{"id":5978,"date":"2015-12-16T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith-edition\/"},"modified":"2015-12-16T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T07:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;Star Wars: Episode III &#8211; Revenge of the Sith&#039; Edition"},"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-39star-wars-episode-iii---revenge-sith39-edition\/19751?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-39star-wars-episode-iii---revenge-sith39-edition\/19751?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/Star%20Wars%20-%20Revenge%20Of%20The%20Sith%20by%20Pete%20Vilmur.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for <em>Star Wars<\/em> movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re counting down the days to the release of <strong><em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> by devoting a week&#8217;s worth of movie culture roundups to the seven live-action installments of the <em>Star Wars<\/em> Saga, continuing today with the sixth installment (third episode), <em>Revenge of the Sith<\/em>, and further in release order through next Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See More <em>Star Wars<\/em> Movie Culture:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/star-wars-a-new-hope-movie-culture\/19719\"><em>Star Wars: Episode IV &#8211; A New Hope<\/em><\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39star-wars-episode-v---empire-strikes-back39-edition\/19722\"><em>Star Wars: Episode V &#8211; The Empire Strikes Back<\/em><\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39star-wars-episode-vi---return-jedi39-edition\/19723\"><em>Star Wars: Episode VI &#8211; Return of the Jedi<\/em><\/a><br \/><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39star-wars-episode-i---phantom-menace39-edition\/19732\">Star Wars: Episode I &#8211; The Phantom Menace<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39star-wars-episode-ii---attack-clones39-edition\/19745\">Star Wars: Episode II &#8211; Attack of the Clones<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The rise of <strong>Darth Vader<\/strong>, in the iconic suit! An army of <strong>Wookies<\/strong>! And the <strong>Alec Guinness<\/strong> incarnation of <strong>Ob-Wan Kenobi<\/strong>!. The original teaser for the final installment of the prequel trilogy, <em>Revenge of the Sith<\/em>, really tried appealing to the old fans again. Watch it below.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Honest Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Revenge of the Sith <\/em>may be the best one of the prequels, but it&#8217;s hardly above getting taken down by Honest Trailers: <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Alternative Poster of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Artist Pete Vilmur ties <em>Revenge of the Sith <\/em>even more to the original trilogy with this poster paying homage to <strong>Drew Struzan<\/strong>&#8216;s classic <em>Flash Gordon <\/em>style <em>Star Wars <\/em>poster:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Parody of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jimmy Fallon<\/strong> hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 2005, the year <em>Revenge of the Sith <\/em>was released. So he made this parody of one of its pivotal scenes for the show:  <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Whatever your thoughts on <strong>General Grievous<\/strong>, you have to admit that General Grievous cosplay is pretty impressive:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/general_grievous_cosplay__birmingham_comic_con_by_gonkbot-d6wq70g.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s that original teaser for <em>Revenge of the Sith <\/em>again, now with just the audio over <em><strong>Harry Potter<\/strong> <\/em>footage showing how similar the franchises are:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Samuel L. Jackson<\/strong> hangs around the set of <em>Revenge of the Sith<\/em>. Sadly, this wasn&#8217;t a sign that <strong>Mace Windu<\/strong> can fly.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/samjacksonsith.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Did you know the <strong><em>Millennium Falcon<\/em><\/strong> is in <em>Revenge of the Sith<\/em>? See that Easter egg and more in this video:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fan Art of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This work by UdonCrew depicts the Order 66 Jedi Knight hunt in the style of the classic comic book cover for the <strong><em>X-Men<\/em><\/strong> &#8220;Days of Future Past&#8221; storyline:&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/order%2066.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Defense of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch respected cultural critic <strong>Camille Paglia<\/strong> argue why <em>Revenge of the Sith<\/em> is the greatest work of art in 30 years:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/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-39star-wars-episode-iii---revenge-sith39-edition\/19751?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith&#039; Edition\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39star-wars-episode-iii&#8212;revenge-sith39-edition\/19751?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-39star-wars-episode-iii---revenge-sith39-edition\/19751?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/Star%20Wars%20-%20Revenge%20Of%20The%20Sith%20by%20Pete%20Vilmur.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for <em>Star Wars<\/em> movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re counting down the days to the release of <strong><em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> by devoting a week&#8217;s worth of movie culture roundups to the seven live-action installments of the <em>Star Wars<\/em> Saga, continuing today with the sixth installment (third episode), <em>Revenge of the Sith<\/em>, and further in release order through next Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See More <em>Star Wars<\/em> Movie Culture:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/star-wars-a-new-hope-movie-culture\/19719\"><em>Star Wars: Episode IV &#8211; A New Hope<\/em><\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39star-wars-episode-v---empire-strikes-back39-edition\/19722\"><em>Star Wars: Episode V &#8211; The Empire Strikes Back<\/em><\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39star-wars-episode-vi---return-jedi39-edition\/19723\"><em>Star Wars: Episode VI &#8211; Return of the Jedi<\/em><\/a><br \/><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39star-wars-episode-i---phantom-menace39-edition\/19732\">Star Wars: Episode I &#8211; The Phantom Menace<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39star-wars-episode-ii---attack-clones39-edition\/19745\">Star Wars: Episode II &#8211; Attack of the Clones<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The rise of <strong>Darth Vader<\/strong>, in the iconic suit! An army of <strong>Wookies<\/strong>! And the <strong>Alec Guinness<\/strong> incarnation of <strong>Ob-Wan Kenobi<\/strong>!. The original teaser for the final installment of the prequel trilogy, <em>Revenge of the Sith<\/em>, really tried appealing to the old fans again. Watch it below.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Honest Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Revenge of the Sith <\/em>may be the best one of the prequels, but it&#8217;s hardly above getting taken down by Honest Trailers: <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Alternative Poster of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Artist Pete Vilmur ties <em>Revenge of the Sith <\/em>even more to the original trilogy with this poster paying homage to <strong>Drew Struzan<\/strong>&#8216;s classic <em>Flash Gordon <\/em>style <em>Star Wars <\/em>poster:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Parody of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jimmy Fallon<\/strong> hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 2005, the year <em>Revenge of the Sith <\/em>was released. So he made this parody of one of its pivotal scenes for the show:  <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Whatever your thoughts on <strong>General Grievous<\/strong>, you have to admit that General Grievous cosplay is pretty impressive:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/general_grievous_cosplay__birmingham_comic_con_by_gonkbot-d6wq70g.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s that original teaser for <em>Revenge of the Sith <\/em>again, now with just the audio over <em><strong>Harry Potter<\/strong> <\/em>footage showing how similar the franchises are:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Samuel L. Jackson<\/strong> hangs around the set of <em>Revenge of the Sith<\/em>. Sadly, this wasn&#8217;t a sign that <strong>Mace Windu<\/strong> can fly.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/samjacksonsith.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Did you know the <strong><em>Millennium Falcon<\/em><\/strong> is in <em>Revenge of the Sith<\/em>? See that Easter egg and more in this video:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fan Art of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This work by UdonCrew depicts the Order 66 Jedi Knight hunt in the style of the classic comic book cover for the <strong><em>X-Men<\/em><\/strong> &#8220;Days of Future Past&#8221; storyline:&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/order%2066.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Defense of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch respected cultural critic <strong>Camille Paglia<\/strong> argue why <em>Revenge of the Sith<\/em> is the greatest work of art in 30 years:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/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-5978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5978","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=5978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5978\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}