{"id":9968,"date":"2016-12-14T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-han-solo-vs-jar-jar-binks-harry-potter-inspires-spider-scientists-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-12-14T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T07:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-han-solo-vs-jar-jar-binks-harry-potter-inspires-spider-scientists-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-han-solo-vs-jar-jar-binks-harry-potter-inspires-spider-scientists-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Han Solo vs. Jar-Jar Binks, 'Harry Potter' Inspires Spider Scientists 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

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

Wonder what ever happened to Jar-Jar Binks? It turns out Han Solo took care of him, as shown in this Star Wars <\/em>mashup from Darren Wallace:<\/p>\n

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

For Fandor Keyframe, Philip Brubaker highlights the ways Rogue One: A Star Wars Story <\/em>is properly bringing back the space opera:<\/p>\n

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New Animal Species of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Check out this newly discovered spider, the name of which was inspired by the Harry Potter <\/em>movies (via Geekologie<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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@jk_rowling<\/a> We named a spider, after the sorting hat, from the films! \ud83d\ude42 Meet Eriovixia gryffindori. Link to paper: https:\/\/t.co\/XpGcCy4TO6<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Qwf1fid7W7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Javed Ahmed (@curiocritters) December 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Year-End Recap of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We’ve got another video highlighting the year in film to share, this one focused on the best of cinema from The Moviejerk (via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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

This video doesn’t just highlight the appearance of books in movies. These are books that look great in movies (via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>): <\/p>\n

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

Dee Wallace, who was born on this day in 1948, poses with her co-star for a promotional photo on the set of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial<\/em>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

Margot Robbie is having a moment this year, and Rachel Dratch has to escape it through an obstacle course highlighting the Suicide Squad <\/em>star’s amazing year with guidance from Billy Eichner:<\/p>\n

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MARGOT ROBBIE had a big year – now watch Rachel Dratch try to escape it in this huge new obstacle course, ESCAPE MARGOT ROBBIE’S MOMENT! pic.twitter.com\/Czcp0qoaIm<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 billy eichner (@billyeichner) December 14, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

Want to direct movies like David Fincher? The Film Guy shows us some of his signatures if you’re out to imitate his style:<\/p>\n

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

The Nerdwriter is frustrated by how many not good, not bad, just “passable” movies there are lately and explores why that is:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 15th anniversary of the theatrical release of The Royal Tenenbaums<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the Wes Anderson classic 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-han-solo-vs-jar-jar-binks-39harry-potter39-inspires-spider-scientists-more\/21826?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

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

Wonder what ever happened to Jar-Jar Binks? It turns out Han Solo took care of him, as shown in this Star Wars <\/em>mashup from Darren Wallace:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

For Fandor Keyframe, Philip Brubaker highlights the ways Rogue One: A Star Wars Story <\/em>is properly bringing back the space opera:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

New Animal Species of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Check out this newly discovered spider, the name of which was inspired by the Harry Potter <\/em>movies (via Geekologie<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\n

@jk_rowling<\/a> We named a spider, after the sorting hat, from the films! \ud83d\ude42 Meet Eriovixia gryffindori. Link to paper: https:\/\/t.co\/XpGcCy4TO6<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Qwf1fid7W7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Javed Ahmed (@curiocritters) December 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Year-End Recap of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We’ve got another video highlighting the year in film to share, this one focused on the best of cinema from The Moviejerk (via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

This video doesn’t just highlight the appearance of books in movies. These are books that look great in movies (via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>): <\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Dee Wallace, who was born on this day in 1948, poses with her co-star for a promotional photo on the set of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial<\/em>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

Margot Robbie is having a moment this year, and Rachel Dratch has to escape it through an obstacle course highlighting the Suicide Squad <\/em>star’s amazing year with guidance from Billy Eichner:<\/p>\n

\n

MARGOT ROBBIE had a big year – now watch Rachel Dratch try to escape it in this huge new obstacle course, ESCAPE MARGOT ROBBIE’S MOMENT! pic.twitter.com\/Czcp0qoaIm<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 billy eichner (@billyeichner) December 14, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

Want to direct movies like David Fincher? The Film Guy shows us some of his signatures if you’re out to imitate his style:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

The Nerdwriter is frustrated by how many not good, not bad, just “passable” movies there are lately and explores why that is:<\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

Today is the 15th anniversary of the theatrical release of The Royal Tenenbaums<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the Wes Anderson classic below. <\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n

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

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