We have spoken before, that with the download age we live in, we do worry that hard copies of films on DVD or BluRay days are numbered. This is why we embrace the limited edition releases such as steel books or releases with art cards for example, as we hope they can keep them going a bit longer. One of the things that has gone from my youth is the single from Vinyl; … [Read more...]
Eat, Drink and Be Merry with the Movies
Many films have given us great merchandise opportunities from Clothes to Toys and we always love a bargain! Like many others, we are subscribed to Groupon and Wowcher and we get advised of their daily deals. Now to be honest, it’s rare that they are movie related. There was a reduced price for the Bond in Motion exhibition at the London Film Museum a while back. Of … [Read more...]
Don’t just watch the movies, play them!
When I was young I loved the game of Jaws, it was a lot like Buckaroo with the exception of balancing items on a saddle, you placed items in the shark’s mouth then took it in turns to hook them out, but be careful, one false move and those jaws may snap. Time moved on, as I earned money, it was time to revisit my youth so I did what any movie fan can do these days, head over … [Read more...]
Has Your Favourite Movie Character Gone ‘Pop’ by Funko!
When I was a lad, movie merchandise was in general maybe a tie-in magazine, book, badges, jigsaws, T-shirts and the like but along came Star Wars in 1977, which changed everything, instead of ‘Action Man’, the action figure was born, a 5 inch replica of our heroes Han, Luke and the like (as well as Darth and his troopers of course =) Excellent marketing showed the list of … [Read more...]