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Toy News: Captain America & Star Wars Bookends Announced

 

Gentle Giant have announced that they will release bookends featuring both Captain America’s shield and the symbol of the Rebel Alliance next fall.

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Individual “Indiana Jones” Movie Blu-rays Announced

 

Paramount Home Video have announced that the first three Indiana Jones movies — 1981’s Raiders Of The Lost Ark (since renamed Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark), 1984’s Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom, and 1989’s Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade — will be released on individual Blu-rays on December 17.

Previously, the movies had only been available on Blu-ray as part of the boxed set Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures.

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TOY NEWS: Scarlett Johansson-looking Black Widow Statue Announced

Gentle Giant have announced that they will release a statue of the Marvel Comics superhero Black Widow based on how she looked when portrayed by Scarlett Johansson in the upcoming movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

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“Star Wars Pinball: Balance Of The Force” Review

 

Like their previous pinball tables, Star Wars or otherwise, the ones included in Zen Studio’s new Star Wars Pinball: Balance Of The Force collection strike a great balance between realism and unrealistic expectations. Which is why, like their previous pinball tables, the ones included in Star Wars Pinball: Balance Of The Force are as addictive and fun, well, Zen’s other pinball tables, Star Wars or otherwise.

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“The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug” POP! Figures Announced

 

Funko have announced that they will release a series of POP! figures of characters from the upcoming movie The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug this Thursday.

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EXCLUSIVE BLU-RAY REVIEW: Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life Blu-ray

You’d think that the release of a Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life Blu-ray ($14.19) would be reason enough to celebrate, especially since this is the film’s first appearance on a high-definition format. Though it was the last movie that the British comedy troupe ever made, it still has some of the funniest bits they ever committed to film. Which makes it all the more painful that Universal Home Video didn’t do a better job with it.

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“Amazing Spider-Man 2” Toys Announced

 

At this week’s New York Comic-Con, Hasbro announced that they will release a series of action figures inspired by the upcoming movie The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and the comics that inspired it, this Spring.

WARNING: Some of these figures may spoil things in the movie for you.

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MOVIE & TOY NEWS: Captain America: The Winter Soldier Toys Announced

At this week’s New York Comic-Con, Hasbro announced that they’ll release a series of action figures inspired by the upcoming movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier — and, of course, the original comics — all of which will be out in the Spring.

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TOY NEWS: New Star Wars Black Series Action Figures Announced

At their annual New York Comic-Con party, Hasbro announced that they’ll release new Star Wars Black Series action figures next Spring, including both 3.75-inch and 6-inch tall toys.