{"id":7736,"date":"2016-05-24T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-vanilla-ice-brings-back-ninja-rap-gillian-anderson-as-james-bond-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-05-24T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-vanilla-ice-brings-back-ninja-rap-gillian-anderson-as-james-bond-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-vanilla-ice-brings-back-ninja-rap-gillian-anderson-as-james-bond-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Vanilla Ice Brings Back &#8220;Ninja Rap,&#8221; Gillian Anderson as James Bond 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-vanilla-ice-brings-back-quotninja-rapquot-gillian-anderson-as-james-bond-more\/20671?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-vanilla-ice-brings-back-quotninja-rapquot-gillian-anderson-as-james-bond-more\/20671?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201605\/ninja-turtles-apartment-12.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>Movie Premiere Performance of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Vanilla Ice made an appearance at the premiere of <em>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows<\/em> to perform &#8220;Ninja Rap&#8221; from <em>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze<\/em> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/vanilla-ice-performs-ninja-rap-at-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2-premiere\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Promotion of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of <em>TMNT<\/em>, it takes a big fan to want to stay in this apartment that Paramount turned into a re-creation of the Ninja Turtles&#8217; lair and made available to rent via AirBnB &#8212; with free pizza delivery. See more photos <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geekologie.com\/2016\/05\/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-pad-recreat.php\">at Geekologie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Franchise Takedown of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Honest Trailers puts down all the <em>X-Men<\/em> movies in its half-assed celebration of <em>X-Men: The Animated Series<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Celebrity Tweet of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fans want Gillian Anderson to be the new James Bond, and she&#8217;s down with the idea and this mock poster:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">It&#8217;s Bond. Jane Bond.<br \/>Thanks for all the votes! (And sorry, don&#8217;t know who made poster but I love it!) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NextBond?src=hash\">#NextBond<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f8GC4ZuFgL\">pic.twitter.com\/f8GC4ZuFgL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GillianA\/status\/734145694055976960\">May 21, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The latest Hero Swap cartoon imagines the Terminator as the main character of Disney&#8217;s <em>Pinocchio<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bob Dylan, who turns 75 today, filmed by D.A. Pennebaker for the classic documentary <em>Don&#8217;t Look Back<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201605\/dont%20look%20back%20bob.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Cartoon of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is also the 75th anniversary of the release of the classic <em>Merrie Melodies<\/em> short <em>Hollywood Steps Out<\/em> featuring caricatures of the biggest movie stars of the time. Watch it in full below.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Abridged Movie of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Below is just part of a new epic re-telling of <em>Star Wars<\/em> that you need to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/swanh.net\/\">go and scroll through<\/a> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/sploid.gizmodo.com\/this-massive-scrollable-re-telling-of-star-wars-might-b-1778433955\">via Sploid<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/s--pg7QOsJD--\/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800\/hswfoidgun7wwxqgepw4.gif\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Adorable Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now even kids are getting into the mashup cosplay game. Here&#8217;s a little girl dressed as Elsa Rey, mixing <em>Frozen<\/em> with <em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em>. See more pics including a custom Lego version of the look <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/jedi-elsa-rey-cosplay\/\">at Fashionably Geek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201605\/elsa-rey.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 25th anniversary of the theatrical release of <em>Thelma &amp; Louise<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the Oscar-winning movie, which stars Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, 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-vanilla-ice-brings-back-quotninja-rapquot-gillian-anderson-as-james-bond-more\/20671?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-vanilla-ice-brings-back-quotninja-rapquot-gillian-anderson-as-james-bond-more\/20671?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-vanilla-ice-brings-back-quotninja-rapquot-gillian-anderson-as-james-bond-more\/20671?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201605\/ninja-turtles-apartment-12.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>Movie Premiere Performance of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Vanilla Ice made an appearance at the premiere of <em>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows<\/em> to perform &#8220;Ninja Rap&#8221; from <em>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze<\/em> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/vanilla-ice-performs-ninja-rap-at-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2-premiere\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Promotion of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of <em>TMNT<\/em>, it takes a big fan to want to stay in this apartment that Paramount turned into a re-creation of the Ninja Turtles&#8217; lair and made available to rent via AirBnB &#8212; with free pizza delivery. See more photos <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geekologie.com\/2016\/05\/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-pad-recreat.php\">at Geekologie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Franchise Takedown of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Honest Trailers puts down all the <em>X-Men<\/em> movies in its half-assed celebration of <em>X-Men: The Animated Series<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Celebrity Tweet of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fans want Gillian Anderson to be the new James Bond, and she&#8217;s down with the idea and this mock poster:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">It&#8217;s Bond. Jane Bond.<br \/>Thanks for all the votes! (And sorry, don&#8217;t know who made poster but I love it!) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NextBond?src=hash\">#NextBond<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f8GC4ZuFgL\">pic.twitter.com\/f8GC4ZuFgL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GillianA\/status\/734145694055976960\">May 21, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The latest Hero Swap cartoon imagines the Terminator as the main character of Disney&#8217;s <em>Pinocchio<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bob Dylan, who turns 75 today, filmed by D.A. Pennebaker for the classic documentary <em>Don&#8217;t Look Back<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201605\/dont%20look%20back%20bob.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Cartoon of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is also the 75th anniversary of the release of the classic <em>Merrie Melodies<\/em> short <em>Hollywood Steps Out<\/em> featuring caricatures of the biggest movie stars of the time. Watch it in full below.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Abridged Movie of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Below is just part of a new epic re-telling of <em>Star Wars<\/em> that you need to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/swanh.net\/\">go and scroll through<\/a> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/sploid.gizmodo.com\/this-massive-scrollable-re-telling-of-star-wars-might-b-1778433955\">via Sploid<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/s--pg7QOsJD--\/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800\/hswfoidgun7wwxqgepw4.gif\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Adorable Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now even kids are getting into the mashup cosplay game. Here&#8217;s a little girl dressed as Elsa Rey, mixing <em>Frozen<\/em> with <em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em>. See more pics including a custom Lego version of the look <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/jedi-elsa-rey-cosplay\/\">at Fashionably Geek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201605\/elsa-rey.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 25th anniversary of the theatrical release of <em>Thelma &amp; Louise<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the Oscar-winning movie, which stars Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, 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-7736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7736","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=7736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7736\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}