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Tolkan Donates Scripts, Memorabilia To UNA Archives

April 26, 2012

Tolkan Donates Scripts, Memorabilia To UNA Archives

Notable actor James Tolkan has donated multiple theatre and movie scripts as well as other memorabilia to the University of North Alabama for inclusion in the school’s archive collection, housed in the Collier Library.

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Exclusive in-depth look at 'Back to the Future...The Ride' scheduled at DeLorean Mid-Atlantic Club Spring Social

April 18, 2012

Exclusive in-depth look at 'Back to the Future...The Ride' scheduled at DeLorean Mid-Atlantic Club Spring Social

 The DeLorean Mid-Atlantic Club will hold their 2012 Spring Social April 20-21 in Hackettstown, New Jersey, featuring keynote speaker and presenter Lou Cortese, a production designer on the 1991 theme park attraction, Back to the Future...The Ride.

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Universal to release 'Back to the Future' Augmented Reality Sleeve and Steelbooks Abroad

April 10, 2012

Universal to release 'Back to the Future' Augmented Reality Sleeve and Steelbooks Abroad

BTTF.com has just learned that Universal Pictures International plans to release a repackaged edition of Back to the Future in the United Kingdom on DVD and Blu-ray April 23, 2012 to commemorate Universal's 100th Anniversary.

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Exclusive! Early Look at Mattel's Upcoming Hot Wheels Elite 1:43 scale DeLorean Time Machine

April 5, 2012

Exclusive! Early Look at Mattel's Upcoming Hot Wheels Elite 1:43 scale DeLorean Time Machine

The team over at Mattel working on the Hot Wheels Elite line has just provided BTTF.com with an exclusive look at their upcoming Back to the Future Time Machine from their 1:43 scale "Cult Classics" Collection.

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Universal Movie Tycoon Now Available on the iTunes App Store

March 30, 2012

Universal Movie Tycoon Now Available on the iTunes App Store

Fuse Powered Inc. (Fuse), in partnership with Beach Cooler Games and Universal Partnerships & Licensing, today announced the release of Universal Movie Tycoon for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Free to download on the iTunes App Store, this builder offers a unique cinematic twist on the casual sim genre.

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Mattel Extends Hoverboard Replica Pre-order by One Extra Week

March 20, 2012

Mattel Extends Hoverboard Replica Pre-order by One Extra Week

Mattel's MattyCollector.com has announced that they have extended the pre-order window for the 1:1 scale Hoverboard prop replica from Back to the Future Part II by one additional week.  Fans now have until March 27, 2012 to get in their pre-orders, which will include a 6" replica for use with action figures, included exclusively to customers taking advantage of this pre-order offer.

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Exclusive Interview with 'Back to the Future' DeLorean Time Machine Designer Ron Cobb

March 12, 2012

Exclusive Interview with 'Back to the Future' DeLorean Time Machine Designer Ron Cobb

"What does a DeLorean time machine look like?" is a question many in 1984 would not normally be proposed during a work day.  However for illustrator Ron Cobb, this was just another day in the office.

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AJ Locascio goes inside Mattel for the exclusive scoop on hoverboards!

March 5, 2012

AJ Locascio goes inside Mattel for the exclusive scoop on hoverboards!

Our good friends over at BeyondTheMarquee.com have just posted their exclusive inside peak at Mattel's highly-anticipated prop replica hoverboards!

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A message from Bob Gale, co-creator, co-writer and co-producer of the Back to the Future Trilogy

February 26, 2012

A message from Bob Gale, co-creator, co-writer and co-producer of the Back to the Future Trilogy

First..the great news (and no, it's not another Back to the Future movie): I'm proud to announce that a complete museum quality restoration of the Back to the Future "A" Car DeLorean is about to begin!

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Mattel announces officially licensed hover board prop replica for 2012

February 12, 2012

Mattel announces officially licensed hover board prop replica for 2012

Ever since Robert Zemeckis first sent fans into a frenzy way back in 1989 by jokingly stating that hover boards were real, the most highly-anticipated prop replica is finally set to be released as an officially licensed product!

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Is 'Back to the Future' Really Headed to Broadway? Don't Buy Those Tickets Just Yet!

February 3, 2012

Is 'Back to the Future' Really Headed to Broadway? Don't Buy Those Tickets Just Yet!

The internet was abuzz Thursday following the Deadline report that Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale and Alan Silvestri are in early talks to bring a stage production of Back to the Future to Broadway.  Entertainment Weekly followed up the report by stating that a rep for Zemeckis confirmed to the magazine that the trio are in "preliminary creative discussions" to produce a musical adaptation of the film.

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Screen-used DeLorean Time Machine Heads East to Find New Home

January 29, 2012

Screen-used DeLorean Time Machine Heads East to Find New Home

For the first time since it was specially modified for use in Back to the Future Part III, the only screen-used DeLorean Time Machine in private hands has found a new home on the East Coast.

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PercyFX App Launches on iOS and Blackberry, Melding the Best of Entertainment and Technology for Back to the Future Fans

January 16, 2012

PercyFX App Launches on iOS and Blackberry, Melding the Best of Entertainment and Technology for Back to the Future Fans

TORONTO, Ontario – Percy3D Media unveils entirely new native iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod) and Blackberry apps featuring easy to use, streamlined interfaces for its PercyFX app as it joins creative forces with Universal Studios & Paramount Pictures.

