{"id":8487,"date":"2016-08-01T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-marvel-vs-dc-trailer-boba-fett-vs-predator-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-08-01T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-marvel-vs-dc-trailer-boba-fett-vs-predator-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-marvel-vs-dc-trailer-boba-fett-vs-predator-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Marvel vs. DC Trailer, Boba Fett vs. Predator 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-marvel-vs-dc-trailer-boba-fett-vs-predator-more\/21069?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-marvel-vs-dc-trailer-boba-fett-vs-predator-more\/21069?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201608\/ab.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>Fake Movie of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Another fan trailer for a Marvel vs. DC movie, this time with the X-Men included, shows how intense it would be:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this 8-bit animation, we see what it would be like for Boba Fett to battle the Predator in video game form:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In anticipation of the the Summer Olympics in Rio, Darth Blender compiled a cool montage of athletic competition in the movies:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sam Mendes, who turns 51 today, directs Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening in a scene for his 1999 directorial debut, <em>American Beauty<\/em>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Homage of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check out an animated flipbook based on <em>Stranger Things <\/em>that pays homage to its <em>E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial<\/em> homage-paying (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/netflixs-stranger-things-characters-get-animated-in-ado-1784611545\">via io9<\/a>): <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of inspiration, this side-by-side clip makes it clear <em>The Shining <\/em>was influenced by the silent Swedish film <em>The Phantom Carriage<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">inspiration? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xkO2rAM4Cw\">pic.twitter.com\/xkO2rAM4Cw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rabih Alameddine (@rabihalameddine) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rabihalameddine\/status\/759860282306854918\">July 31, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Video Essay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Stanley Kubrick, here&#8217;s a BFI video essay on how he used new technology for the period piece <em>Barry Lyndon<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Film History of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now You See It highlights the rises and falls of Hollywood for more than 100 years:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Return of the Jedi<\/em>-inspired Rancor costume showcased in detail in the <em>New York <\/em>Magazine video below was a favorite at Comic-Con last month:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of <em>Howard the Duck<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the Marvel Comics adaptation 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-marvel-vs-dc-trailer-boba-fett-vs-predator-more\/21069?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: Marvel vs. DC Trailer, Boba Fett vs. Predator and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-marvel-vs-dc-trailer-boba-fett-vs-predator-more\/21069?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-marvel-vs-dc-trailer-boba-fett-vs-predator-more\/21069?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201608\/ab.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>Fake Movie of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Another fan trailer for a Marvel vs. DC movie, this time with the X-Men included, shows how intense it would be:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this 8-bit animation, we see what it would be like for Boba Fett to battle the Predator in video game form:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In anticipation of the the Summer Olympics in Rio, Darth Blender compiled a cool montage of athletic competition in the movies:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sam Mendes, who turns 51 today, directs Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening in a scene for his 1999 directorial debut, <em>American Beauty<\/em>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Homage of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check out an animated flipbook based on <em>Stranger Things <\/em>that pays homage to its <em>E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial<\/em> homage-paying (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/netflixs-stranger-things-characters-get-animated-in-ado-1784611545\">via io9<\/a>): <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Comparison of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of inspiration, this side-by-side clip makes it clear <em>The Shining <\/em>was influenced by the silent Swedish film <em>The Phantom Carriage<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">inspiration? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xkO2rAM4Cw\">pic.twitter.com\/xkO2rAM4Cw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rabih Alameddine (@rabihalameddine) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rabihalameddine\/status\/759860282306854918\">July 31, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Video Essay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Stanley Kubrick, here&#8217;s a BFI video essay on how he used new technology for the period piece <em>Barry Lyndon<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Film History of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now You See It highlights the rises and falls of Hollywood for more than 100 years:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Return of the Jedi<\/em>-inspired Rancor costume showcased in detail in the <em>New York <\/em>Magazine video below was a favorite at Comic-Con last month:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of <em>Howard the Duck<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the Marvel Comics adaptation 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-8487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8487","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=8487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8487\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}