Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Director Commentary of the Day
The latest installment of the Conjuring Universe, Annabelle Comes Home, is now in theaters, and if you need help deciding whether to see the horror sequel, its trailer should suffice. Or, you can watch the trailer with commentary from the movie’s writer/director, Gary Dauberman, courtesy of IMDb:
Franchise Recap of the Day
You’ll want to catch up with the other Conjuring Universe movies, particularly the previous two Annabelle installments before heading out to see Annabelle Comes Home. Or, you can just watch the latest Behind the Movie recap from Movieclips, which will also serve as a nice refresher if you have already seen:
Movie Comparison of the Day
New Annabelle and Child’s Play movies are sharing multiplexes now, but while Annabelle Comes Home may not relate too much to the Child’s Play remake, Annabelle: Creation has a lot in common with Child’s Play 2. Here’s Couch T. with 24 reasons they’re basically the same movie:
Easter Eggs of the Day
Speaking of the new Child’s Play, the redo makes some references to the original franchise while reworking other elements. In this video from CZsWorld, Zac Morris details all the movie’s Easter eggs, how it differs from the other Chucky movies and what we could expect from a sequel to the remake:
Movie Franchise Tribute of the Day
Plenty of Pixar fans have been making tributes to the studio’s flagship franchise in honor of the release of Toy Story 4. But this one, honoring everything from 1995’s original through the new sequel, comes straight from the studio and none other than actor Topher Grace via his editing side project:
Fan Art of the Day:
If you’ve seen Toy Story 4, then you likely have fallen in love with the new carnival plush animal characters voiced by Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key, Bunny and Ducky. And if you stayed to the very end, past the first wave of credits, you will appreciate this new fan art:
Toy Story 4 is excellent. Loved Melephant Brooks ?? #ToyStory4 #fanart pic.twitter.com/lvKp4Kt7QB
— Claire DeWilde (@artfularmadillo) June 27, 2019
Song Parody of the Day
With Toy Story 4 now out in theaters, it’s time for the characters from Pixar’s signature movie series to get their own musical spotlights. The latest video from Aaron Fraser-Nash provides Buzz Lightyear with his own character-arc plot song set to the tune of Taio Cruz’s “Dynamite”:
Cosplay of the Day:
Speaking of Buzz Lightyear, the Toy Story 4 character has been used throughout the Pixar franchise for a lot of references to the Star Wars movies. That’s what makes this cosplay mashup so perfect, with the Buzz suit crossed with the uniform of a Stormtrooper:
@hendoart made this awesome mashup cosplay of Buzz Lightyear joining the forces of the empire. A whole bucket full of awesomesauce. -Melvin#toystory #starwars #buzzlightyear #stormtroopers #stormtrooper #starwarscosplay #cosplaygirl #cosplaygirls #cospl… https://t.co/TWyqnBpOEc pic.twitter.com/JbEkf8PhcQ
— Dirtees (@DirteesShop) June 20, 2019
Video Essay of the Day
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, which continues to perform well at the box office, has cemented its franchise as one of the best action movie series of all time. But the trilogy of John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2 and now Parabellum are also important to the comedy genre. Here’s a Wisecrack video to explain:
Remade Trailer of the Day
Avengers: Endgame is back on tons of movie screens this weekend with some extra goodies, including a deleted scene, added on after the credits. In honor of the re-release, here’s a new video from Smart Aleck Comedy re-creating one of the Marvel movie’s trailers with footage from cartoons:
