{"id":8872,"date":"2016-09-07T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-the-force-awakens-vfx-breakdown-the-rock-in-the-dc-universe-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-09-07T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-the-force-awakens-vfx-breakdown-the-rock-in-the-dc-universe-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-star-wars-the-force-awakens-vfx-breakdown-the-rock-in-the-dc-universe-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' VFX Breakdown, The Rock in the DC Universe 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

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

See how much CG work went into the Oscar-nominated visual effects of Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>in ILM’s newly shared breakdown reel (via The Playlist<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

That time a lightsaber battle broke out at Dragon Con between some Jedi, some dinosaurs and Deadpool (via Dragon Con<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Some @DragonCon<\/a> fun last night pic.twitter.com\/HePNNm1eYi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Cabrina (@ariel1_33705) September 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

Artist Juan Hugo Martinez has seamlessly inserted Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam into a DC Extended Universe scene with Batman and Superman (via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

If Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows <\/em>wasn’t so set on being a kids’ movie with no violent killings, it could have ended a lot easier:<\/p>\n

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

Remember Nine Lives<\/em>, the new movie where Kevin Spacey is turned into a cat? Maybe you would have seen it if the trailers sold it as a horror movie, like this CineMash job:<\/p>\n

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

Elia Kazan, who was born on this day in 1909, directs Carroll Baker and Karl Malden for a scene in Baby Doll<\/em>, which turns 60 this year: <\/p>\n

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

With A Monster Calls <\/em>due out at the end of this year, Jorge Luengo looks at J.A. Bayona’s trilogy of mother and son movies, also including The Orphanage <\/em>and The Impossible<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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Actor in the Spotlight: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ranker pays tribute to Tim Curry with a supercut of the actor laughing in his movies: <\/p>\n

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

Revisit the 1980s with this collection of old production company logos, including Cannon, Carolco and Orion (via One Perfect Shot<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

The Battle of Algiers <\/em>recently turned 50, and there’s an anniversary restoration version screening free at the Toronto International Film Festival this Friday. Watch the trailer for the 2004 re-release of the classic foreign film below.<\/p>\n

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Let’s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> (Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n

Source:: http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39star-wars-force-awakens39-vfx-breakdown-rock-dc-universe-more\/21270?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

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

See how much CG work went into the Oscar-nominated visual effects of Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>in ILM’s newly shared breakdown reel (via The Playlist<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

That time a lightsaber battle broke out at Dragon Con between some Jedi, some dinosaurs and Deadpool (via Dragon Con<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\n

Some @DragonCon<\/a> fun last night pic.twitter.com\/HePNNm1eYi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Cabrina (@ariel1_33705) September 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

Artist Juan Hugo Martinez has seamlessly inserted Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam into a DC Extended Universe scene with Batman and Superman (via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

If Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows <\/em>wasn’t so set on being a kids’ movie with no violent killings, it could have ended a lot easier:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Remember Nine Lives<\/em>, the new movie where Kevin Spacey is turned into a cat? Maybe you would have seen it if the trailers sold it as a horror movie, like this CineMash job:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Elia Kazan, who was born on this day in 1909, directs Carroll Baker and Karl Malden for a scene in Baby Doll<\/em>, which turns 60 this year: <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

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

With A Monster Calls <\/em>due out at the end of this year, Jorge Luengo looks at J.A. Bayona’s trilogy of mother and son movies, also including The Orphanage <\/em>and The Impossible<\/em>:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

Actor in the Spotlight: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ranker pays tribute to Tim Curry with a supercut of the actor laughing in his movies: <\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Revisit the 1980s with this collection of old production company logos, including Cannon, Carolco and Orion (via One Perfect Shot<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

The Battle of Algiers <\/em>recently turned 50, and there’s an anniversary restoration version screening free at the Toronto International Film Festival this Friday. Watch the trailer for the 2004 re-release of the classic foreign film below.<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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