{"id":7670,"date":"2016-05-18T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-x-men-remakes-of-classic-80s-albums-angry-birds-vs-cute-kittens-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-05-18T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-x-men-remakes-of-classic-80s-albums-angry-birds-vs-cute-kittens-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-x-men-remakes-of-classic-80s-albums-angry-birds-vs-cute-kittens-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: X-Men Remakes of Classic '80s Albums, Angry Birds vs. Cute Kittens and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

Record Album Parodies of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In honor of the 1980s setting of X-Men: Apocalypse<\/em>, the movie made mock record covers modeled after classic albums of the era:<\/p>\n

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Revisiting some of our favorite songs from the ’80s. See #XMen<\/a>: #Apocalypse<\/a> May 27. https:\/\/t.co\/cIpp5lo4pz<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/LeIq9UJQGX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) May 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

If your alma mater keeps hounding you for a donation, you will appreciate this fake trailer for a horror movie called The Bothering<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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

Today we got a new Ghostbusters<\/em> reboot trailer, so here are some new Ghostbusters<\/em> reboot posters by Kevin Tiernan to go with them:<\/p>\n

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My Slimer #ghostbusters<\/a> poster to accompany the new trailer https:\/\/t.co\/k5wOxbXlC7<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Vfcuzzur4F<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kevin Tiernan (@JurassicKevin) May 18, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

What if the mean pigs in The Angry Birds Movie<\/em> were replaced by adorable kittens? Check out The Pet Collective’s latest remade trailer:<\/p>\n

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Adorable Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice<\/em> should have just been two hours of this adorable little Batman baby (via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

The title creatures of the Predator<\/em> series are pretty badass, but Cracked argues they’re also just terrible hunters:<\/p>\n

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

See how faithful A Fistful of Dollars<\/em> is as a remake of Yojimbo<\/em> in this side-by-side scene-for-scene showcase (via One Perfect Shot<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

Frank Capra, who was born on this day in 1897, laughing it up with James Stewart on the set of It’s a Wonderful Life<\/em> in 1946:<\/p>\n

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Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

All of David<\/strong> Fincher<\/strong>‘s movies become one big movie in this well-edited mashup by BarTone (via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 20th anniversary of the Cannes premiere of Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves<\/em>. Watch the original U.S. trailer for the film, which earned Emily Watson her first Oscar nomination, below.<\/p>\n

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

Let’s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> (Why?)<\/a><\/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

Record Album Parodies of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In honor of the 1980s setting of X-Men: Apocalypse<\/em>, the movie made mock record covers modeled after classic albums of the era:<\/p>\n

\n

Revisiting some of our favorite songs from the ’80s. See #XMen<\/a>: #Apocalypse<\/a> May 27. https:\/\/t.co\/cIpp5lo4pz<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/LeIq9UJQGX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) May 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

If your alma mater keeps hounding you for a donation, you will appreciate this fake trailer for a horror movie called The Bothering<\/em>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Today we got a new Ghostbusters<\/em> reboot trailer, so here are some new Ghostbusters<\/em> reboot posters by Kevin Tiernan to go with them:<\/p>\n

\n

My Slimer #ghostbusters<\/a> poster to accompany the new trailer https:\/\/t.co\/k5wOxbXlC7<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Vfcuzzur4F<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kevin Tiernan (@JurassicKevin) May 18, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

What if the mean pigs in The Angry Birds Movie<\/em> were replaced by adorable kittens? Check out The Pet Collective’s latest remade trailer:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Adorable Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice<\/em> should have just been two hours of this adorable little Batman baby (via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

The title creatures of the Predator<\/em> series are pretty badass, but Cracked argues they’re also just terrible hunters:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

See how faithful A Fistful of Dollars<\/em> is as a remake of Yojimbo<\/em> in this side-by-side scene-for-scene showcase (via One Perfect Shot<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Frank Capra, who was born on this day in 1897, laughing it up with James Stewart on the set of It’s a Wonderful Life<\/em> in 1946:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

All of David<\/strong> Fincher<\/strong>‘s movies become one big movie in this well-edited mashup by BarTone (via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 20th anniversary of the Cannes premiere of Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves<\/em>. Watch the original U.S. trailer for the film, which earned Emily Watson her first Oscar nomination, below.<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

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