Why George Lucas is More Original Than James Cameron
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 5, 2010 in Cult TV and Movies
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
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 Jedi
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 9, 2009 in Cult TV and Movies, Star Wars
In 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… |
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