{"id":6032,"date":"2015-12-21T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-ken-burnss-star-wars-the-santa-clause-is-a-horror-movie-and-more\/"},"modified":"2015-12-21T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T07:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-ken-burnss-star-wars-the-santa-clause-is-a-horror-movie-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-ken-burnss-star-wars-the-santa-clause-is-a-horror-movie-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Ken Burns's 'Star Wars,' 'The Santa Clause' Is a Horror Movie 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

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

The Washington Post imagines if Ken Burns<\/strong> had directed Star Wars<\/em><\/strong>, mashing it with the documentarian’s classic miniseries The Civil War<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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

Captain Phasma<\/strong> is a fairly small character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong>, but that isn’t stopping her feline fans from dressing up as her (via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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“On my Command…” Debuting Captain Paw’sma of the Fur’st Order! #StarWarsTheForceAwakens<\/a> #StarWars<\/a> #CaptainPhasma<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/nYgXTPkOKJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Cat Cosplay (@Cat_Cosplay) December 19, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

See one Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> fan’s homemade lightsaber, which is basically just a focused flame sword (via Geekologie<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 70th anniversary of the classic Walt Disney<\/strong> animated short Old Sequoia<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the film, which stars Donald Duck<\/strong>, in full below.<\/p>\n

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

What if this year’s best movies, such as Mad Max: Fury Road <\/em><\/strong>and Ex Machina<\/em><\/strong>, were put out on VHS? See more art for video cassette copies of recent movies at \/Film<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

Just in time for the start of Winter, The Film Theorists explain why Anna and Elsa from Frozen<\/em><\/strong> probably aren’t actually sisters:<\/p>\n

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

Vulture made a trailer that sells Disney’s The Santa Clause<\/em><\/strong> as a body horror film:<\/p>\n

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

For Playboy<\/em>, Jacob T. Swinney compiled all the best Christmas scenes in non-Christmas movies:<\/p>\n

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

For Fandor’s Keyframe, Kevin B. Lee tallies up the deaths in Quentin Tarantino<\/strong> movies:<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 25th anniversary of the release of Kindergarten Cop<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the original trailer for the comedy, which stars Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/strong> and a bunch of little kids, 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

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

The Washington Post imagines if Ken Burns<\/strong> had directed Star Wars<\/em><\/strong>, mashing it with the documentarian’s classic miniseries The Civil War<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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

Captain Phasma<\/strong> is a fairly small character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong>, but that isn’t stopping her feline fans from dressing up as her (via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\n

“On my Command…” Debuting Captain Paw’sma of the Fur’st Order! #StarWarsTheForceAwakens<\/a> #StarWars<\/a> #CaptainPhasma<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/nYgXTPkOKJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Cat Cosplay (@Cat_Cosplay) December 19, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

See one Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> fan’s homemade lightsaber, which is basically just a focused flame sword (via Geekologie<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 70th anniversary of the classic Walt Disney<\/strong> animated short Old Sequoia<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the film, which stars Donald Duck<\/strong>, in full below.<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

What if this year’s best movies, such as Mad Max: Fury Road <\/em><\/strong>and Ex Machina<\/em><\/strong>, were put out on VHS? See more art for video cassette copies of recent movies at \/Film<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

Just in time for the start of Winter, The Film Theorists explain why Anna and Elsa from Frozen<\/em><\/strong> probably aren’t actually sisters:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Vulture made a trailer that sells Disney’s The Santa Clause<\/em><\/strong> as a body horror film:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

For Playboy<\/em>, Jacob T. Swinney compiled all the best Christmas scenes in non-Christmas movies:<\/p>\n

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

For Fandor’s Keyframe, Kevin B. Lee tallies up the deaths in Quentin Tarantino<\/strong> movies:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 25th anniversary of the release of Kindergarten Cop<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the original trailer for the comedy, which stars Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/strong> and a bunch of little kids, 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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