{"id":6101,"date":"2015-12-28T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-29T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-radioheads-spectre-theme-song-star-wars-pranks-and-more\/"},"modified":"2015-12-28T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-29T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-radioheads-spectre-theme-song-star-wars-pranks-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-radioheads-spectre-theme-song-star-wars-pranks-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Radiohead&#039;s &#039;SPECTRE&#039; Theme Song, &#039;Star Wars&#039; Pranks and More"},"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-radiohead39s-39spectre39-theme-song-39star-wars39-pranks-more\/19810?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-radiohead39s-39spectre39-theme-song-39star-wars39-pranks-more\/19810?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/CXUnf_9WQAAWRAg.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Alternate Theme Song of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Radiohead<\/strong> unveiled their unused song written for the <strong>James Bond<\/strong> movie <strong><em>SPECTRE<\/em><\/strong>, and you can hear it below over the movie&#8217;s actual title sequence.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Jedi Prank Trick of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Magician Rahat Hossain has fun with the current <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> mania by pulling a prank inspired by Obi-Wan Kenobi&#8217;s death (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/watch-this-funny-star-wars-jedi-robe-vanish-prank\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you still haven&#8217;t seen <strong><em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong>, spoiler: Kylo Ren is Ren the chihuahua, and here he is with his cat friend, Stimpy (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Live_for_Films\">via Live for Films<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fan Theory of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of characters&#8217; actual identities in <strong><em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong>, here&#8217;s a look at the theory that Rey is Obi-Wan Kenobi&#8217;s granddaughter:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s pretty noticeable that <strong><em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> is similar to the original movie, but here&#8217;s a breakdown of all the evidence that they&#8217;re the same story:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Film of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 120th anniversary of the first, famous public showing of the <strong>Lumiere Brothers<\/strong>&#8216; original short films, including <strong><em>Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory<\/em><\/strong>, at the Grand Cafe in Paris. Watch one of these films, the very first comedy, <strong><em>The Sprinkler Sprinkled<\/em><\/strong>, below.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We hear Slimer is back for the <strong><em>Ghostbusters<\/em><\/strong> reboot. But no, this cosplaying pug is not playing the ghost in the movie (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/slimer-pug\/\">via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/slimer-pug.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Clever Short Film of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch a short narrative film about a drug deal in which all the dialogue is made up of movie titles &#8212; with their posters shown on screen (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/designtaxi.com\/news\/383056\/Watch-Clever-Video-Of-A-Drug-Deal-Only-Uses-Titles-Of-160-Films-For-Dialogue\/\">via Design Taxi<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Science of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nerdist&#8217;s Kyle Hill explores the reality of building up an immunity to a poison, a la Wesley in <strong><em>The Princess Bride<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 70th anniversary of the theatrical release of <strong>Alfred Hitchcock<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>Spellbound<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the original trailer for the thriller starring <strong>Gregory Peck<\/strong> and <strong>Ingrid Bergman<\/strong> below.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p>Send tips or follow us via Twitter:<\/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-radiohead39s-39spectre39-theme-song-39star-wars39-pranks-more\/19810?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: Radiohead&#039;s &#039;SPECTRE&#039; Theme Song, &#039;Star Wars&#039; Pranks and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-radiohead39s-39spectre39-theme-song-39star-wars39-pranks-more\/19810?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-radiohead39s-39spectre39-theme-song-39star-wars39-pranks-more\/19810?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/CXUnf_9WQAAWRAg.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Alternate Theme Song of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Radiohead<\/strong> unveiled their unused song written for the <strong>James Bond<\/strong> movie <strong><em>SPECTRE<\/em><\/strong>, and you can hear it below over the movie&#8217;s actual title sequence.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Jedi Prank Trick of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Magician Rahat Hossain has fun with the current <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> mania by pulling a prank inspired by Obi-Wan Kenobi&#8217;s death (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/watch-this-funny-star-wars-jedi-robe-vanish-prank\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you still haven&#8217;t seen <strong><em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong>, spoiler: Kylo Ren is Ren the chihuahua, and here he is with his cat friend, Stimpy (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Live_for_Films\">via Live for Films<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fan Theory of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of characters&#8217; actual identities in <strong><em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong>, here&#8217;s a look at the theory that Rey is Obi-Wan Kenobi&#8217;s granddaughter:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s pretty noticeable that <strong><em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> is similar to the original movie, but here&#8217;s a breakdown of all the evidence that they&#8217;re the same story:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Film of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 120th anniversary of the first, famous public showing of the <strong>Lumiere Brothers<\/strong>&#8216; original short films, including <strong><em>Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory<\/em><\/strong>, at the Grand Cafe in Paris. Watch one of these films, the very first comedy, <strong><em>The Sprinkler Sprinkled<\/em><\/strong>, below.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We hear Slimer is back for the <strong><em>Ghostbusters<\/em><\/strong> reboot. But no, this cosplaying pug is not playing the ghost in the movie (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/slimer-pug\/\">via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/slimer-pug.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Clever Short Film of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch a short narrative film about a drug deal in which all the dialogue is made up of movie titles &#8212; with their posters shown on screen (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/designtaxi.com\/news\/383056\/Watch-Clever-Video-Of-A-Drug-Deal-Only-Uses-Titles-Of-160-Films-For-Dialogue\/\">via Design Taxi<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Science of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nerdist&#8217;s Kyle Hill explores the reality of building up an immunity to a poison, a la Wesley in <strong><em>The Princess Bride<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 70th anniversary of the theatrical release of <strong>Alfred Hitchcock<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>Spellbound<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the original trailer for the thriller starring <strong>Gregory Peck<\/strong> and <strong>Ingrid Bergman<\/strong> below.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p>Send tips or follow us via Twitter:<\/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-6101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6101","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=6101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6101\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}