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Hot Toys goes Back to the Future with Doc Brown and Marty McFly figures

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Sideshow and Hot Toys have revealed the 1:6 scale Movie Masterpiece Series Marty McFly & Einstein figure set and Doc Brown deluxe figure which are based on the appearances of the characters in the classic time-travelling adventure comedy Back to the Future; check out the promotional images here…In the 1980s classic movie, Back to the […]

Comic Book Preview – Transformers/Back to the Future #4

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Transformers/Back to the Future #4 hits comic book stores this Wednesday, and we have the official preview of the issue for you here; check it out…Outmatched by the Decepticons, running on empty, and on the ropes, Marty McFly and the Autobot Gigawatt show why nobody calls them chicken! Will the final confrontation be in Marty’s […]

Comic Book Preview – Transformers/Back to the Future #3

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IDW Publishing’s crossover series Transformers/Back to the Future continues this Wednesday with the release of the third issue; check out the official preview here…Where—and when—are Marty McFly and his pal, the Autobot Gigawatt? That’s what Biff Tannen wants to know because if he can find them, he can help his bosses—the Decepticons—find what’s left of […]

Essential Time Travel Movies Part II

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Tom Jolliffe offers up a second round of essential time travel movies…Having already established that cinema has a longstanding fascination with time travel with my previous ten essentials, it’s high time to add another ten to the mix. As a starting point for so many films it goes without saying that there have been a […]

Comic Book Preview – Transformers/Back to the Future #2

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IDW Publishing’s crossover series Transformers/Back to the Future continues this Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue right here…Great Scott! Marty McFly’s woken up to a present where Hill Valley has been enslaved by the Decepticons! And not only that, but when a time machine arrives from the future to […]

Three Movie Sequels the World Would Love To See

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There’s the saying that, in Hollywood, no-one knows anything. It was originally coined by the screenwriter William Goldman in his seminal book on the industry, Adventures in the Screen Trade. Goldman wasn’t exactly saying that all those studio execs who green-light films are idiots, more that there’s no way of knowing what will be a […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Back to the Future: The Ultimate Trilogy

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Back to the Future: The Ultimate TrilogyDirected by Robert Zemeckis. Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Elisabeth Shue, James Tolkan, Jeffrey Wesissman, Mary Steenburgen, and Thomas F. Wilson.SYNOPSIS:Back to the Future: The Ultimate Trilogy features the movies remastered in 4K, along with a few new bonus features and a mountain of […]

Co-writer Bob Gale explains why Back to the Future 4 will never happen from both a creative and rights approach

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In a time where studios are consistently releasing prequels, sequels, reboots or remakes of already established films and/or franchises, the beloved Back to the Future series still remains untouched despite an ongoing debate as to whether Universal should develop another movie or not.Now, in an interview with Collider, Back to the Future trilogy co-writer Bob Gale has explained why […]

Comic Book Preview – Transformers/Back to the Future #1

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Two classic 80s properties cross paths this week as IDW Publishing launches its latest crossover series Transformers/Back to the Future, and you can check out the official preview of the first issue here…Great Scott! Marty McFly has just returned from the adventure of a lifetime to a new, better Hill Valley⁠—everything’s looking up for him! […]