Today in Movie Culture: 'A Wrinkle in Time' Behind the Scenes, Stormtroopers Invade &…

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

Production Video of the Day:

Is this our first sort of glimpse at A Wrinkle in Time footage? See more of Ava DuVernay’s production videos collected at Heroic Hollywood.

We’re making a film about how Light fights The Darkness. @WrinkleinTime 10/10 pic.twitter.com/FvChssn3kw

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) January 11, 2017

TV Promo of the Day:

Get ready for Felicity Jones hosting Saturday Night Live this week with a Rogue One: A Star Wars Story-inspired promo:

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Toys of the Day:

This new Kong: Skull Island action figure could use some airplane and helicopter accessories to swat, but otherwise it’s pretty cool. See more from the movie’s toy line at Bloody Disgusting.

Movie Science of the Day:

Kyle Hill lists seven powers Magneto would have if he were real that we’ve never seen in the X-Men movies: 

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Movie Meal of the Day:

Want to try the best fish tacos Paul Rudd’s character in I Love You, Man has ever had in his life? Binging with Babish shows us how to make them:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

John Lasseter, who turns 60 today, directs Tim Allen as the voice of Buzz Lightyear for 1995’s Toy Story:

Cosplay of the Day:

Speaking of Disney animated movies, here’s some great Moana cosplay. See more pics, including a hand-crafted Heihei at Fashionably Geek.

Omg guys guess what.. my #Moana #artbook just came in from the mail!! Ahh it’s so beautiful! Concept #art is my thing so I really appreciate all the effort put in behind the scenes of animated #films , especially the drawings ! Kudos to all the visual artists of Moana for making such cool art!!! If you want to see sneak peeks check out my story here on #instagram !:) ???? Also my face here is just wuuuut??? Hahah can anyone caption this lol ?? @oopompayoo Moana #cosplay by yours truly #Maui cosplay by Ed #disney #disneycosplay

A photo posted by Gladzy Kei (@gladzykei) on Dec 21, 2016 at 5:32pm PST

Actor in the Spotlight: 

For Fandor Keyframe, Philip Brubaker showcases Robert De Niro characters who are tough guys who try to be funny but aren’t:

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Genre Studies Lesson of the Day:

Kyle of Frame by Frame digs into the history of the slasher movie to show why Bob Clark’s Black Christmas is even more influential than John Carpenter’s Halloween:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 15th anniversary of the Sundance premiere of Gus Van Sant’s Gerry. Watch the original trailer for the classic indie below.

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