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Production Designer Larry Paull Discusses Back to the Future 27 Years Later

January 16, 2012

Production Designer Larry Paull Discusses Back to the Future 27 Years Later

In 1966, a 28-year-old architect by the name of Lawrence G. Paull had viewed the movie Dr. Zhivago and was “dazzled by the art direction.” Paull had found his artistic voice, limited in the conservative  world of architecture, and looked to find a career in movies.

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Custom Car Builder Gene Winfield Discusses: Flying DeLoreans, Hovering Police Cars, and Future Ferraris

December 28, 2011

Custom Car Builder Gene Winfield Discusses: Flying DeLoreans, Hovering Police Cars, and Future Ferraris

For over 60 years an automotive enthusiast who now resides in the Californian Mojave desert has been bringing concept dream cars to life.  Gene Winfield today is still turning a wrench, designing and building cars, working through out the night.  He started out in the 1940s building race cars and doing custom body work for friends.  He opened his first shop “Windy’s Customs” and developed a reputation as both a racer and a car builder.  In the late 1980's, his talents helped bring Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis' vision of a future 2015 to life in Back to the Future Part 2.

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A Novel Idea, Transferring a Screenplay into a Novelization with Craig Shaw Gardner

December 26, 2011

A Novel Idea, Transferring a Screenplay into a Novelization with Craig Shaw Gardner

For many who saw the original Back to the Futue film series, their first preview of the storylines was through promotional film novelizations.  Film novelizations were such a part of a film’s promotion that they were even mentioned on the theatrical one sheets.  Berkley Publishing produced all of the novelizations for the Back to the Future film series.   For the second and third film novels, author Craig Shaw Gardner was hired.

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Dreamworks  designer John Bell reflects on creating Back to the Future's 2015 future world

November 26, 2011

Dreamworks designer John Bell reflects on creating Back to the Future's 2015 future world

On May 22, 1986, a tag line, “to be continued…” became a part of Back to the Future lore.  The powers that be at Universal Studios had decided that the adventures of Doc and Marty would indeed continue.  Industrial Light and Magic artist, John Bell was commissioned in 1986 to provide concept sketches of a new Back to the Future film before any storylines were developed. 

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Displaying Artifacts From The Future: The Planet Hollywood Collection

November 24, 2011

Displaying Artifacts From The Future: The Planet Hollywood Collection

Recent interest in Back to the Future props and costumes has been quite strong with the release of  auction house Profiles in History’s Icons of Hollywood catalog. For many fans purchasing these items is sometimes not a reality; however one corporation Planet Hollywood has been publicly showcasing Back to the Future props and costumes for the last 2 decades.  BTTF.com is pleased to have an exclusive behind the scenes look into Planet Hollywood’s Back to the Future collection.

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Largest collection of 'Back to the Future' props & costumes up for auction December 15-17

November 19, 2011

Largest collection of 'Back to the Future' props & costumes up for auction December 15-17

Los AngelesProfiles in History once again takes film buffs and movie prop collectors Back to the Future in their largest auction yet of props & costumes from the famed trilogy to be held December 15, 16 and 17. A portion of the proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research through Team Fox.

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Back For The Future: Nike Partners With The Michael J. Fox Foundation and Original Film Creators to Pursue a Future Without Parkinson's Disease

September 9, 2011

Back For The Future: Nike Partners With The Michael J. Fox Foundation and Original Film Creators to Pursue a Future Without Parkinson's Disease

BEAVERTON, Ore. – Nike today announced that 1500 pairs of the mythical 2011 NIKE MAG shoes will be auctioned on eBay, nikemag.eBay.com, with all net proceeds going directly to The Michael J. Fox Foundation.

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Nike to auction 1,500 pairs of Mags to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation

September 8, 2011

Nike to auction 1,500 pairs of Mags to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation

The NIKE MAG is no longer the “greatest shoe never made.” The mythical shoe that originally captured the imagination of audiences in Back to the Future Part II is being released – and they’re here to help create a future without Parkinson’s disease. 

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Nike teases Marty McFly's 2015 Mags availability in brief Youtube clip

September 7, 2011

Nike teases Marty McFly's 2015 Mags availability in brief Youtube clip

Just 16 months after it was first revealed that Nike had patented the concept for self-lacing shoes, the fictional sneakers made famous by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future Part II, it appears that 2015 is arriving four years early!

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Go Inside Doc Brown's lab in Garbarino's latest 'Back to the Future' ad with Christopher Lloyd

September 6, 2011

Go Inside Doc Brown's lab in Garbarino's latest 'Back to the Future' ad with Christopher Lloyd

Garbarino's latest ‘episode’ of Doc Brown’s adventures in Argentina shows him exploring the wonders of the electronics store, fascinated with the advancements in technology of the future.

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Behind-the-Scenes with Garbarino's latest BTTF ad featuring 'Doc Brown'

August 31, 2011

Behind-the-Scenes with Garbarino's latest BTTF ad featuring 'Doc Brown'

In the latest video from Garbarino's series of Back to the Future ads featuring Christopher Lloyd, 'Doc Brown' is presented at a press conference to Argentine reporters, who inquire about his recent visit.

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Viral ads for Garbarino with Christopher Lloyd as 'Doc Brown' appear online

August 27, 2011

Viral ads for Garbarino with Christopher Lloyd as 'Doc Brown' appear online

Garbarino, the Argentinian equivalent to Best Buy here in the U.S., has embarked on a multi-million dollar advertising campain with Christopher Lloyd returning as 'Doc Brown' in a series of commercials for the electronics giant.

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