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Today in Movie Culture: All 'Star Wars' Are the Same, What Lightsabers Are Made Of an…
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Movie Comparison of the Day:
Couch Tomato shows us 24 reasons all the main series Star Wars movies are the same:
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Movie Science of the Day:
Have you ever wondered what lighsabers are really made of? Kyle Hill explains why the blade color is key to finding out:
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Retro Packaging of the Day:
Disney made one of their old VHS boxes for the Pete’s Dragon, though it’s missing something:
I only wish Disney’s #PetesDragon VHS contained an actual VHS copy, but it’s still a wonderful and fitting nostalgic tease. pic.twitter.com/HRiRIJ1EDU
— Peter S. Hall (@PeterSHall) December 8, 2016
Cosplay of the Day:
It’d be cool to have a custom-made Aliens power loader suit for yourself, but it’s even cooler to have one for your dog:
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Reimagined Movie of the Day:
If you remove Anthony Weiner as the focus of Weiner, it’s a melodrama called Huma. Here’s a new fake trailer by Daniel Cantagallo:
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Vintage Image of the Day:
John McTiernan, who turns 65 today, directs Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman for a scene in the 1988 action movie Die Hard:
Supercut of the Day:
Speaking of Die Hard, JoBlo.com highlights all of the deaths in the first movie in their new Kill Counter series:
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Filmmaker in Focus:
Hear insight from Damien Chazelle in this video essay on Whiplash ahead of the release of his new movie, La La Land (via Geek Tyrant):
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Director Comparison of the Day:
Alfred Hitchcock’s influence on Brian DePalma shows perfectly in this side-by-side comparison by Peet Gelderblom:
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Classic Trailer of the Day:
Monday is the 30th anniversary of the release of Three Amigos! Watch the original trailer for the classic comedy below.
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