{"id":6354,"date":"2016-01-20T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-cast-away-meets-star-wars-actors-whove-acted-opposite-themselves-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-01-20T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T07:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-cast-away-meets-star-wars-actors-whove-acted-opposite-themselves-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-cast-away-meets-star-wars-actors-whove-acted-opposite-themselves-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: 'Cast Away' Meets 'Star Wars,' Actors Who've Acted Opposite Themselves 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

Tom Hanks<\/strong> is an X-Wing pilot who crash lands on a desert island with his droid BB-Wilson in Cast Away<\/em><\/strong>: A<\/strong> Star Wars<\/em> Story<\/strong> (via Reddit<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

This is both cosplay and a fan build: AR500 Armor’s Boba Fett<\/strong>-inspired combat gear (via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

Burger Fiction compiled a montage of actors playing opposite themselves in movies, including Moon<\/em><\/strong>, The Parent Trap<\/em><\/strong>, Back to the Future Part II<\/em><\/strong> and, most importantly, Big Business<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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Pixar Easter Egg of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

How did Pixar<\/strong> slip its obligatory Pizza Planet truck into the prehistoric setting of The Good Dinosaur<\/em><\/strong>? If you can’t see it below, then head to \/Film<\/a> for the answer.<\/p>\n

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

David Fincher<\/strong>‘s filmography is summed up in two minutes in this supercut tribute (via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

David Lynch<\/strong>, who turns 70 today, poses with David Bowie<\/strong> on the set of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me<\/em><\/strong> in 1991:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

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

As if auditioning for a gender-swapped remake, here are Seth Rogen<\/strong>, Paul Dano<\/strong>, Jake Gyllenhaal<\/strong> and Bradley Cooper<\/strong> doing a line-reading for the lead role in Clueless<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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

It’s only taken 17 years for the most clever recreation of one of The Matrix<\/em><\/strong>‘s most iconic shots to hit the internet (via Lord Arse!<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

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

Couch Tomato shares 24 reasons Jurassic World<\/em><\/strong> is the same movie as Predator<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 20th anniversary of the Sundance premiere of Paul Thomas Anderson<\/strong>‘s feature debut, Hard Eight<\/em><\/strong> (aka Sydney<\/em>). Watch the movie’s trailer below.<\/p>\n

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Send tips or follow us via Twitter:<\/p>\n

<\/span>and <\/span><\/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

Tom Hanks<\/strong> is an X-Wing pilot who crash lands on a desert island with his droid BB-Wilson in Cast Away<\/em><\/strong>: A<\/strong> Star Wars<\/em> Story<\/strong> (via Reddit<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

This is both cosplay and a fan build: AR500 Armor’s Boba Fett<\/strong>-inspired combat gear (via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

Burger Fiction compiled a montage of actors playing opposite themselves in movies, including Moon<\/em><\/strong>, The Parent Trap<\/em><\/strong>, Back to the Future Part II<\/em><\/strong> and, most importantly, Big Business<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Pixar Easter Egg of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

How did Pixar<\/strong> slip its obligatory Pizza Planet truck into the prehistoric setting of The Good Dinosaur<\/em><\/strong>? If you can’t see it below, then head to \/Film<\/a> for the answer.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

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

David Fincher<\/strong>‘s filmography is summed up in two minutes in this supercut tribute (via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

David Lynch<\/strong>, who turns 70 today, poses with David Bowie<\/strong> on the set of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me<\/em><\/strong> in 1991:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

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

As if auditioning for a gender-swapped remake, here are Seth Rogen<\/strong>, Paul Dano<\/strong>, Jake Gyllenhaal<\/strong> and Bradley Cooper<\/strong> doing a line-reading for the lead role in Clueless<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

It’s only taken 17 years for the most clever recreation of one of The Matrix<\/em><\/strong>‘s most iconic shots to hit the internet (via Lord Arse!<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

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

Couch Tomato shares 24 reasons Jurassic World<\/em><\/strong> is the same movie as Predator<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 20th anniversary of the Sundance premiere of Paul Thomas Anderson<\/strong>‘s feature debut, Hard Eight<\/em><\/strong> (aka Sydney<\/em>). Watch the movie’s trailer 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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