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Star Wars Miniatures: Toy Fair 2010
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 15, 2010 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
The devil is in the details, and this imported line of Star Wars miniatures were simply amazing to look at. This line of minitaures is imported into the United States by bcmini.com , here’s the catalog page: Read more… Why George Lucas is More Original Than James Cameron
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 5, 2010 in Cinema
Recently while a good friend was telling me about the advantages of seeing Avatar in 3D IMAX over just plain 3D I couldn’t help but mention how much I hated “the plot” of the film. My friend then challenged me that while the twists-and-turns of the Na’vi may have been overly predictable that in fact the first Star Wars film was just as telegraphed. Read more… Animated Slave Leia Takes No Prisoners
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 4, 2010 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
We always vilify poor Jabba the Hutt, but in doing so we overlook the amazing criminal genius that created the Slave Leia look which would infiltrate the minds of countless young impressionable Star Wars fanboys for several generations. However sadly this wanton space fantasy was endangered when anime maid collectables started being produced from Japan en masse — so George Lucas had to do something: And thus we have the Star Wars Slave Leia Animated Maquette shown above. Sean Cooke Cooks Up a Seaworthy Star Wars Cover
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 10, 2010 in Comic Books, Star Wars
Back in the day science fiction book covers always looked realistic while comic book covers looked like — well comic books! However the last few years that has faded away and comic book covers remind me more and more of the good old days of paperbacks: Except unlike paperbacks the format is even larger. So I was blown away with the quality of this cover by art by Sean Cooke for Star Wars Legacy #47. Read more… A Classic Greek Take on Star Wars from Japan
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 2, 2010 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
These Japanese Star Wars Mini Busts capsule toys remind me a great deal of classic Greek and Roman sculptures. I especially love the Han Solo that looks like Michelangelo’s David: Read more… Our Favorite Toys from 2009
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 1, 2010 in Hobbies and Collections
Fanboys love their toys! And 2009 has been a great year for collectors of both high and low art, so we’ve put together our favorites from this year with an eye on unique twists on old themes. For example shown above O-No! Sushi by Andrew Bell is an urban toy reaction from a vegetarian to sushi. Read more… Unlucky in Love? The Ladies of Star Wars Playing Cards!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 28, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
This deck is perfect for a poker game a long time ago in a casino far far away! The Ladies of Star Wars Playing Cards features 55 unique cards including slave Princess Leia as the queen of hearts. And in addition to humanoids this pack of cards also includes alien femme fatales as well: Read more… RD-D2 Will Give You Shiny Hair
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 16, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away the fanboys (and fangurls) all had dirty hair! Although sadly I think that most fans who will purchase the Star Wars Shampoo Bottle Set will be afraid to ruin the collectors value by actually using the hair cleaning substance within: Read more… David Lynch on Turning Down Return of the JediIn this brilliant video David Lynch brings us back to early 80s when he turned a chance to direct Return of the Jedi. Lynch gives us an interesting insight which is that Lucas doesn’t like to direct his own films. Not mentioned in this clip is that Lucas was a huge fan of Eraserhead which came out in 1977. Of course Lynch would go on to tackle science fiction with the film Dune in 1984 — and while the film had his vision was part of that film it didn’t do too well at the box office. This R2-D2 Unit Includes Accessories
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 9, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
The two things that caught my eye about this Star Wars R2-D2 Statue is that not only includes eight attachable accessories (a periscope scanner, gripper, and a saw just to name three), but given the fact that it’s at a 1:6 scale size it looks like the perfect toy for modding! Although faint-at-heart may think twice about kitbashing this droid as the asking price is about $160 and it is a limited edition. Yoda Knows Where It’s AT-AT
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 7, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
Yoda knows that the Force is powerful, but some situations are more about the carrot and the stick! This Leading the AT-AT Tee by Block 33 perfectly illustrates this Jedi technique: Read more… Lonely Garden Jawa Dreams of the Deserts of Tatooine
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 19, 2009 in Star Wars
I feel so bad for poor Garden Jawa being stuck in your backyard while his old buddies get to hang out on Tatooine cruising around in their humongous sandcrawler transports. Although you may want to think twice about placing the Jawa in your garden — it seems under those hoods they’re in fact rodent creatures, i.e. oversized rats! Although they’re damn cute: Read more… Star Wars Gets Marc Ecko Street Cred
Posted by Michael Pinto on Oct 27, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
Noted fashion design Marc Ecko has an entire line of Star Wars clothing that’s available for pre-order. The collection consists of t-shirts and hoodies, but they look pretty amazing. Here’s the Marc Ecko Darth Maul Spray T-Shirt: Read more… What’s It Like To Be an Everyday Star Wars Character?
