devour<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Terrence Malick<\/strong> is sort of the focus of Jacob T. Swinney’s video essay “Not Directed by Terrence Malick,” highlighting works clearly influenced by his style, including films by David Gordon Green<\/strong> and Jeff Nichols<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Here are seven things you may not know about Luc Besson<\/strong>‘s Leon: The Professional<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Here is the second chapter of Poster Fever, which tells a story using more movie posters in motion:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Perhaps the only way to get a good movie based on a video game is to let the fans make one themselves, as in the case of Metroid: The Sky Calls<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

See six movies, including Blade Runner<\/em><\/strong> and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones<\/em><\/strong>, that lifted footage from other movies and passed it off as their own (via Devour<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 60th anniversary of the release of Guys and Dolls<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the original trailer for the musical, starring Marlon Brando<\/strong> and Frank Sinatra<\/strong>, 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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