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The nerd in me wants this edition of FanToys on my shelf right now. Pictures of these beauties came straight out of New York Comic Con (the collage above was put together by the guys at /Film). These aren't the official toys, but more like prototypes, but the real deal won't be too much of a departure. These are 12" figures each character being equipped with different ghost busting accessories. If you want to look at these closer-up and in better resolution head on over to Toy News International who broke the pictures earlier today. I really can't wait to get my hands on these. Unfortunately there aren't any pics of Venkman or Winston, but if they look half as good as Stanz and Egon then we shouldn't have any doubts.
FanToys is a regular column dedicated to bringing you the best of the best collectibles, clothing, toys, and all around goodies that have anything and everything to do with the big and small screen. There's plenty of junk out there, but our job is to tell you about the junk that you really NEED!
FanToys: Camera Gun (for SHOOTING a Film, Huzzah!)
Cinematical posted this earlier today, and I just couldn't pass if up for our FanToys segment. Here is a genuine film camera with a twist. More specifically it's a Paillard Bolex H8 Military Gun outfit. This apparently has some sort of relation to a reporter who was working in Vietnam, and no one is sure whether or not it was used during the war for correspondents. But if you've got a good chunk of cash, this could be yours. Currently on sale on eBay, this listing is set at a Buy It Now price of $1,318. So for those of you who have deep enough pockets and a deep enough love for film paraphernalia this is definitely something unique and pretty bad ass. Brings an all new meaning to shooting a movie. That's right, I made the joke twice.
FanToys is a regular column dedicated to bringing you the best of the best collectibles, clothing, toys, and all around goodies that have anything and everything to do with the big and small screen. There's plenty of junk out there, but our job is to tell you about the junk that you really NEED!
This installment of FanToys is only for the wealthy, and in these hard economic times, that's probably none of you. Either way, this is just too cool not to post. I've always wanted to own iconic pieces of movie history, the DeLorean from Back to the Future being at the top of the list for sure.
Well now we find out via /Film that Sotheby's auction house has listed a very large sort of setpiece from the recently Academy Award nominated film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The actual house in which Benjamin Button grew younger, the nursing home maintained by his surrogate mother Queenie is being sold through Sotheby's international realty for $2.85 million. The house is over 200 years old and even survived hurricane Katrina. My only wish was that there were two of these houses so I could play with one and keep the other in the package. COLLECTIBLE NERD ALERT!
FanToys: "I'm Gordon Bombay, Minneapolis, Minnesota"
If there's one thing that hasn't changed much in the film industry, it's the fill-in-the-blank inspirational sports film. One athlete, one team, must overcome the obstacles, face adversity, and rise to the top and be remembered forever.
Well now you can be part of the dream! Over at the lame-dubbed MyPartyShirt.com they have a great collection of novelty t-shirts commemorating some of the best fictional sports athletes and teams. While most of their shirt creations border on being blatant rip-offs of the far superior BustedTees collection of pop culture related paraphernalia, these shirts are truly unique.
Do you know what movies all of these hail from?
Tidwell #85 - Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jerry Maguire)
Boucher #9 - Bobby Boucher (Adam Sandler, The Waterboy)
Finkle #5 - Ray Finkle (creepy serial killer character from Ace Ventura: Pet Detective)
Bombay #66 - Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez, The Mighty Ducks)
Rowengartner #1 - Henry Rowengartner (Thomas Ian Nicholas, Rookie of the Year)
Falco #16 - Shane Falco (Keanu Reeves, The Replacements)
This is just a sample of the sports jersey t-shirts offered. Others include the following teams and names: West Canaan Coyotes (Varsity Blues), Cleveland Indians (Major League) and from The Mighty Ducks names like Conway, Averman, Banks and Reed (also included are Portman and Gaffney, but since they never wore the Ducks jersey in its form that exists on the t-shirt I'm calling movie nerd shennanigans and telling you to steer clear of them.)
For an added flashback bonus this site also has available for purchase the team shirts from Nickelodeon's physical challenge series Legends of the Hidden Temple.
FanToys is a regular column dedicated to bringing you the best of the best collectibles, clothing, toys, and all around goodies that have anything and everything to do with the big and small screen. There's plenty of junk out there, but our job is to tell you about the junk that you really NEED!
With the inaugural FanToys, I'm pleased to bring you something that really is truly fantastic and amazing.
From FAO Schwarz (that's right the toy store with the big piano from Big) comes the Muppet Whatnot Gift Kit. This spectacular package allows you to design your own official Muppet and have it custom made.
As it works now, apparently upon ordering, you receive what is called a Muppet Whatnot Designer folder where you choose your Muppet's facial features, hairstyle, clothes and accessories. Once you have it designed just the way you want it, you send it off to FAO Schwarz for it to be made. While orders are currently only taken care of by mail if purchases online, starting in February 2009, people will be able to order and design their Muppet online and have their Muppet fantasy (that just sounds wrong) fulfilled in about 3-4 weeks.
Details on the Muppets from FAO Schwarz say "Our Muppet Whatnots are hand and rod puppets, just like the real Muppets. They're 16" tall and come in their own clear, drawstring backpack so your Whatnot can go with you wherever you go."
However, this fantastic item is a bit pricey at $130. But for your own Muppet that you can even make look like yourself, I'd say that's a decent price to pay, especially considering all the fun that can be had by making some sort of local Muppet Christmas Carol revivial with all your friends, assuming of course they are all as taken aback with being able to clone themselves in Muppet form. And if they're not, don't worry...you're special...and so is your Muppet.