{"id":8421,"date":"2016-07-26T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-gene-roddenberry-biopic-trailer-the-movies-that-influenced-stranger-things-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-07-26T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-gene-roddenberry-biopic-trailer-the-movies-that-influenced-stranger-things-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-gene-roddenberry-biopic-trailer-the-movies-that-influenced-stranger-things-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Gene Roddenberry Biopic Trailer, the Movies That Influenced 'Stranger Things' 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

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

With only days left until Jason Bourne <\/em>arrives in theaters, here’s a version of its trailer redone in 8-bit video game style:<\/p>\n

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

With good timing for the 50th anniversary of Star Trek<\/em>, below is a great proof of concept trailer for a Gene Roddenberry biopic that’s in the works called The Pilot<\/em>. It repurposes clips from Confessions of a Dangerous Mind<\/em>, Argo <\/em>and other movies (via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

This little girl cosplaying as Chewbacca (at Comic-Con?) would be adorable enough to share, but the fact that Peter Mayhew loves it makes it all the more wonderful:<\/p>\n

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The cutest picture I’ve seen all day? Here you go… pic.twitter.com\/wCmA9pSOf7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) July 26, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

X-Men: Apocalypse <\/em>could have been much better if a handful of scenes went different ways, as seen in the following animated parody:<\/p>\n

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

Do you love Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige<\/em> but still don’t quite get the ending? WhatCulture is here to help, with obvious spoilers:<\/p>\n

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

Stanley Kubrick, who was born on this date in 1928, directs a famous scene from A Clockwork Orange<\/em>, which turns 45 this year: <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

Scenes from the Netflix series Stranger Things <\/em>are shown side by side with the movies they pay homage to, including E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial<\/em>, in this comprehensive video (via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

Must See Films spotlights the 50 (actually 54) most under-appreciated, forgotten and misunderstood movies of all time:<\/p>\n

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

Star Wars: Episode VIII <\/em>director Rian Johnson and Shaun of the Dead <\/em>director Edgar Wright unite in this amazing filmmaker fan art (via Twitter<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of Kingpin<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the Farrelly Brothers comedy 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

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

With only days left until Jason Bourne <\/em>arrives in theaters, here’s a version of its trailer redone in 8-bit video game style:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

With good timing for the 50th anniversary of Star Trek<\/em>, below is a great proof of concept trailer for a Gene Roddenberry biopic that’s in the works called The Pilot<\/em>. It repurposes clips from Confessions of a Dangerous Mind<\/em>, Argo <\/em>and other movies (via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

This little girl cosplaying as Chewbacca (at Comic-Con?) would be adorable enough to share, but the fact that Peter Mayhew loves it makes it all the more wonderful:<\/p>\n

\n

The cutest picture I’ve seen all day? Here you go… pic.twitter.com\/wCmA9pSOf7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) July 26, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

X-Men: Apocalypse <\/em>could have been much better if a handful of scenes went different ways, as seen in the following animated parody:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Do you love Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige<\/em> but still don’t quite get the ending? WhatCulture is here to help, with obvious spoilers:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Stanley Kubrick, who was born on this date in 1928, directs a famous scene from A Clockwork Orange<\/em>, which turns 45 this year: <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

Scenes from the Netflix series Stranger Things <\/em>are shown side by side with the movies they pay homage to, including E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial<\/em>, in this comprehensive video (via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Must See Films spotlights the 50 (actually 54) most under-appreciated, forgotten and misunderstood movies of all time:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Star Wars: Episode VIII <\/em>director Rian Johnson and Shaun of the Dead <\/em>director Edgar Wright unite in this amazing filmmaker fan art (via Twitter<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of Kingpin<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the Farrelly Brothers comedy below. <\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

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