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Today in Movie Culture: 'A Wrinkle in Time' Mannequin Challenge, 'Harry Potter&#…

Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:

Production Video of the Day:

Ava DuVernay and the very inclusive crew of A Wrinkle in Time revealed their April 6, 2018, release date in a great mannequin challenge video.

Late entry! 102 crew members! 27 departments! Release date news! #WrinkleInTime #InclusiveCrew #MannequinChallenge pic.twitter.com/5GfmztP9fI

— Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) November 14, 2016

Franchise Recap of the Day:

To get you ready for this week’s release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, here’s a recap of the Harry Potter series in Lego form:

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Film Score Cover of the Day:

Also in honor of the Wizarding World returning, here’s an a capella cover of the Harry Potter theme:

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Music Video of the Day:

Speaking of cover songs, here’s a music video for Alessia Cara’s version of the Moana tune “How Far I’ll Go” (via Twitter):

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Mashup of the Day:

Speaking of Disney properties, technically the X-Men are a Disney property, via Marvel Comics, so this mashup with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs from Darth Blender is a natural fit:

Movie Takedown of the Day:

Still speaking of Disney animated features, Honest Trailers filets Finding Dory by calling it lesser Pixar and only made for money:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Beverly D’Angelo, who was born on this day in 1951, poses with Chevy Chase in 1982 for a publicity still for National Lampoon’s Vacation:

Filmmaker in Focus:

Kino highlights point of view shots in the films of John Carpenter for a look at the relationship between the camera and the subject (via Film School Rejects):

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Cosplay of the Day:

It’s always fun when cosplayers reenact a specific scene, as these guys did for Ghostbusters (via Paul Feig):

@paulfeig and @katiedippold taught us the importance of the Swiss Army knife. Lesson learned. pic.twitter.com/GHdlj1DfE5

— Ghostbusters of BC (@Ghostbusters_BC) November 14, 2016