{"id":6713,"date":"2016-02-22T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-j-j-abrams-fixes-more-franchises-presidential-nominees-as-best-picture-nominees-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-02-22T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T07:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-j-j-abrams-fixes-more-franchises-presidential-nominees-as-best-picture-nominees-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-j-j-abrams-fixes-more-franchises-presidential-nominees-as-best-picture-nominees-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: J.J. Abrams Fixes More Franchises, Presidential Nominees as Best Picture Nominees and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Christopher Campbell<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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

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

Movie Characters in Real Life:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Deadpool<\/strong> exists on the edges of the movie world and the real world, and he (via actor Ryan Reynolds<\/strong>) offered up a NSFW response to a petition to get the character to host Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

J.J. Abrams<\/strong> has already repaired the Star Trek<\/em><\/strong> and Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> franchises. Now he’s on to The Matrix<\/em><\/strong>, Indiana Jones<\/em><\/strong>, Saw<\/em><\/strong> and more:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

John Wayne<\/strong> looks upon a geiger counter on the set of The Conqueror<\/em><\/strong>, which opened 60 years ago today. The film was shot on a nuclear test site, which is said to be the blame for the deaths of Wayne and much of the rest of the cast and crew.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

Practical Folks explains why Hillary Clinton<\/strong> is The Revenant<\/em><\/strong>, Donald Trump<\/strong> is Mad Max: Fury Road<\/em><\/strong>, Bernie Sanders<\/strong> is The Big Short<\/em><\/strong> and more analogical pairings of 2016 presidential candidates and 2016 Oscar nominees for Best Picture:<\/p>\n

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Best Picture Reenactment of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking of the big Oscar nominees, here’s a shot from Mad Max: Fury Road<\/em><\/strong> redone with children. See more of these “Oscar Babies” in a photo spread at Vanity Fair<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

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

Art of the Film shows us why this year’s cinematography Oscar winner is so hard to predict in a compilation of shots from all five movies: <\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Words<\/em><\/strong>, a short film made by the Writer’s Guild Foundation in 1987, is a great, lengthy yet fast-paced awards-ceremony-style montage celebrating the craft of screenwriting (via Filmmaker IQ<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Everyone knows The Martian<\/em><\/strong> is really a comedy. But now it’s been reworked by Mashable to be a musical comedy:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Actor in the Spotlight:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The new episode of the character actor showcase series No Small Parts<\/em> should help you better appreciate Crispin Glover<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 25th anniversary of the clever rom-com He Said, She Said<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the original trailer for the movie, which stars Kevin Bacon<\/strong> and Elizabeth Perkins<\/em><\/strong>, below.<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/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 movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Movie Characters in Real Life:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Deadpool<\/strong> exists on the edges of the movie world and the real world, and he (via actor Ryan Reynolds<\/strong>) offered up a NSFW response to a petition to get the character to host Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

J.J. Abrams<\/strong> has already repaired the Star Trek<\/em><\/strong> and Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> franchises. Now he’s on to The Matrix<\/em><\/strong>, Indiana Jones<\/em><\/strong>, Saw<\/em><\/strong> and more:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

John Wayne<\/strong> looks upon a geiger counter on the set of The Conqueror<\/em><\/strong>, which opened 60 years ago today. The film was shot on a nuclear test site, which is said to be the blame for the deaths of Wayne and much of the rest of the cast and crew.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

Practical Folks explains why Hillary Clinton<\/strong> is The Revenant<\/em><\/strong>, Donald Trump<\/strong> is Mad Max: Fury Road<\/em><\/strong>, Bernie Sanders<\/strong> is The Big Short<\/em><\/strong> and more analogical pairings of 2016 presidential candidates and 2016 Oscar nominees for Best Picture:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Best Picture Reenactment of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking of the big Oscar nominees, here’s a shot from Mad Max: Fury Road<\/em><\/strong> redone with children. See more of these “Oscar Babies” in a photo spread at Vanity Fair<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

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

Art of the Film shows us why this year’s cinematography Oscar winner is so hard to predict in a compilation of shots from all five movies: <\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Words<\/em><\/strong>, a short film made by the Writer’s Guild Foundation in 1987, is a great, lengthy yet fast-paced awards-ceremony-style montage celebrating the craft of screenwriting (via Filmmaker IQ<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Everyone knows The Martian<\/em><\/strong> is really a comedy. But now it’s been reworked by Mashable to be a musical comedy:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Actor in the Spotlight:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The new episode of the character actor showcase series No Small Parts<\/em> should help you better appreciate Crispin Glover<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 25th anniversary of the clever rom-com He Said, She Said<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the original trailer for the movie, which stars Kevin Bacon<\/strong> and Elizabeth Perkins<\/em><\/strong>, below.<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

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