Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Actor in the Spotlight
Angel Has Fallen topped the box office over the weekend as it continued the Fallen franchise into its third installment. To help promote the new sequel, here’s star Gerard Butler in a GQ video breaking down his movie career and discussing his most iconic roles, including those in 300 and the Fallen trilogy:
Rehearsal Video of the Day
One of the standouts of Good Boys is child actor Brady Noon, especially during his climactic sequence performing in a school production of Rock of Ages. Now we can see the early stages of Noon’s singing and dancing thanks to a behind-the-scenes video posted by choreographer Paul Becker:
Trailer Breakdown of the Day
Pennywise is returning very soon, and Fandango is already selling tickets for the release of It Chapter Two, out in theaters on September 6. Get ready for the sequel with a breakdown of the first teaser trailer courtesy of CZsWorld’s Zac Morris, who details all the Easter eggs and other things you may have missed:
Alternate Movie Poster of the Day
You can also get excited for the release of It Chapter Two with a new fan-made poster advertising Derry and its most famous dancing clown. Joel Jensen is the artist behind the Pennywise-prominent tourism parody specifically calling for people to not just visit Derry but to return to the little Maine town.
Do you have the courage to return? Fan art created by @JoelJensenArt featured in the @ITMovieOfficial Art Exhibit @Galleries1988. #ITMoviepic.twitter.com/Pdt0ZWK5iT
— IT Chapter Two ???? (@ITMovieOfficial) August 26, 2019
Character in Close Up
Two years have passed since the release of It Chapter One, so perhaps you’ve forgotten how terrifying Pennywise is. Here’s a video from WhatCulture that profiles the villainous clown and digs into his background and the inspirations for Stephen King’s novel for a consideration of why the character is so scary:
Fan Art of the Day
How many moviegoers were not just pleasantly surprised by how good Toy Story 4 was, but were inspired to go right home and produce some fan art? Tons, but today we showcase just this one from author and illustrator Laura Ellen Anderson celebrating her love for the returning character Bo Peep:
It’s about time I did some Toy Story fan art! Being a HUGE Toy Story fan, I went into the cinema to watch the fourth movie with low expectations because the trilogy rounded up SO well. HOWEVER, I was totally and pleasantly surprised with Toy Story 4. I LOVED IT. #ToyStory4 pic.twitter.com/tSd6L4lnDl
— Laura Ellen Anderson (@Lillustrator) August 24, 2019
Plot Song of the Day
Ever since DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince rapped about Freddy Krueger, horror movies have been calling for plot songs. And just like that old classic, here’s one that’s not actually officially tied to the movie in question as Aaron Fraser-Nash created a musical parody for Crawl using a simple trap beat:
DIY Costume Creation of the Day
Whether fans are heading to a convention or dressing up for Halloween, this fall should see a lot of Grace the Bride costumes inspired by the horror comedy Ready or Not. Want to get your gown just right for the get-up? Here’s the movie’s star, Samara Weaving, on how to properly rip and stain your own wedding dress:
Cosplay of the Day
Between Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and this summer’s Spider-Man: Far From Home, we’ve seen hints of the multiverse and various versions of our friendly neighborhood wall-crawler. Here’s a cosplayer at the Silicon Valley Comic Con showing us another incarnation where Spider-Man looks like an actual spider:
VFX Breakdown of the Day
Want to know how many layers upon layers of real people and CGI characters and settings had to be pieced together for the climactic battle in Avengers: Endgame? Here’s visual effects supervisor Dan DeLeeuw with a look at how the biggest sequence was created for the biggest movie ever:
