{"id":8737,"date":"2016-08-23T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-why-heath-ledgers-joker-is-the-best-how-mad-max-fury-road-really-ends-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-08-23T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-why-heath-ledgers-joker-is-the-best-how-mad-max-fury-road-really-ends-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-why-heath-ledgers-joker-is-the-best-how-mad-max-fury-road-really-ends-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Why Heath Ledger's Joker Is the Best, How 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Really Ends 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

Movie Praise of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s a big honor to get an Honest Trailer that is actually positive, and the latest rarity is for The Jungle Book<\/em>, which is new to home video today:<\/p>\n

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

With a new, unpopular portrayal of The Joker currently in theaters, Michael Tucker looks at why the character works so well, as written, in The Dark Knight<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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

See what happens to Imperator Furiosa after the end of Mad Max: Fury Road <\/em>in this animated parody:<\/p>\n

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

Watch The Revenant <\/em>remade in animated 8-bit video game form: <\/p>\n

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

Cracked presents five movie villains with argument for why they’re really the good guys:<\/p>\n

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

River Phoenix, who was born on this date in 1970, gets direction from Rob Reiner on the set of Stand By Me<\/em>, which turned 30 this month: <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

Learn how to cosplay with your friends as the Silent Hill <\/em>nurse care of this tutorial by AWE me: <\/p>\n

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

Jack Nugent of Now You See It illustrates why jump scares are not a good cinematic device:<\/p>\n

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

The following video essay by Joost Broeren and Sander Spies focuses on how Steven Spielberg features dinner table scenes in all his movies (via The Playlist<\/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 John Frankenheimer’s The Island of Dr. Moreau<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the movie, which stars Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer, 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-why-heath-ledger39s-joker-best-how-39mad-max-fury-road39-really-ends-more\/21192?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

Movie Praise of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s a big honor to get an Honest Trailer that is actually positive, and the latest rarity is for The Jungle Book<\/em>, which is new to home video today:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

With a new, unpopular portrayal of The Joker currently in theaters, Michael Tucker looks at why the character works so well, as written, in The Dark Knight<\/em>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

See what happens to Imperator Furiosa after the end of Mad Max: Fury Road <\/em>in this animated parody:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Watch The Revenant <\/em>remade in animated 8-bit video game form: <\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Cracked presents five movie villains with argument for why they’re really the good guys:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

River Phoenix, who was born on this date in 1970, gets direction from Rob Reiner on the set of Stand By Me<\/em>, which turned 30 this month: <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

Learn how to cosplay with your friends as the Silent Hill <\/em>nurse care of this tutorial by AWE me: <\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Jack Nugent of Now You See It illustrates why jump scares are not a good cinematic device:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

The following video essay by Joost Broeren and Sander Spies focuses on how Steven Spielberg features dinner table scenes in all his movies (via The Playlist<\/a>): <\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of John Frankenheimer’s The Island of Dr. Moreau<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the movie, which stars Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer, below. <\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

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