One of most iconic filmmaker in our generation was director Stanley Kubrick. His films stood out for being strange, weird and visually artistic. He did not make mainstream flicks like director Steven Spielberg or summer popcorn fluff like Michael Bay, Stanley Kubrick was unique. This was the last week of “The Stanley Kubrick Exhibition” at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, so being cinema fans here at Retrenders, we stopped by the museum.
Ramen @ EVO Championship Series 2016
October 28, 2016 by Leave a Comment
This past summer our “Ramen & a Half” crew attended EVO Championship Series 2016 in Las Vegas. Host Eddie and Ramon participated as players in the event. We also interview lifestyle gamers Mike Ross and Peter Rosas.
Drink: Stormtrooper Decanter & Shot Glass
October 26, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Adult Star Wars fanatics who like to drink alcohol will enjoy these two items from The Fowndry – The Original Stormtrooper Decanter and The Original Stormtrooper Shot Glass.
The Original Stormtrooper Decanter design is based on Andrew Ainsworth’s original 1976 helmet mold. The decanter holds 750ml alcohol and is made from flint glass.
Vinyl Pulp: Junko Mizuno x Woot Bear
October 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Vinyl Pulp interviews artist Junko Mizuno at Woot Bear on her “Junko Woot Bear” silkscreen print, T-shirt and upcoming projects. You can grab the colorful graphic tee at Woot Bear and the 8×11 silkscreen print is limited to 50 copies, so don’t wait to pick it up.
DTLR x Starter = ’90s NBA Throwback Jackets
October 24, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Lifestyle retailer DTLR teams up with Starter to release retro 90’s NBA jackets. The 90’s inspired “Black Label” jackets feature the bright colors and big logos with 2-side pockets. The collection will drop this Friday October 28, 2016 at DTLR retail locations and DTLR.com.
Crafting the Playskool Heroes Millennium Falcon
October 21, 2016 by Leave a Comment
One of my favorite playset/vehicles is the Star Wars Millennium Falcon. I have memories of looking at the Kenner Millennium Falcon in toy catalogues and watching the TV ads. Disney BOXED takes a look at designing and crafting the Playskool Heroes Star Wars Jedi Force Millennium Falcon Playset. This is the Toys”R”Us exclusive version featuring 4 figures: Han Solo, Chewbacca, C3-PO and R2-D2.
Hot Topic x DC TV Collection
October 19, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Hot Topic and DC Comics releases a fashion collection inspired by DC-based TV shows like the Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl and Gotham. This collection features the DC TV Supergirl Girls Hooded Jacket, DC TV Gotham Selina Kyle Girls Hooded Jacket, DC TV Arrow Hooded Jacket, DC TV Arrow White Canary Girls Jacket and DC TV The Flash Jacket.
KITH x Power Rangers Collection
October 19, 2016 by 1 Comment
Grab some Go! Go! Power Ranger hipster apparel! Streetwear brand KITH collabs with Power Rangers for this mini-capsule collection. This 1990s Power Rangers themed collection will feature an assortment of hoodies, graphic tees, crewnecks, New Era caps for men, women and kids.
Cinema Alchemist, A Memoir – Roger Christian
October 19, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Imagine yourself in 1970s Hollywood and you’re on set meeting a nobody director at the time George Lucas, who is wearing a white shirt, blue jeans and sneakers. He talks to you about this secret script named Star Wars. What would do? This was before so-called “Hollywood blockbusters”, before movie franchises, before green screens, and before SFX studios like ILM. Roger Christian accepted the gig and of course, the rest is history. Cinema Alchemist, Designing Star Wars & Alien is a memoir by Oscar-winning Roger Christian.
Pop! Animation: Cowboy Bebop
October 18, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Funko’s popular line of Pop! figures gets some Cowboy Bebop action. One of my all-time favorite animes is Cowboy Bebop. The Pop! Animation line will feature Spike, Jet, Faye and Ed. These figures will drop this December 2016.
Kidrobot x Street Fighter V Vinyl Toy Series
October 17, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Kidrobot is back with another Street Fighter vinyl toy series. This Street Fighter V series features some new characters and new artistic design. Vinyl Pulp host Eddie does an unboxing and review of these new 3″ art toys.
BAIT x Street Fighter Tees
October 14, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Street Fighter fans will enjoy these BAIT x Street Fighter Chibi graphic tees. This collection features 3 different tee designs: the Chibi Boss shirt with Akuma and his crew, the Chibi Group tee with Ryu and team & the Chibi Dhalsim tee.
