{"id":8435,"date":"2016-07-27T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-the-action-of-the-bourne-movies-pitch-perfect-political-propaganda-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-07-27T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-the-action-of-the-bourne-movies-pitch-perfect-political-propaganda-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-the-action-of-the-bourne-movies-pitch-perfect-political-propaganda-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: The Action of the &#039;Bourne&#039; Movies, &#039;Pitch Perfect&#039; Political Propaganda 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-action-39bourne39-movies-39pitch-perfect39-political-propaganda-more\/21044?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-action-39bourne39-movies-39pitch-perfect39-political-propaganda-more\/21044?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201607\/long-goodbye-the_7-50-more-of-the-best-movie-posters-of-the-70-s-jpeg-231961.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>Franchise Recap of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With <em>Jason Bourne <\/em>out this week, Kevin B. Lee looks at the first three <em>Bourne <\/em>movies to show how action movies evolved in just five years (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandor.com\/keyframe\/watch-how-jason-bourne-changed-film-fighting\">via Fandor Keyframe<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Matt Damon has evolved, too, and Burger Fiction has the montage to showcase his development:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Movie Poster of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In honor of artist Jack Davis, who died today at age 91, here&#8217;s one of his greatest movie posters, for <em>The Long Goodbye<\/em>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Political Propaganda of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Banks put together a video for the Democratic National Convention and Hillary Clinton&#8217;s presidential campaign inspired by the <em>Pitch Perfect <\/em>movies:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Casting Depiction of the Day: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now that Kurt Russell&#8217;s character in <em>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 <\/em>has been revealed to be the living planet Ego, BossLogic shows us what that could look like (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bosslogic\/status\/758115753597906945\">via Twitter<\/a>): <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201607\/kurt%20as%20ego.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Takedown of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve got room for yet another critical slam against <em>Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice<\/em>, the Nerdwriter intelligently highlights the one fundamental flaw of the movie:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At this year&#8217;s Comic-Con, Adam Savage went incognito as the bear from <em>The Revenant <\/em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/adam-savage-revenant-bear-cosplay\/\">via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Maya Rudolph, who turns 44 today, in her movie debut, 1997&#8217;s <em>Gattaca<\/em>, wearing a surgical mask and holding a baby:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201607\/gattaca-mayarudolph.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sergio Leone gets a musical montage tribute in this video essay showcase of his films by editor Alejandro Villarreal (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/groups\/montagecreators\/videos\/175946445\">via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 50th anniversary of the release of Alfred Hitchcock&#8217;s <em>Torn Curtain<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the movie, which stars Julie Andrews and Paul Newman, 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-action-39bourne39-movies-39pitch-perfect39-political-propaganda-more\/21044?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: The Action of the &#039;Bourne&#039; Movies, &#039;Pitch Perfect&#039; Political Propaganda and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-action-39bourne39-movies-39pitch-perfect39-political-propaganda-more\/21044?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-action-39bourne39-movies-39pitch-perfect39-political-propaganda-more\/21044?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201607\/long-goodbye-the_7-50-more-of-the-best-movie-posters-of-the-70-s-jpeg-231961.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>Franchise Recap of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With <em>Jason Bourne <\/em>out this week, Kevin B. Lee looks at the first three <em>Bourne <\/em>movies to show how action movies evolved in just five years (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandor.com\/keyframe\/watch-how-jason-bourne-changed-film-fighting\">via Fandor Keyframe<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Matt Damon has evolved, too, and Burger Fiction has the montage to showcase his development:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Movie Poster of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In honor of artist Jack Davis, who died today at age 91, here&#8217;s one of his greatest movie posters, for <em>The Long Goodbye<\/em>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Political Propaganda of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Banks put together a video for the Democratic National Convention and Hillary Clinton&#8217;s presidential campaign inspired by the <em>Pitch Perfect <\/em>movies:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Casting Depiction of the Day: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now that Kurt Russell&#8217;s character in <em>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 <\/em>has been revealed to be the living planet Ego, BossLogic shows us what that could look like (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bosslogic\/status\/758115753597906945\">via Twitter<\/a>): <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201607\/kurt%20as%20ego.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Takedown of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve got room for yet another critical slam against <em>Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice<\/em>, the Nerdwriter intelligently highlights the one fundamental flaw of the movie:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At this year&#8217;s Comic-Con, Adam Savage went incognito as the bear from <em>The Revenant <\/em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/adam-savage-revenant-bear-cosplay\/\">via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Maya Rudolph, who turns 44 today, in her movie debut, 1997&#8217;s <em>Gattaca<\/em>, wearing a surgical mask and holding a baby:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201607\/gattaca-mayarudolph.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sergio Leone gets a musical montage tribute in this video essay showcase of his films by editor Alejandro Villarreal (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/groups\/montagecreators\/videos\/175946445\">via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 50th anniversary of the release of Alfred Hitchcock&#8217;s <em>Torn Curtain<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the movie, which stars Julie Andrews and Paul Newman, 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-8435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8435","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=8435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8435\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}