{"id":5990,"date":"2015-12-17T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-episode-vii-the-force-awakens-edition\/"},"modified":"2015-12-17T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T07:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-episode-vii-the-force-awakens-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-episode-vii-the-force-awakens-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: 'Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens' Edition"},"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 Star Wars<\/em> movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> is finally upon us! We’ve been devoting a week’s worth of movie culture roundups to the six previous live-action installments of the Star Wars<\/em> Saga, and now we conclude today with focus on the brand new seventh installment (seventh episode), as the first showings of the sequel begin this evening.<\/p>\n

See More Star Wars<\/em> Movie Culture:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope<\/em><\/a>
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back<\/em><\/a>
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi<\/em><\/a>
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace<\/a>
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
S<\/a>tar Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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

It’s been more than a year since we got our first look at Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em> in trailer form. Watch that original teaser below.<\/p>\n

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

Before the movie’s arrival, Honest Trailers was already on top of The Force Awakens<\/em>, trying to temper expectations:<\/p>\n

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

Unofficial posters for The Force Awakens <\/em>have been designed by pro and amateur alike, and this one by artist Callum Parish is probably the most clever yet:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

The cast of The Force Awakens<\/em>, even Harrison Ford<\/strong> and Carrie Fisher<\/strong>, joined Jimmy Fallon<\/strong> and The Roots<\/strong> for a capella versions of different pieces of Star Wars<\/em> music for The Tonight Show<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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

If there’s anything more adorable than BB-8<\/strong>, it might be little kids cosplaying as BB-8:<\/p>\n

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

Quickly after the first teaser for The Force Awakens <\/em>dropped, Darren Wallace produced this parody of a Disneyfied version:<\/p>\n

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

Here’s another fan-made poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em>, by Laurie Greasley, that pays homage to the classic poster for Akira<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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

Nerdist’s Kyle Hill explores the science of Kylo<\/strong> Ren<\/strong>‘s controversial tri-pronged crossguard-style lightsaber:<\/p>\n

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

The Onion’s satirical review of The Force Awakens <\/em>by Peter K. Rosenthal takes aim at the problem of nostalgia when considering a new Star Wars<\/em> movie:<\/p>\n

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

Now this first look at the cast of The Force Awakens <\/em>during a script read seems so long ago and far away:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you’re reading it on someone else’s site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org\/content-only\/faq.php#publishers.<\/em><\/p>\n

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

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

Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> is finally upon us! We’ve been devoting a week’s worth of movie culture roundups to the six previous live-action installments of the Star Wars<\/em> Saga, and now we conclude today with focus on the brand new seventh installment (seventh episode), as the first showings of the sequel begin this evening.<\/p>\n

See More Star Wars<\/em> Movie Culture:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope<\/em><\/a>
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back<\/em><\/a>
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi<\/em><\/a>
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace<\/a>
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
S<\/a>tar Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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

It’s been more than a year since we got our first look at Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em> in trailer form. Watch that original teaser below.<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Before the movie’s arrival, Honest Trailers was already on top of The Force Awakens<\/em>, trying to temper expectations:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Unofficial posters for The Force Awakens <\/em>have been designed by pro and amateur alike, and this one by artist Callum Parish is probably the most clever yet:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

The cast of The Force Awakens<\/em>, even Harrison Ford<\/strong> and Carrie Fisher<\/strong>, joined Jimmy Fallon<\/strong> and The Roots<\/strong> for a capella versions of different pieces of Star Wars<\/em> music for The Tonight Show<\/em>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

If there’s anything more adorable than BB-8<\/strong>, it might be little kids cosplaying as BB-8:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

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

Quickly after the first teaser for The Force Awakens <\/em>dropped, Darren Wallace produced this parody of a Disneyfied version:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Here’s another fan-made poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em>, by Laurie Greasley, that pays homage to the classic poster for Akira<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

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

Nerdist’s Kyle Hill explores the science of Kylo<\/strong> Ren<\/strong>‘s controversial tri-pronged crossguard-style lightsaber:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

The Onion’s satirical review of The Force Awakens <\/em>by Peter K. Rosenthal takes aim at the problem of nostalgia when considering a new Star Wars<\/em> movie:<\/p>\n

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

Now this first look at the cast of The Force Awakens <\/em>during a script read seems so long ago and far away:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

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