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‘Django Unchained’ Action Figures Draw Complaints – Huffington Post
by Action Figures - Google News | January 8, 2013 at 9:04 pm

'Django Unchained' Action Figures Draw ComplaintsHuffington PostThe action figures are collectibles recommended for people older than 17. Tarantino has had such figures made for all of his films, including his last, "Inglourious Basterds.&...

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As you might imagine, these Django Unchained action figures aren’t going over … – A.V. Club
by Action Figures - Google News | January 8, 2013 at 9:00 pm

A.V. ClubAs you might imagine, these Django Unchained action figures aren't going over ...A.V. ClubPromising to bring to an appropriately extreme climax the argument that Django Unchained trivializes slavery, The Weinstein Company has come under fi...

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ELVIS™ X MIMOBOT® Designer USB Flash Drive Series Launches at CES 2013
by Daniel Pickett | January 8, 2013 at 7:52 pm

Mimoco adds “The King,” Elvis Presley, to their Legends of MIMOBOT Collection (Las Vegas, Nevada – January 8, 2013) – At the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Mimoco, creator of the MIMOBOT® brand of designer USB flash drives, is proud to announce their first music-inspired collaboration with none other than the “King of Rock [...]

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Get Ready for Django Unchained Action Figures – BET
by Action Figures - Google News | January 8, 2013 at 7:46 pm

BETGet Ready for Django Unchained Action FiguresBETNeed a slave-themed toy for the little boy or girl in your life? Well, Django Unchained director Quentin Tarantino is taking the marketing and, now, merchandising potential of the controversial film to...

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Action figures for ‘Django Unchained’ draw protest – Philadelphia Inquirer
by Action Figures - Google News | January 8, 2013 at 6:35 pm

NBCNews.com (blog)Action figures for 'Django Unchained' draw protestPhiladelphia InquirerNEW YORK - Some are questioning the appropriateness of slavery-era action figures tied to Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained." A line of f...

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Action figures for ‘Django Unchained’ draw protest – Charlotte Observer
by Action Figures - Google News | January 8, 2013 at 6:34 pm

Charlotte ObserverAction figures for 'Django Unchained' draw protestCharlotte ObserverFILE - This undated publicity file image released by The Weinstein Company shows, from left, Christoph Waltz as Schultz and Jamie Foxx as Django in the film &...

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Django Unchained “Action Figures” Go Up For Sale – Hip-Hop Wired
by Action Figures - Google News | January 8, 2013 at 5:12 pm

Hip-Hop WiredDjango Unchained “Action Figures” Go Up For SaleHip-Hop WiredAll of the film's stars have an action figure including Jamie Foxx's character, Django who is a freed slave. Alongside Django is his wife, Broomhilda (rocking her bla...

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HEROCLIX ONLINE PREVIEWS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN COMIC FIGURES AHEAD OF PHYSICAL LAUNCH
by Daniel Pickett | January 8, 2013 at 5:09 pm

Hillside, NJ—January 8, 2013—Players, fans and collectors need not wait for the physical HeroClix Amazing Spider-Man set release next month to check out some of the latest figures to join the realm! HeroClix Online today announced a preview, making four famed figures from the collection—straight from the pages of the long running comic Amazing Spider-Man— [...]

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Geek Shall Inherit Episode 055 – Stalking Directors In The Detergent Aisles
by Daniel Pickett | January 8, 2013 at 5:05 pm

Happy New Year everyone! We are back for our first episode of 2013 and better than ever! Jason ALMOST secured a big name director for us as a guest on the show as he ran into him in his local Target store. Who was it? Listen and find out! We DIDN’T get that guest so [...]

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The “Hills” Are Alive… With Toys!
by Julius Marx | January 8, 2013 at 4:55 pm

Over the holidays I was talking to fellow AFi staffer Cantina Dan about the “olden days” of collecting and I mentioned my time in the mid 90′s out east and hitting “Hills” department stores as part of my regular run. I never had Hills in the mid-west and they seemed to be a treasure trove [...]

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