{"id":7591,"date":"2016-05-11T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-8-bit-captain-america-civl-war-star-wars-meets-top-gun-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-05-11T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-8-bit-captain-america-civl-war-star-wars-meets-top-gun-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-8-bit-captain-america-civl-war-star-wars-meets-top-gun-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: 8-Bit &#039;Captain America: Civl War,&#039; &#039;Star Wars&#039; Meets &#039;Top Gun&#039; 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-8-bit-39captain-america-civl-war39-39star-wars39-meets-39top-gun39-more\/20602?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-8-bit-39captain-america-civl-war39-39star-wars39-meets-39top-gun39-more\/20602?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201605\/kylo-rens-complicated-inner-struggles-explored-in-beautiful-star-wars-art.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>Trailer Remake of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch the <strong><em>Captain America: Civil War<\/em><\/strong> trailer redone with 8-bit video game graphics in this video from JoBlo.com:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fan Art of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Little <strong>Rey<\/strong> just wants to be friends, but young <strong>Kylo Ren<\/strong> is too jealous of her attention in this <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> fan art by Jenny Dolfen (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/kylo-rens-complicated-inner-struggles-explored-in-beautiful-star-wars-art\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The iconic cropduster scene from <strong><em>North by Northwest<\/em><\/strong> with a TIE Fighter from <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> instead of the plane. Plus <strong>C-3PO<\/strong>, <strong>R2-D2<\/strong> and <strong>Cary Grant<\/strong> in space (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/groups\/montagecreators\/videos\/166006200\">via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Rescored Movie of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> dogfight and other space combat scenes are a lot cooler when set to <strong>Kenny Loggins<\/strong>&#8216;s &#8220;Danger Zone&#8221; from <strong><em>Top Gun<\/em><\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/heat-vision\/star-wars-gets-kenny-loggins-892893?\">via THR<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Director <strong>Fritz Lang<\/strong> and actor <strong>Peter Lorre<\/strong> compare notes on the set of <strong><em>M<\/em><\/strong>, which made its theatrical debut in Germany on this day in 1931:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201605\/tumblr_lrxds06uNq1qebry0o1_500.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Score Performance of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch <strong>John Carpenter<\/strong> and friends perform the <strong><em>Escape from New York<\/em><\/strong> score live in the studio to promote the new Classic Themes Redux EP:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Alternate Movie Poster of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Matt Ferguson makes us believe a man can fly again with this cool poster for <strong><em>Superman: The Movie<\/em><\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.liveforfilm.com\/2016\/05\/11\/cool-art-superman-the-movie-by-matt-ferguson\/\">via Live for Films<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201605\/superman-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Nerdwriter shows us how <strong>David Lynch<\/strong> manipulates us, specifically in <strong><em>Mulholland Drive<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fandom of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Two <strong><em>Harry Potter<\/em><\/strong> fans married each other and had the most awesome <em>Harry Potter<\/em>-themed wedding. See more photos <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/design\/magical-harry-potter-wedding\/\">at Fashionably Geek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201605\/harry1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week marks the 25th anniversary of the release of <strong><em>Madonna: Truth or Dare<\/em><\/strong>, one of the most successful documentaries of all time. Watch the original trailer for the music film 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-8-bit-39captain-america-civl-war39-39star-wars39-meets-39top-gun39-more\/20602?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: 8-Bit &#039;Captain America: Civl War,&#039; &#039;Star Wars&#039; Meets &#039;Top Gun&#039; and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-8-bit-39captain-america-civl-war39-39star-wars39-meets-39top-gun39-more\/20602?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-8-bit-39captain-america-civl-war39-39star-wars39-meets-39top-gun39-more\/20602?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201605\/kylo-rens-complicated-inner-struggles-explored-in-beautiful-star-wars-art.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>Trailer Remake of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch the <strong><em>Captain America: Civil War<\/em><\/strong> trailer redone with 8-bit video game graphics in this video from JoBlo.com:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fan Art of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Little <strong>Rey<\/strong> just wants to be friends, but young <strong>Kylo Ren<\/strong> is too jealous of her attention in this <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> fan art by Jenny Dolfen (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/kylo-rens-complicated-inner-struggles-explored-in-beautiful-star-wars-art\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The iconic cropduster scene from <strong><em>North by Northwest<\/em><\/strong> with a TIE Fighter from <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> instead of the plane. Plus <strong>C-3PO<\/strong>, <strong>R2-D2<\/strong> and <strong>Cary Grant<\/strong> in space (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/groups\/montagecreators\/videos\/166006200\">via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Rescored Movie of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> dogfight and other space combat scenes are a lot cooler when set to <strong>Kenny Loggins<\/strong>&#8216;s &#8220;Danger Zone&#8221; from <strong><em>Top Gun<\/em><\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/heat-vision\/star-wars-gets-kenny-loggins-892893?\">via THR<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Director <strong>Fritz Lang<\/strong> and actor <strong>Peter Lorre<\/strong> compare notes on the set of <strong><em>M<\/em><\/strong>, which made its theatrical debut in Germany on this day in 1931:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201605\/tumblr_lrxds06uNq1qebry0o1_500.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Score Performance of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch <strong>John Carpenter<\/strong> and friends perform the <strong><em>Escape from New York<\/em><\/strong> score live in the studio to promote the new Classic Themes Redux EP:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Alternate Movie Poster of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Matt Ferguson makes us believe a man can fly again with this cool poster for <strong><em>Superman: The Movie<\/em><\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.liveforfilm.com\/2016\/05\/11\/cool-art-superman-the-movie-by-matt-ferguson\/\">via Live for Films<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201605\/superman-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Nerdwriter shows us how <strong>David Lynch<\/strong> manipulates us, specifically in <strong><em>Mulholland Drive<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fandom of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Two <strong><em>Harry Potter<\/em><\/strong> fans married each other and had the most awesome <em>Harry Potter<\/em>-themed wedding. See more photos <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/design\/magical-harry-potter-wedding\/\">at Fashionably Geek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201605\/harry1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week marks the 25th anniversary of the release of <strong><em>Madonna: Truth or Dare<\/em><\/strong>, one of the most successful documentaries of all time. Watch the original trailer for the music film 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-7591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7591","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=7591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7591\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}