Make Coffee with Star Wars Droid R2-D2
October 13, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Are you looking for a nerdy fun way to make coffee in the morning. Check this officially licensed Star Wars product exclusively on sale at ThinkGeek, the Star Wars R2-D2 Coffee Press.
LEGO Ideas: 21306 Yellow Submarine
October 12, 2016 by 1 Comment
It’s now official from LEGO, the iconic rock band The Beatles and their magical Yellow Submarine get the Lego treatment. From the LEGO Ideas imprint the set features 550 bricks and 4 minifigures: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. There is also Jeremy Hillary Boob figure included.
Stranger Things Eleven Action Figure
October 12, 2016 by 2 Comments
If you have not watch Netflix’s Stranger Things, I suggest you do. Get a Netflix account and then binge watch Stranger Things! I was hoping Super 7 or something would do a ReAction line, but for now – Special Ed Toys and toy artist George Gaspar aka couchgrouch produced this cool Eleven action figure. The action figure also comes with that 1980s-style toy packaging.
Miniature Carved Pumpkins
October 12, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Look at these cute mini-carved pumpkins! The Pumpkin Patch was created by artist Hedley Wiggan and is on display at Legoland Windsor Resort in the UK for the month of Halloween. The mini Jack O’ Lanterns took over 60 hours to carve.
Sneakers in a Bank Vault – 24 Kilates Bangkok
October 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment
With the age of the Internets and shopping for stuff online, good old fashion retail stores need that “shock and awe” to get shoppers into stores. Like the cool geeky Apple retail stores, streetwear boutiques have done the same by making brick & mortar stores a neat event place to come in and buy stuff. One such shop is 24 Kilates in Bangkok, Thailand. This innovative sneaker shop looks like a Swiss bank vault. The shoes are kept in safety-type deposit boxes. Now that’s neat.
Dolce & Gabbana Radio Bag
October 11, 2016 by 2 Comments
If you were to look into my closet one of my favorite accessories is the bag. I have lots of bags. I have bags for different outfits and bags for a specific night out on the town. Here is one bag on list, the Dolce & Gabbana Radio Bag. The bag is made to look like a vintage boombox with the 2 speakers and cassette deck.
DIY Cardboard Pinball Machine
October 10, 2016 by 1 Comment
You can now make your own custom pinball machine out of a cardboard kit from the Cardboard Teck Instantute. The PinBox 3000 let’s you cut-up, design and build a mini-pinball machine. The kit takes about 45-90 minutes to assemble.
The Art of Atari by Tim Lapetino
October 7, 2016 by Leave a Comment
If you were that kid that grew up with the Atari 2600, you will definitely remember the distinctive box art packaging. As a kid seeing the Atari video game box art made me go to my mom and say to her, “I want you to buy me those games!” This October 2016, Dynamite and author Tim Lapetino take Atari fans on journey of video game artwork with The Art of Atari.
Kidrobot x Scott Tolleson = The Odd Ones
October 6, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Kidrobot collabs again with artist Scott Tolleson on a new Dunny series – The Odd Ones. This Dunny collection drops tomorrow, October 8, 2016. The 3″ Dunny series takes a Halloween themed inspiration. There are 14 character designs including the chase figures in this collection.
Gentle Giant LTD DC Super Powers Micro Figures
October 5, 2016 by Leave a Comment
I wish I could go back in time and tell my 1980s self not to damage, throwaway or giveaway my various Kenner DC Super Powers action figures. I was at Walgreens this week and finally spotted the Walgreens exclusive Gentle Giant LTD release of the DC Super Powers Micro Figures. The 2″ PVC figures in Series 1 features Batman, Robin, Joker, The Flash and Lex Luthor. The packaging is reminiscent of the 1980s Kenner DC Super Powers line-up.
Batman: Facts & Stats from the Classic TV Show
October 4, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Pow! Bang! Hum the theme song! The 1960s classic Batman TV show was colorful, bright and cheesy. From Titan Books authors Rian Hughes and Y.Y. Flurch deliver a fun book and design feel of the 1960s Batman TV show.
Arrow: Oliver Queen’s Dossier
October 3, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Just in time for Arrow Season 5 on the CW Network. This companion book is Oliver Queen’s Dossier, it is Oliver’s notes and clippings on his battle to fight crime in Starling City.
Oliver gathers up newspaper clippings, government documents, images, blueprints and maps while writing down his notes and opinions on post-its. The dossier profiles allies, friends and enemies. The book also provides information on weapons and vehicles used on the show.
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