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Today in Movie Culture: Rufio Wants a 'Hook' Spinoff, Heath Ledger's Joker vs. J…
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Dream Sequel of the Day:
Dante Basco, who plays Rufio in Steven Spielberg’s Hook, is trying to make a spinoff prequel for his character via Kickstarter. Watch the campaign video:
Fake Movie of the Day:
Speaking of movies that won’t happen, here’s Andrew Garfield and Idina Menzel in a fake movie literally written by kids as featured on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert:
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Movie Character Battle of the Day:
See if your favorite Joker, Heath Ledger’s from The Dark Knight or Jared Leto’s from Suicide Squad, wins in this fan-made mash-up short (via Geek Tyrant):
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Cosplay of the Day:
The Thor and zombie cosplayers below, with a green screen Photoshopped behind them, wound up fooling fans who thought it was from Thor: Ragnarok (via Geek Tyrant):
Oscars Montage of the Day:
With only a week left until Oscars weekend, Burger Fiction reminds us of all the Academy Award winners for Best Animated Feature:
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Actor in the Spotlight:
Speaking of the Oscars, Dominick Nero profiles Best Supporting Actor nominee Dev Patel, of Lion, for Fandor Keyframe:
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Vintage Image of the Day:
Michael Bay, who turns 52 today, chats with Nicolas Cage on the set of their 1996 action movie The Rock:
Filmmaker in Focus:
For Fandor Keyframe, Christopher L. Inoa looks at the career of Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi following his ban from making films:
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Video Essay of the Day:
Mr. Nerdista explores how 28 Days Later manipulates audience emotion in this extensive video essay:
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Classic Trailer of the Day:
This weekend is the 80th anniversary of the release of Frank Capra’s Lost Horizon. Watch the original teaser for the classic film below.
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