Posted by Michael Pinto on Oct 19, 2009 in Star Wars, Videogames
The Star Wars Battlefront videogame asks the big question: What’s it like to be an everyday character in the Star Wars universe? The answer is that it looks action packed! This is a teaser trailer for the latest chapter in that series which is titled Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron and is designed for the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS. Of course what you’re seeing above sadly isn’t the actual gameplay, but it shows the level of love that Lucasarts has put into this game which is due out on November 3rd. Below is a beautiful promotional illustration followed by actual screenshots from the game (which feature a nice variety of settings): Read more… The Wonderful Nerdy Illustrations of Lauren Gregg
Posted by Michael Pinto on Oct 5, 2009 in Fandom, Hobbies and Collections
Lauren Gregg is an illustrator/animator from Athens, Georgia who has created a wonderful series of paintings which pay tribute to several genres of nerds in a cartoony style. All of these illustrations are available on Etsy as limited edition prints, shown above is Trekkie Nerd, and what follows below are just a few nerds from her collection: Read more… Careful of Those Giant Freakin’ Frogs Young Skywalker!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Sep 2, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
The purist in me hates the ideas of giant frogs wandering around the planet Dagobah distracting poor Luke Skywalker as he tries to learn the ways of the Jedi from master Yoda. Yet the fact that I can imagine this silly scenario means the fanboy in me loves this! If I had this in my childhood this would be a great set for an epic Super 8mm film project where Jedi knights do battle with giant bullfrogs. If you wish to live out this cinematic fantasy yourself the Dagobah Frog Habitat is available via ThinkGeek. Star Wars in One Minute, in One Take!I hate to say it, but I like this fan made YouTube video better than Episodes I through III! And that includes the special effects work… The Force Unleashed: But the Talent Held Back?
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 25, 2009 in Star Wars, Videogames
Usually LucasArts does a great job with anything that they touch, but something seems a bit off on this promo for Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition. Part of it may be the average quality of the voice acting, yet part of me also isn’t blown away by the visuals shown here. Well my hopes aren’t too high, but I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt until I see more — which I suspect we will as the game is due out for Christmas season this year. This R2-D2 Unit Knows When Your Cubicle is Too Dry
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 24, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
It’s gets very dry on the planet Tatooine — and that’s why this special R2-D2 unit has been converted into a handy humidifier! Frankly for a USB trinket this goodie is pretty impressive — you can store up to 8 ounces of water in the body of this droid. And best yet R2-D2 doesn’t require any batteries, you can run the device just on the power of your USB port (admit you didn’t want to waste that port on something dumb like a backup hard drive anyway!). Read more… A Long Time Ago in a Trash Compactor Far Far Away…
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 20, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
It was nothing less than a historic moment when director George Lucas decided to feature a trash compactor scene in Star Wars: Sure Stanley Kubrick broke ground in 2001: A Space Odyssey by showing a bathroom scene — but it look the bold vision of Lucas to take us dumpster diving into a space station the size of a planet (or small moon if you want to quibble). And that why the Franklin Mint, err Gentle Giant Products has decided to commemorate this milestone in cinematic history with the Star Wars Trash Compactor Bookends Statue. Read more… Block Wars: A LEGO Parody of Star Wars
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 11, 2009 in Star Wars
This is a sneak preview of Block Wars which was created in the game Blockland. While the cinematographer in me wishes there was a bit more rendering, the fanboy in me loves this! Hello Wars: Kitbashing Hello Kitty and Star Wars
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 3, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
Hello Wars has a line of stickers (which have sadly disappeared from their website) which do a wonderful job of giving Star Wars characters that Hello Kitty touch. You can follow them on twitter to see if their stickers will reappear! Read more… Rumor Confirmed: Star Wars Live Action TV Series
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 2, 2009 in Star Wars
Over the last few hours I’ve been following rumors of a Star Wars live action television series which will be shot in Australia — well I’ve just confirmed from a source who has a friend that works at ILM that this rumor is in fact true! My understanding from what I’ve been able to gather is that the series will be high quality and tap into local talent from Australia from well know film people to science fiction writers. The series is suppose to be aimed at adults (unlike the previous cartoon series) and focus on relationships and emotional landscapes — which means that it might be in more of the “chick flick” tradition. Read more… Happy Star Wars Day!
And why is today Star Wars day? Because some ingenious fanboys re-engineered the catch phrase “May the Force Be With You!” to “May the 4th Be With You!”. You can follow Star Wars day on Twitter… |
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