{"id":7362,"date":"2016-04-19T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-tim-burtons-game-of-thrones-a-star-wars-the-force-awakens-reunion-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-04-19T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-tim-burtons-game-of-thrones-a-star-wars-the-force-awakens-reunion-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-tim-burtons-game-of-thrones-a-star-wars-the-force-awakens-reunion-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Tim Burton&#039;s &#039;Game of Thrones,&#039; a &#039;Star Wars: The Force Awakens&#039; Reunion 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-tim-burton39s-39game-thrones39-39star-wars-force-awakens39-reunion-more\/20473?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-tim-burton39s-39game-thrones39-39star-wars-force-awakens39-reunion-more\/20473?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201604\/burton%20got.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>Fan Art of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Artist Xenia Rassalova shows us what a <strong><em>Game of Thrones<\/em><\/strong> (animated?) movie might look like as designed by <strong>Tim Burton<\/strong>. See more character drawings <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/heres-what-game-of-thrones-might-look-like-if-tim-burton-created-it\">at Geek Tyrant<\/a>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Charitable Contest of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>See <strong><em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> buddies Poe (<strong>Oscar Isaac<\/strong>) and <strong>BB-8<\/strong> reunited in a short video promoting <em>Star Wars<\/em>: Force for Change:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Beauty and the Beast<\/em><\/strong> is mashed with <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> for these cosplayers dressed as <strong>Belle<\/strong> and <strong>Chewbacca<\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/belleba-fett\/\">via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201604\/belle-fett.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Little White Lies shows how <strong>Jeff Nichols<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>Midnight Special<\/em><\/strong> evokes <strong>John Carpenter<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>Starman<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Alternate Poster of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s slightly more conventional in design than the official posters for <strong><em>The Hateful Eight<\/em><\/strong> but that doesn&#8217;t make this Mondo print by Jason Edmiston any less desirable (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/the-hateful-eight-by-jason-edmiston\/\">via \/Film<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201604\/ZZ06612E1C.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Takedown of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In an election for the fans, <strong><em>Superman Returns<\/em><\/strong> was chosen to be pummeled in the latest Honest Trailer:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Batman<\/strong> and <strong><em>The Iron Giant<\/em><\/strong> are crossed in this latest Photoshop piece <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bosslogic\/status\/722289095259521026\">by BossLogic<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201604\/CgYWBdPUYAE2fkX.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tim Curry<\/strong>, who turns 70 today, gets his hair done on the set of <strong><em>The Rocky Horror Picture Show<\/em><\/strong> in 1974:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201604\/tumblr_mfyz4sIPLN1qdzonno1_500.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This supercut celebrates <strong>Guillermo del Toro<\/strong>&#8216;s uses of color in his movies for emotional emphasis (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/groups\/montagecreators\/videos\/163380152\">via Cinematica Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the release of <strong><em>&#8220;Crocodile&#8221; Dundee<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the original trailer for the Oscar-nominated comedy below.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\">Let&#8217;s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/fivefilters\/block-ads\/wiki\/There-are-no-acceptable-ads\">(Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source:: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-tim-burton39s-39game-thrones39-39star-wars-force-awakens39-reunion-more\/20473?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: Tim Burton&#039;s &#039;Game of Thrones,&#039; a &#039;Star Wars: The Force Awakens&#039; Reunion and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-tim-burton39s-39game-thrones39-39star-wars-force-awakens39-reunion-more\/20473?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-tim-burton39s-39game-thrones39-39star-wars-force-awakens39-reunion-more\/20473?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201604\/burton%20got.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>Fan Art of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Artist Xenia Rassalova shows us what a <strong><em>Game of Thrones<\/em><\/strong> (animated?) movie might look like as designed by <strong>Tim Burton<\/strong>. See more character drawings <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/heres-what-game-of-thrones-might-look-like-if-tim-burton-created-it\">at Geek Tyrant<\/a>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Charitable Contest of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>See <strong><em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> buddies Poe (<strong>Oscar Isaac<\/strong>) and <strong>BB-8<\/strong> reunited in a short video promoting <em>Star Wars<\/em>: Force for Change:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Beauty and the Beast<\/em><\/strong> is mashed with <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> for these cosplayers dressed as <strong>Belle<\/strong> and <strong>Chewbacca<\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/belleba-fett\/\">via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201604\/belle-fett.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Little White Lies shows how <strong>Jeff Nichols<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>Midnight Special<\/em><\/strong> evokes <strong>John Carpenter<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>Starman<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Alternate Poster of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s slightly more conventional in design than the official posters for <strong><em>The Hateful Eight<\/em><\/strong> but that doesn&#8217;t make this Mondo print by Jason Edmiston any less desirable (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/the-hateful-eight-by-jason-edmiston\/\">via \/Film<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201604\/ZZ06612E1C.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Takedown of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In an election for the fans, <strong><em>Superman Returns<\/em><\/strong> was chosen to be pummeled in the latest Honest Trailer:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Batman<\/strong> and <strong><em>The Iron Giant<\/em><\/strong> are crossed in this latest Photoshop piece <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bosslogic\/status\/722289095259521026\">by BossLogic<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201604\/CgYWBdPUYAE2fkX.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tim Curry<\/strong>, who turns 70 today, gets his hair done on the set of <strong><em>The Rocky Horror Picture Show<\/em><\/strong> in 1974:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201604\/tumblr_mfyz4sIPLN1qdzonno1_500.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This supercut celebrates <strong>Guillermo del Toro<\/strong>&#8216;s uses of color in his movies for emotional emphasis (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/groups\/montagecreators\/videos\/163380152\">via Cinematica Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the release of <strong><em>&#8220;Crocodile&#8221; Dundee<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the original trailer for the Oscar-nominated comedy below.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\">Let&#8217;s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/fivefilters\/block-ads\/wiki\/There-are-no-acceptable-ads\">(Why?)<\/a><\/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-7362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7362","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=7362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7362\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}