{"id":8137,"date":"2016-06-29T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-steven-spielbergs-universal-studios-tour-fantastic-four-franchise-parody-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-06-29T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-steven-spielbergs-universal-studios-tour-fantastic-four-franchise-parody-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-steven-spielbergs-universal-studios-tour-fantastic-four-franchise-parody-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Steven Spielberg's Universal Studios Tour, 'Fantastic Four' Franchise Parody 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

Studio Tour of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Steven Spielberg guides us on a fascinating tour of the Universal Studios backlot, with focus on his history there and the remaining sets from his movies (via \/Film<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Superhero Franchise Parody of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Fantastic Four face their greatest nemesis, the Fox studio executive, in this sad animated parody from Dorkly:<\/p>\n

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

Vanity Fair<\/em> had people describe criminal characters from Pulp Fiction<\/em>, Heat<\/em>, and Pineapple Express<\/em> to a forensic sketch artist to see how well he’d draw them:<\/p>\n

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Casting Interpretation of the Day: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

With Kellan Lutz rumored to be up for He-Man in Masters of the Universe<\/em>, here’s BossLogic’s depiction of what that could look like from a few months ago (via Twitter<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Fan Art of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Did you love the otters in Finding Dory<\/em>? Then you’ll love the papercraft tribute to the adorable characters shown being made here:<\/p>\n

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

Ruth Warrick, who was born on this date 100 years ago, shares the frame with Orson Welles for a publicity still from Citizen Kane<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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Industry Craftsman of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In the latest Academy Originals showcase, meet makeup effects artist Howard Berger, who won an Oscar for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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

Jorge Luengo put together a supercut of Martin Scorsese’s close-up shots and it’s a collage of time, money, drugs, guns, religion, and art:<\/p>\n

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Production Company Celebration of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Kartemquin Pictures, one of the most notable producers of documentaries in America (including Hoop Dreams<\/em>) turned 50 this year. Here’s a great anniversary highlight reel (via Indiewire<\/a>): <\/p>\n

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

Today is the 15th anniversary of the releaes of Spielberg’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence<\/em>. Watch the first teaser for the sci-fi film below.<\/p>\n

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

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

Source:: http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-steven-spielberg39s-universal-studios-tour-39fantastic-four39-franchise-parody-more\/20875?wssac=164&wssaffid=news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

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

Studio Tour of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Steven Spielberg guides us on a fascinating tour of the Universal Studios backlot, with focus on his history there and the remaining sets from his movies (via \/Film<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Superhero Franchise Parody of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Fantastic Four face their greatest nemesis, the Fox studio executive, in this sad animated parody from Dorkly:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Vanity Fair<\/em> had people describe criminal characters from Pulp Fiction<\/em>, Heat<\/em>, and Pineapple Express<\/em> to a forensic sketch artist to see how well he’d draw them:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Casting Interpretation of the Day: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

With Kellan Lutz rumored to be up for He-Man in Masters of the Universe<\/em>, here’s BossLogic’s depiction of what that could look like from a few months ago (via Twitter<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Fan Art of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Did you love the otters in Finding Dory<\/em>? Then you’ll love the papercraft tribute to the adorable characters shown being made here:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Ruth Warrick, who was born on this date 100 years ago, shares the frame with Orson Welles for a publicity still from Citizen Kane<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Industry Craftsman of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In the latest Academy Originals showcase, meet makeup effects artist Howard Berger, who won an Oscar for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe<\/em>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Jorge Luengo put together a supercut of Martin Scorsese’s close-up shots and it’s a collage of time, money, drugs, guns, religion, and art:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Production Company Celebration of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Kartemquin Pictures, one of the most notable producers of documentaries in America (including Hoop Dreams<\/em>) turned 50 this year. Here’s a great anniversary highlight reel (via Indiewire<\/a>): <\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 15th anniversary of the releaes of Spielberg’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence<\/em>. Watch the first teaser for the sci-fi film below.<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

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