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Film & Television Series Toys & Collectibles

Surrealistic Pillow: Lego’s DreamZzz Series & Sets

Post author By Peter Parrella
Post date March 20, 2024

lego, dreamzzz, Netflix, toy fair, toy association, nightmare shark ship — The Nightmare Shark Ship is just one of the Lego kits based on the *DreamZzz* Series.

Dalí Swagger…

The Lego Company’s booth at the 2023 New York Toy Fair offered buyers and reporters a view of the breadth of the company’s original and licensed product lines. From Star Wars to Harry Potter, Ninjago to DC and Marvel Comicbook characters, each skew was featured in its own display case. Lego has products for all age ranges. The Duplo series is aimed at 1 1/2 to 5 year olds, while the 6,167 piece Lord of the Rings Rivendell set was named the Toy Association’s Grown Up category winner of the 2023 Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards.

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This Time It’s Personal: Godzilla Minus One

Post author By Peter Parrella
Post date January 29, 2024

Desaturation Nation…

Godzilla Minus One has begun its final week in North American theaters. The newest installment of the 70-year King of the Monsters saga will be highlighted on the big screen by a black-and-white version through its last screenings on February 1, 2024.

Film & Television Series

Frightening Flickers: MoMI Halloween Event

Post author By Peter Parrella
Post date October 30, 2023

The Museum of the Moving Image recently celebrated the essence of the Halloween season with a gala costume party held on the premises. Located in Astoria Queens, New York – a neighborhood linked to the filmmaking industry for over 100 years – the museum offers visitors a detailed look at the historical and technological gestation of the art of cinema.

Film & Television Series Toys & Collectibles

Wednesday Friday, I’m in Love: Goth Princess in Toyland

Post author By Peter Parrella
Post date October 25, 2023

Wednesday Addams, toy Tokyo, phony, toy fair 2023, thing — Wednesday Addams and sidekick Thing as Toy Tokyo Plush Phunny Dolls.

It’s Wednesday Wednesday…

Wednesday Friday Addams, the pig-tailed, oval faced, little girl with a deadpan demeanor and a predilection for beheading her dolls, has come a long way since her creation at the imaginative pen of cartoonist Charles Addams.

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Film & Television Series Toys & Collectibles

Two Inches of Terror: Diamond Select’s “What If…” Zombie Mini-Mates

Post author By Peter Parrella
Post date October 13, 2022

diamond select toys minimates — Uh-Oh, Cap is looking hangry and you’re on the menu!
(All photos are courtesy of Diamond Select Toys)

Diamond Select Toys celebrates the 20^th anniversary of their Mini-Mates action figure line with a box set that pays tribute to the Marvel animated series What If… as seen on the Disney Plus streaming service.

Mini-Mates are two inch tall, articulated figures that have been designed under a multitude of licenses, from Universal Monsters and Nightmare Before Christmas to Kill Bill characters. I’m always astounded at how the simple body form can be transformed to so accurately convey a character.