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The very limited and highly anticipated Target exclusive Empire Strikes Back vintage 9 figure set has hit store shelves. I just saw a good quantity of these tonight at my local Target. These are reissues of figures I already own so I decided to pass on it. If you don't have these individual figures already it's a pretty good deal for 9 figures in cool retro packaging for $49.99. If you can't find it on the shelves at your Target store it might be in the stockroom. Jut punch in the following DPCI number on any of the store's price scanners: 087-06-1620. Happy hunting!

As we get closer to the December 17 release of TRON more movie theaters are starting to gear up with tons of cool promotions. My local AMC theater is giving away some really cool TRON LEGACY cups with the purchase of a large soft drink. The cups are meant to promote the film as well as the upcoming video game and the promotional tie in between Disney and Coke Zero. The coke cups should be available at all AMC theaters nationwide. You can also download a really cool TRON LEGACY / COKE ZERO app for your iphone right now for free. The El Capitan theater in Hollywood will be giving away reusable plastic TRON LEGACY popcorn buckets to patrons who purchase pop corn during all the TRON showings from December 17 to January 20. I can't wait to see the film on opening weekend at The El Capitan, as they always do they'll be having some extra attractions for movie goers including a laser light show before every screening and some cool props on display in the theater lobby including ...

I still remember watching TRON for the first time as a kid on a Sunday evening during The Wonderful World of Disney back in the mid 80s. I was 2 years old when the film first came out in theaters so I didn't get a chance to experience it until its T.V. debut. To this day I still remember the thrill I felt watching the lightcycle chase scene. It was so visceral, exciting, and just plain fun that I kept replaying it in my head and trying to recreate it with my G.I.JOE motorcycles and Star Wars speeder bikes. I had no idea back then that TOMMY had released a series of TRON figures and lightcycles so I was never able to get them. By the time I saw the film any toy merchandise had long been off the shelves. With the upcoming release of TRON LEGACY we've been treated to some superb toys from Spin Master. I was expecting to be completely disappointed by this toy line given Spin Master's less than impressive track record until I picked up their Impulse Projection figures a few ...

As you can see from the blury pic of my desk I have a lot of TRON stuff to open up, read, and play with. I've been swamped the last few days and haven't had a chance to go over all the great TRON items that are starting to hit stores. Next week in honor of the original 80s classic and the upcoming sequel I'll be blogging about TRON every night. Toy pics and reviews, book reviews, and an in depth look at the making of the original film with many rare photographs I've been scanning from my vintage magazines and books collection. END OF LINE.

It's sort of become a tradition for my friends and I to watch Home Alone on Thanksgiving evening, or at least have it playing in the background at our yearly get together. Tonight we upheld our tradition. After watching the film again I started thinking of the Super Nintendo video game based on the first film which I got for Christmas the year it came out. Then I thought about all the stuff that came out during the release of the second movie which led me to the brilliant conclusion that I should write about all those goodies on tonight's Nostalgia Factory post. As a moderately budgeted family comedy Home Alone was not expected to be the gigantic financial success it went on to become. So when 20th Century Fox made preparations for the film's release they didn't have anything to draw in major tie in and merchandising partners to produce items for the film's release. Once the film opened to big numbers at the box office the story changed and THQ quickly drew up a dea...

It's odd that a symbol for speaking up against the commercialism of Christmas has actually become a mass produced item which pops up every holiday season in most stores. The pathetic little Christmas tree that Charlie Brown picks out at the tree market, for which he's made fun of by all his friends, has become an iconic image that millions have come to associate with the beloved character of Charlie Brown, his struggles and everything he stands for. We finally picked up the decorative replica of this little tree after seeing it in stores every Christmas season. It's a reminder of one of our favorite Holiday traditions, watching A Charlie Brown Christmas with our loved ones and smiling with great joy as Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang make us laugh, cheer and stop to remember the true meaning of the season . I'm glad that in a society which continues to try and veer away from the true meaning of Christmas we have a yearly reminder of what we should actually be ce...