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

 

Movie Backstory of the Day:

We’re less than two weeks away from the release of Captain Marvel, and that’s still plenty of time to get acquainted with the title character, her backstory, and how she fits into Marvel Comics and now the Marvel Cinematic Universe. To help with some of the context for the new movie, Marvel Entertainment has created a helpful guide to Skrulls, the alien race that will serve as the villains of this 21st installment of the MCU:

 

Character Showcase of the Day:

Speaking of Captain Marvel, while fans are excited to see the title superhero in action, as well as young Nick Fury, among other characters, apparently it is none other than a feline who is the real star of the upcoming prequel. Courtesy of Nerdist and the human cast of Captain Marvel, learn all about Goose the cat, who is being praised as the upcoming MCU movie’s biggest scene-stealer:

 

Cosplay of the Day:

Here’s a fan who can’t wait to see Captain Marvel. She’s already got the perfect outfit to cosplay as the title character on opening night:

 

Actor in the Spotlight:

In honor of her Oscar win last night for Best Supporting Actress, here’s NowThis with a video chronicling Regina King’s evolution on screen, from her young role on TV’s 227 through her award-winning performance in Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk:

 

VFX Breakdown of the Day:

One of the surprises of this year’s Oscars came with First Man winning the award for Best Visual Effects. In the below video from DNEG (the first part of multiple showcases found in their YouTube channel), now two-time-Academy Award-winner Paul Lambert shares some behind the scenes clips revealing how he and the other artists created the mix of practical and digital work for the Neil Armstrong biopic. And if you want to compare these visuals to the real thing, the related documentary Apollo 11 hits theaters this Friday.

 

Making-Of Video of the Day:

Winner of the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, Free Solo is a remarkable achievement in nonfiction filmmaking as well as a terrifying one for its Academy-honored directors, producers and camera crew. Find out why as ESPN takes you behind the scenes of the stunning film that follows rock climber Alex Honnold as he free solo climbs El Capitan at Yosemite National Park:

 

Genre Study of the Day:

Bohemian Rhapsody was another big winner at the Oscars, and in a new video essay, Patrick Willems takes the occasion of the Freddie Mercury and Queen biopic’s success to break down the history and the conventions of the music biopic genre:

 

Fan Art of the Day:

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World topped the box office over the weekend and opened even bigger than either of the other two movies in its series. Here’s some cute fan art from one of the many people who saw and loved the sequel over the weekend and couldn’t wait to pay homage:

 

Easter Eggs of the Day:

Now that Happy Death Day 2U has been out for a couple weekends, let’s join CZsWorld and dig into lots of spoilery details for all the Easter eggs and other things you might have missed in the new horror sequel:

 

Classic Movie Trailer of the Day:

This weekend sees the release of Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral, which marks the 11th installment of the Madea movie franchise as well as its supposed end. To celebrate Tyler Perry’s long running movie property and its title character, let’s revisit the original trailer for the fourth in the series, Madea Goes to Jail, which hit theaters on February 20, 2009: