{"id":6679,"date":"2016-02-18T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-sam-raimis-scary-car-commercial-puppets-reenact-oscar-nominees-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-02-18T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T07:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-sam-raimis-scary-car-commercial-puppets-reenact-oscar-nominees-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-sam-raimis-scary-car-commercial-puppets-reenact-oscar-nominees-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Sam Raimi&#039;s Scary Car Commercial, Puppets Reenact Oscar Nominees 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-sam-raimi39s-scary-car-commercial-puppets-reenact-oscar-nominees-more\/20119?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-sam-raimi39s-scary-car-commercial-puppets-reenact-oscar-nominees-more\/20119?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/33.media.tumblr.com\/5d27dae48e17b731e8df21617863d0a2\/tumblr_mig2c9iIry1rujq2eo1_400.gif\"><\/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>Oscar Spoofs of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch all eight Best Picture nominees, including <strong><em>Mad Max: Fury Road<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>The Revenant<\/em><\/strong>, redone with puppets (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/movies\/comments\/46fzc0\/academy_award_best_picture_nominations_in_one\/\">via Reddit<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Oscar Montage of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>See an evolution of special effects over 88 years in this supercut of every Oscar winner in that category, from <strong><em>Wings<\/em><\/strong> to <strong><em>Interstellar<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the Oscars, here&#8217;s a throwback from the 1992 ceremony with <strong>Jack Palance<\/strong>, who was born on this day in 1919.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Commercial of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sam Raimi<\/strong> directed this new car commercial inspired by horror movies (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/watch-sam-raimis-amusingly-creepy-horror-themed-chevy-commercial\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you like weird movies, you&#8217;ll appreciate this montage of surreal scenes from such films as <strong><em>Trainspotting<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Delicatessen<\/em><\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/movies\/comments\/46b072\/a_short_compilation_of_some_surrealweird_films\/\">via Reddit<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Toy of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Pacific Rim<\/em><\/strong> probably isn&#8217;t popular enough to warrant an official Lego set, but here&#8217;s a custom build of the Striker Eureka Jaeger. See more images <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/pacific-rim-lego\/\">at \/Film<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201602\/pacificrim-legojaeger-photo2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Science of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kyle Hill of Nerdist&#8217;s <em>Because Science<\/em> explains why <strong>Iceman<\/strong> of the <strong><em>X-Men<\/em><\/strong> movies would be a bomb with his powers:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Get ready for this summer&#8217;s <strong><em>Jason Bourne<\/em><\/strong> with some trivia about the whole <strong><em>Bourne<\/em><\/strong> franchise:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This custom-built <strong>Superman<\/strong> leather armor made by Prince Armory was inspired by Jor-El in <strong><em>Man of Steel<\/em><\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geekologie.com\/2016\/02\/man-of-steel-inspired-medieval-leather-a.php\">via Geekologie<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201602\/man-of-steel-medieval-armor-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This weekend is the 30th anniversary of the release of <strong><em>9 1\/2 Weeks.<\/em><\/strong> Watch the original trailer for the sexy drama starring <strong>Kim Basinger<\/strong> and <strong>Mickey Rourke<\/strong> below.<\/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-sam-raimi39s-scary-car-commercial-puppets-reenact-oscar-nominees-more\/20119?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: Sam Raimi&#039;s Scary Car Commercial, Puppets Reenact Oscar Nominees and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-sam-raimi39s-scary-car-commercial-puppets-reenact-oscar-nominees-more\/20119?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-sam-raimi39s-scary-car-commercial-puppets-reenact-oscar-nominees-more\/20119?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/33.media.tumblr.com\/5d27dae48e17b731e8df21617863d0a2\/tumblr_mig2c9iIry1rujq2eo1_400.gif\"><\/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>Oscar Spoofs of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch all eight Best Picture nominees, including <strong><em>Mad Max: Fury Road<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>The Revenant<\/em><\/strong>, redone with puppets (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/movies\/comments\/46fzc0\/academy_award_best_picture_nominations_in_one\/\">via Reddit<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Oscar Montage of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>See an evolution of special effects over 88 years in this supercut of every Oscar winner in that category, from <strong><em>Wings<\/em><\/strong> to <strong><em>Interstellar<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the Oscars, here&#8217;s a throwback from the 1992 ceremony with <strong>Jack Palance<\/strong>, who was born on this day in 1919.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Commercial of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sam Raimi<\/strong> directed this new car commercial inspired by horror movies (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/watch-sam-raimis-amusingly-creepy-horror-themed-chevy-commercial\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you like weird movies, you&#8217;ll appreciate this montage of surreal scenes from such films as <strong><em>Trainspotting<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Delicatessen<\/em><\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/movies\/comments\/46b072\/a_short_compilation_of_some_surrealweird_films\/\">via Reddit<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Toy of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Pacific Rim<\/em><\/strong> probably isn&#8217;t popular enough to warrant an official Lego set, but here&#8217;s a custom build of the Striker Eureka Jaeger. See more images <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/pacific-rim-lego\/\">at \/Film<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201602\/pacificrim-legojaeger-photo2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Science of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kyle Hill of Nerdist&#8217;s <em>Because Science<\/em> explains why <strong>Iceman<\/strong> of the <strong><em>X-Men<\/em><\/strong> movies would be a bomb with his powers:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Trivia of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Get ready for this summer&#8217;s <strong><em>Jason Bourne<\/em><\/strong> with some trivia about the whole <strong><em>Bourne<\/em><\/strong> franchise:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This custom-built <strong>Superman<\/strong> leather armor made by Prince Armory was inspired by Jor-El in <strong><em>Man of Steel<\/em><\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geekologie.com\/2016\/02\/man-of-steel-inspired-medieval-leather-a.php\">via Geekologie<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201602\/man-of-steel-medieval-armor-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This weekend is the 30th anniversary of the release of <strong><em>9 1\/2 Weeks.<\/em><\/strong> Watch the original trailer for the sexy drama starring <strong>Kim Basinger<\/strong> and <strong>Mickey Rourke<\/strong> below.<\/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-6679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6679","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=6679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6679\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}