{"id":5653,"date":"2015-11-17T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-the-hunger-games-redone-with-kittens-honest-trailer-for-star-wars-and-more\/5653\/"},"modified":"2015-11-17T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-18T07:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-the-hunger-games-redone-with-kittens-honest-trailer-for-star-wars-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-the-hunger-games-redone-with-kittens-honest-trailer-for-star-wars-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: 'The Hunger Games' Redone With Kittens, Honest Trailer for 'Star Wars' 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 Series Recap of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Before you see The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2<\/em><\/strong>, you’ll need to watch this very punny and not quite faithful retelling of the Hunger Games<\/em><\/strong> series starring a kitten named Catniss:<\/p>\n

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

Also to help prepare you for the new, final Hunger Games<\/em><\/strong> movie, here are seven things you might not know about The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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

It’s a gekko cosplaying as an AT-AT from The Empire Strikes Back<\/em><\/strong> rather than trying to sell you car insurance (via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Gecko AT-AT in glorious battle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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

In anticipation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong>, Honest Trailers makes the original Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> seem as bad as the prequels:<\/p>\n

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

Rock Hudson<\/strong>, who was born on this day 90 years ago, has a laugh with Elizabeth Taylor<\/strong> on the set of Giant<\/em><\/strong> in 1955:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Movie-Inspired Motivation of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s a video of Billy Zabka<\/strong>, who plays the bad guy Johnny in The Karate Kid<\/em><\/strong> (joined by co-star Rob Garrison<\/strong>) giving an anti-bullying speech to a bunch of kids (via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

The fan-built Lego creation below represents all four movies in the Jurassic Park<\/em><\/strong> series, including this year’s Jurassic World<\/em><\/strong>, side by side. See more photos of the clever set at \/Film<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Can you make a comprehensive silent film out of a movie as talky as 12 Angry Men<\/em><\/strong>? Thanks to Sidney<\/strong> Lumet<\/strong>‘s knack for visual storytelling underneath the dialogue, apparently so (via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

There’s all kinds of movie character chaos going on in the latest episode of the movie posters in motion series Poster Fever<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 20th anniversary of the theatrical release of GoldenEye<\/em><\/strong>, the first James Bond<\/strong> installment starring Pierce Brosnan<\/strong> in the role. Watch the original trailer for the movie, which had the release slated for Christmas, below.<\/p>\n

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Send tips or follow us via Twitter:<\/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 Series Recap of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Before you see The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2<\/em><\/strong>, you’ll need to watch this very punny and not quite faithful retelling of the Hunger Games<\/em><\/strong> series starring a kitten named Catniss:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Also to help prepare you for the new, final Hunger Games<\/em><\/strong> movie, here are seven things you might not know about The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

It’s a gekko cosplaying as an AT-AT from The Empire Strikes Back<\/em><\/strong> rather than trying to sell you car insurance (via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\n

Gecko AT-AT in glorious battle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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

In anticipation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong>, Honest Trailers makes the original Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> seem as bad as the prequels:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Rock Hudson<\/strong>, who was born on this day 90 years ago, has a laugh with Elizabeth Taylor<\/strong> on the set of Giant<\/em><\/strong> in 1955:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Movie-Inspired Motivation of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s a video of Billy Zabka<\/strong>, who plays the bad guy Johnny in The Karate Kid<\/em><\/strong> (joined by co-star Rob Garrison<\/strong>) giving an anti-bullying speech to a bunch of kids (via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

The fan-built Lego creation below represents all four movies in the Jurassic Park<\/em><\/strong> series, including this year’s Jurassic World<\/em><\/strong>, side by side. See more photos of the clever set at \/Film<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

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

Can you make a comprehensive silent film out of a movie as talky as 12 Angry Men<\/em><\/strong>? Thanks to Sidney<\/strong> Lumet<\/strong>‘s knack for visual storytelling underneath the dialogue, apparently so (via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

There’s all kinds of movie character chaos going on in the latest episode of the movie posters in motion series Poster Fever<\/em>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 20th anniversary of the theatrical release of GoldenEye<\/em><\/strong>, the first James Bond<\/strong> installment starring Pierce Brosnan<\/strong> in the role. Watch the original trailer for the movie, which had the release slated for Christmas, 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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