Today in Movie Culture: Honest 'Watchmen' Trailer, How Pixar Makes You Cry and More

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

Movie Takedown of the Day:

In anticipation of the relesae of Suicide Squad, Honest Trailers watches Watchmen and pulverizes it:

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Fan Theory of the Day:

Also in anticipation of Suicide Squad, the Film Theorists address the fan theory that there are three different Jokers: 

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Fan Art of the Day:

Quentin Chaillet created this digital art piece titled Little Batman, showcasing a version of the character antithetical to the one on the big screen lately (via Geek Tyrant):

Movie Scoring Lesson of the Day:

If you want to make animated films like Pixar’s, watch this video on how the studio uses music to play with our emotions (via Sploid):

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Screenwriting Lesson of the Day:

In the second new video essay on the script for American Beauty, Lessons from the Screenplay focuses on the 27 pages director Sam Mendes cut out: 

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Movie Editing Lesson of the Day:

CineFix spotlights two brilliant moments in editing, one from Ida and the other from No Country for Old Men, to illustrate the ideas of holding long and cutting short:

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Movie Craft of the Day:

Get a peek at the world of casting in the Academy’s video on David Rubin, who shares the story of discovering Hairspray‘s Nikki Blonsky:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Myrna Loy, who was born on this date in 1905, with William Powell and Skippy the dog (aka Asta) reading their scripts behind the scenes of The Thin Man in 1934:

Cosplay of the Day:

Cosplayer extraordinaire Ryan Wells shows off his costume for the Garthim from The Dark Crystal (via Fashionably Geek):

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 25th anniversary of the release of Doc Hollywood. Watch the original trailer for the Michael J. Fox comedy below. 

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