Articles in the Film Category

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 November 2008
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This Post is Now Updated – 2009 UPDATE is HERE. These are the new Movie Moments that will be out soon … sometime in the near future … anyday now … or as soon as Target shelves them? For all we know, they could be sitting in the backroom … But what’s interesting is on […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 November 2008
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Sure, Darth Vader can offer you a candy caning light saber and Boba Fett, feared bounty hunter has decorated his gun with Christmas lights … but nothing from the Radiator Springs gang? Sure, we have a lot of CARS to buy this season but who doesn’t want Mia & Tia painted like a candy cane? […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 November 2008
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Since we are at another card design transition, on-card or completist collectors have questions about the transition again so here’s a brief recap of U.S. releases during the transitions period … and I’ll cover the Canadian cards at a later post. In the summer of 2007, the Sarge recall hit – just as case T […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 31 October 2008
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While I am not accredited, I am qualified to be certified so I am certifiable, I am in no way qualified to answer the implications of the WORLD of CARS so I will only charge you $24.99 an answer … CARS takes place where there are no apparent signs of humanoids but clearly it is […]

Posted in Advertising, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 31 October 2008
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Sounds good! Okay, not so enticing … Movie Doubles ONLY, Buy 1 Get 1 … Also available online. Yea, not even Movie Moments … but if you’ve been holding out for your set of Movie Doubles, here’s your chance before they’re all gone, gone, gone … Well, at least the candy is half off … […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 31 October 2008
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They may have gotten off the wrong foot with this line with some not-very interesting choices at launch but they are making up for it … Good luck resisting the Mack Mini Trailer … About 4″ long – with working tailgate … Does NOT come with Lightning McQueen but pictured here together … The rest […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 31 October 2008
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Yes, they are still coming but with Wal Mart hoarding the first case, the timetable has been changed around a little … so WM looks like they will getting the haulers in December for their pallet. The number being bandied about is 48 per pallet – not sure if it will be evenly divided or […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Media, Toys, TV on 30 October 2008
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A tale that will make you tuck your tailpipe … A CARS scary story … make sure the kids are in bed and most but all but the stoutest adults … carsmama will make you cry like a mama’s baby 🙂

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 30 October 2008
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Will there be a CARS Collector Days 2? Most likely but don’t hold your breath. They would need another 5-7 NEW CARS to sell and the year of 2008 is DONE. Right now, they are just busy clearing the warehouses (or will be for another month or so) – the last thing on their mind […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 30 October 2008
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Someone mentioned that Dexter Hoover (the race flag man – not the heli – that’s Ron Hover) was maybe an average effort in design & production execution … I must say, I disagree. I think the design, and production of Tow & Dexter Hoover proves that while we might quibble about distribution and merchandising execution, […]