{"id":8565,"date":"2016-08-08T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-vs-star-trek-an-alien-reviews-batman-v-superman-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-08-08T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-vs-star-trek-an-alien-reviews-batman-v-superman-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-vs-star-trek-an-alien-reviews-batman-v-superman-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;Star Wars&#039; vs. &#039;Star Trek,&#039; An Alien Reviews &#039;Batman v Superman&#039; 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-39star-wars39-vs-39star-trek39-alien-reviews-39batman-v-superman39-more\/21108?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-39star-wars39-vs-39star-trek39-alien-reviews-39batman-v-superman39-more\/21108?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201608\/28824029935_bfbf159be4_k.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>Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Darth Vader and Kylo Ren get together to fight Kirk and Spock in ScreenRant&#8217;s fan trailer for <em>Star Wars<\/em> vs. <em>Star Trek<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Bad Film Analysis of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>See what an alien from the future thinks of <em>Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice <\/em>in the latest <em>Earthling Cinema<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Parody of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bobby Canavale, Rose Byrne and Jason Sudeikis star in <em>Stoplight<\/em>, <em>Last Week Tonight<\/em>&#8216;s fake trailer for a Spotlight parody about the death of journalism (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/screencrush.com\/last-week-tonight-spotlight-parody\/\">via Screen Crush<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A group cosplaying as the <em>Suicide Squad<\/em> characters maybe looking at some reviews of the movie and getting ideas for their next mission? See more pics of the group <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/suicide-squad-philippines-group-cosplay\/\">at Fashionably Geek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Short Film of the Day: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you like the Netflix series <em>Stranger Things<\/em>, you&#8217;ll want to check out this 2007 horror short from its creators, the Duffer Brothers, titled <em>Eater<\/em> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/theplaylist.net\/horror-short-eater-displays-early-talents-stranger-things-duo-duffer-brothers-20160805\/\">via The Playlist<\/a>): <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Collaboration of the Day: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another must-see short film, this one from the minds of Walt Disney and Salvador Dali called <em>Destino<\/em> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/beta.nameless.tv\/video\/salvador-dals-long-lost-collaboration-with-walt-disney-is-amazing-51445\">via Nameless.tv<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dustin Hoffman, who turns 79 today, takes a leap on the set of <em>Lenny <\/em>with director Bob Fosse looking on in 1974:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201608\/hoffmanfosse.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Actors in the Spotlight: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Vanity Fair<\/em> got the next generation of stars, including Douglas Booth, Lily Collins, Kieth Stanfield and Elizabeth Debicki, to share what inspired them to become actors:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Genre Study of the Day: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now You See It uses clips from <em>Lights Out <\/em>(and the short it&#8217;s based on), <em>Poltergeist <\/em>and other movies to show what makes a movie scary:<\/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>One Crazy Summer<\/em>. Watch the original trailer, presented by Bobcat Goldthwait, 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-39star-wars39-vs-39star-trek39-alien-reviews-39batman-v-superman39-more\/21108?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: &#039;Star Wars&#039; vs. &#039;Star Trek,&#039; An Alien Reviews &#039;Batman v Superman&#039; and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39star-wars39-vs-39star-trek39-alien-reviews-39batman-v-superman39-more\/21108?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-39star-wars39-vs-39star-trek39-alien-reviews-39batman-v-superman39-more\/21108?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201608\/28824029935_bfbf159be4_k.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>Mashup of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Darth Vader and Kylo Ren get together to fight Kirk and Spock in ScreenRant&#8217;s fan trailer for <em>Star Wars<\/em> vs. <em>Star Trek<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Bad Film Analysis of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>See what an alien from the future thinks of <em>Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice <\/em>in the latest <em>Earthling Cinema<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Parody of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bobby Canavale, Rose Byrne and Jason Sudeikis star in <em>Stoplight<\/em>, <em>Last Week Tonight<\/em>&#8216;s fake trailer for a Spotlight parody about the death of journalism (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/screencrush.com\/last-week-tonight-spotlight-parody\/\">via Screen Crush<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A group cosplaying as the <em>Suicide Squad<\/em> characters maybe looking at some reviews of the movie and getting ideas for their next mission? See more pics of the group <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/suicide-squad-philippines-group-cosplay\/\">at Fashionably Geek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Short Film of the Day: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you like the Netflix series <em>Stranger Things<\/em>, you&#8217;ll want to check out this 2007 horror short from its creators, the Duffer Brothers, titled <em>Eater<\/em> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/theplaylist.net\/horror-short-eater-displays-early-talents-stranger-things-duo-duffer-brothers-20160805\/\">via The Playlist<\/a>): <\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Collaboration of the Day: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another must-see short film, this one from the minds of Walt Disney and Salvador Dali called <em>Destino<\/em> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/beta.nameless.tv\/video\/salvador-dals-long-lost-collaboration-with-walt-disney-is-amazing-51445\">via Nameless.tv<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dustin Hoffman, who turns 79 today, takes a leap on the set of <em>Lenny <\/em>with director Bob Fosse looking on in 1974:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201608\/hoffmanfosse.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Actors in the Spotlight: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Vanity Fair<\/em> got the next generation of stars, including Douglas Booth, Lily Collins, Kieth Stanfield and Elizabeth Debicki, to share what inspired them to become actors:<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Genre Study of the Day: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now You See It uses clips from <em>Lights Out <\/em>(and the short it&#8217;s based on), <em>Poltergeist <\/em>and other movies to show what makes a movie scary:<\/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>One Crazy Summer<\/em>. Watch the original trailer, presented by Bobcat Goldthwait, 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-8565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8565","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=8565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8565\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}