{"id":7503,"date":"2016-05-02T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-the-force-awakens-redone-with-emojis-thor-vs-spider-man-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-05-02T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-the-force-awakens-redone-with-emojis-thor-vs-spider-man-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-the-force-awakens-redone-with-emojis-thor-vs-spider-man-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;Star Wars: The Force Awakens&#039; Redone With Emojis, Thor Vs. Spider-Man 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-39star-wars-force-awakens39-redone-with-emojis-thor-vs-spider-man-more\/20550?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-39star-wars-force-awakens39-redone-with-emojis-thor-vs-spider-man-more\/20550?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201605\/this-death-star-fire-pit.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>Recapped Movie of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch <strong><em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> redone with emojis in this official video from Disney (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/devour.com\/video\/star-wars-the-force-awakens-as-told-by-emoji\/\">via Devour<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fan Build of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A high school welding class constructed this amazing <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong>-inspired Death Star fire pit (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/this-death-star-fire-pit-was-created-by-a-high-school-welding-class\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Game of Thrones <\/em><\/strong>and <strong><em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> actress <strong>Gwendoline Christie<\/strong> is the focus of this episode of the character actor showcase <em>No Small Parts<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This supercut tribute to <strong>Jim Jarmusch<\/strong> pieces together common motifs in his films for the perfect mashup (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/oneperfectshotdb.com\/news\/watch-calling-from-somewhere-a-tribute-to-jim-jarmusch\/\">via One Perfect Shot<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Marvel Superhero Prank of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thor<\/strong> is apparently jealous of <strong>Spider-Man<\/strong> getting so much attention leading up to <strong><em>Captain America: Civil War<\/em><\/strong>, so he used his unmovable hammer Mjolnir to prank the wallcrawler (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/thor-is-a-huge-jerk\/\">via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It may be Marvel&#8217;s week, but we can still acknowledge some DC excitement with this great <strong>Deadshot<\/strong> cosplay from the upcoming <strong><em>Suicide Squad<\/em><\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/deadshot-cosplay\/\">via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Musical Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch 200 movie characters from 207 movies cover <strong>Ricky Martin<\/strong>&#8216;s &#8220;Livin&#8217; La Vida Loca&#8221; in this epic supercut (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/the-movies-sing-livin-la-vida-loca\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dwayne Johnson<\/strong>, who turns 44 today, with <strong>Oded Fehr<\/strong> on the set of his first big movie, <strong><em>The Mummy Returns<\/em><\/strong>, in 2000:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201605\/the-mummy-returns.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In honor of <strong>Prince<\/strong>, here&#8217;s a new comparison video showing the similarities between the 1984 releases <strong><em>Purple Rain<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Amadeus<\/em><\/strong>, which won Best Picture for that year (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/groups\/montagecreators\/videos\/164191996\">via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 70th anniversary of the release of <strong><em>The Postman Always Rings Twice<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the original trailer for the film noir, which stars <strong>Lana Turner<\/strong> and <strong>John Garfield<\/strong>, 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-39star-wars-force-awakens39-redone-with-emojis-thor-vs-spider-man-more\/20550?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;Star Wars: The Force Awakens&#039; Redone With Emojis, Thor Vs. Spider-Man and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39star-wars-force-awakens39-redone-with-emojis-thor-vs-spider-man-more\/20550?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-39star-wars-force-awakens39-redone-with-emojis-thor-vs-spider-man-more\/20550?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201605\/this-death-star-fire-pit.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>Recapped Movie of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch <strong><em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> redone with emojis in this official video from Disney (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/devour.com\/video\/star-wars-the-force-awakens-as-told-by-emoji\/\">via Devour<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fan Build of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A high school welding class constructed this amazing <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong>-inspired Death Star fire pit (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/this-death-star-fire-pit-was-created-by-a-high-school-welding-class\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Game of Thrones <\/em><\/strong>and <strong><em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong> actress <strong>Gwendoline Christie<\/strong> is the focus of this episode of the character actor showcase <em>No Small Parts<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This supercut tribute to <strong>Jim Jarmusch<\/strong> pieces together common motifs in his films for the perfect mashup (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/oneperfectshotdb.com\/news\/watch-calling-from-somewhere-a-tribute-to-jim-jarmusch\/\">via One Perfect Shot<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Marvel Superhero Prank of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thor<\/strong> is apparently jealous of <strong>Spider-Man<\/strong> getting so much attention leading up to <strong><em>Captain America: Civil War<\/em><\/strong>, so he used his unmovable hammer Mjolnir to prank the wallcrawler (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/thor-is-a-huge-jerk\/\">via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It may be Marvel&#8217;s week, but we can still acknowledge some DC excitement with this great <strong>Deadshot<\/strong> cosplay from the upcoming <strong><em>Suicide Squad<\/em><\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/deadshot-cosplay\/\">via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Musical Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch 200 movie characters from 207 movies cover <strong>Ricky Martin<\/strong>&#8216;s &#8220;Livin&#8217; La Vida Loca&#8221; in this epic supercut (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/the-movies-sing-livin-la-vida-loca\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dwayne Johnson<\/strong>, who turns 44 today, with <strong>Oded Fehr<\/strong> on the set of his first big movie, <strong><em>The Mummy Returns<\/em><\/strong>, in 2000:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201605\/the-mummy-returns.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In honor of <strong>Prince<\/strong>, here&#8217;s a new comparison video showing the similarities between the 1984 releases <strong><em>Purple Rain<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Amadeus<\/em><\/strong>, which won Best Picture for that year (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/groups\/montagecreators\/videos\/164191996\">via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 70th anniversary of the release of <strong><em>The Postman Always Rings Twice<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the original trailer for the film noir, which stars <strong>Lana Turner<\/strong> and <strong>John Garfield<\/strong>, 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-7503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7503","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=7503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7503\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}