Today in Movie Culture: 'Harry Potter' History Lesson, 'Logan' Music Video …

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

Movie Franchise History Lesson of the Day: 

Watch Harry Potter superfan Ezra Miller, who stars in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, recaps a bit from the franchise that might be significance for the upcoming spinoff/prequel (via /Film):

Music Video of the Day:

Darth Blender used footage from X-Men movies, including Logan, to make a music video for Wolverine covering “Hurt”:

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Actor in the Spotlight:

Ranker’s latest actor-focused supercut shows us that Sylvester Stallone is always hanging from things:  

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Filmmaker in Focus:

The art of Herk Harvey is celebrated in this video on Carnival of Souls by Philip Brubaker for Fandor Keyframe: 

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Kate Capshaw, who was born on this day in 1953, is directed by future huband Steven Spielberg on the set of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1983:

Movie Trivia of the Day:

Speaking of Indiana Jones, here’s ScreenCrush with a bunch of trivia you may not know about Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade:

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Movie Science of the Day:

Speaking of George Lucas productions, here’s Kyle Hill on whether the Death Star from the Star Wars movies would generate its own gravity:

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Adorable Cosplay of the Day:

Speaking that particular Lucas franchise, Donnie Yen’s kids dressed as Star Wars characters for Halloween and one of them got to be Yen’s character (via Fashionably Geek):

Movie Comparison of the Day:

Also speaking of George Lucas productions, Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons Howard the Duck and fellow Marvel adaptation Thor are the same movie:

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Classic Trailer of the Day: 

Today is the 45th anniversary of the release of Fiddler on the Roof. Watch one of the original trailers for the Oscar-winning musical below.   

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