YouTube has yielded some gems today – this time, it’s the Ghostbusters “We’re ready to believe you” television commercial in it’s entirety, by itself (not playing on a TV.)
What makes it extra awesome is Egon’s pained attempt at a smile (which actually looks human in the movie, when it’s on a little TV screen) and EYE TWITCH!
For the 57th Academy Awards, Ray Parker Jr. was up for Best Song – didn’t win, but he did get the entire audience to yell Ghostbusters. Yeah, this really happened in March of ’85. Hold onto your hats.
Don’t forget, he’ll also be in Las Vegas near the end of the month, but before then you can catch him in Fairfield, OH on October 17th at Jungle Jim’s (see below or follow link for more info). Also, it was posted on the Crystal Head website, there will be a signing at the Sam’s Club in Glendale, AZ on Sunday, October 2nd – you don’t have to be a member of Sam’s Club (see below). However, Jungle Jim’s has a whole bunch of rules (and a VIP opportunity, if you pay an extra $25 on top of your bottle.) No word on if this includes those in gear – Dan has a tendency to bring up franchises and guys in gear for a photo-op and then signing, but in this case, I’m not sure.
Monday October 17, 2011
Bottle Signing 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Where: Outside The Oscar Event Center underneath the carport canopyVIP Party 4:00 – 8:00 PM
Where: Inside The Oscar Event CenterJungle Jim’s is proud to announce the appearance of Dan Aykroyd for the Crystal Head Vodka Bottle Signing. This is Dan Aykroyd’s only appearance in Ohio! Jungle Jim’s had to get special permission to host Mr. Aykroyd. Not only is this your chance to get a bottle signed by the star, but The Oscar Event Center is offering a VIP party running the entire time that Dan is here. (details below)
Ok, here’s the deal:
(and we’re gonna be strict about this stuff!)You gotta buy your bottle here at Jungle Jim’s.
You’ll need to hold onto your receipt and bring it with you when you get in line. No receipt, no refund, no bottle signed, no matter how good the story. (Your receipt will be your ticket.)
- No tasting! Your bottle must be sealed to be signed.
- No other memorabilia will be signed, Dan’s signing only Crystal Head Vodka bottles.
- Gotta be 21 years of age.
This is rain or shine, we’ll make sure that Dan’s not getting wet, but you might, if you don’t plan accordingly.
Also, we can’t guarantee that you will get your bottle signed, though we plan to do everything in our power to make it happen.
Wanna be a VIP?
Join us at the Crystal Head Vodka Tasting.Just let the liquor store cashier know you want to be a VIP & they’ll add $25 to your purchase.
Be sure to keep your receipt becasue it will get you into the VIP line, get your bottle signed & get you into the VIP party. No receipt: no refund, no bottle signed, no VIP line or party, no matter how many tears you cry.
Sure you gotta pay a little more, but we’ll get you a photo with Dan that can be retrieved online following the event. And two (2) drink tickets redeemable for signature Crystal Head Vodka cocktails or any non-alcoholic beverage in The Oscar Event Center from 4 – 8pm. Your receipt is your ticket for entrance into the VIP Crystal Head Vodka Tasting.
Oh, you get to cut in line. That’s right, VIPs get…um…preferential treatment! That’s how it goes! We’re expecting big numbers, so waiting in line might be kind of like, well, waiting in line.
You can’t bring your signed bottle into our event center, so you’ll have to store it in your car. Don’t worry, your bottle will be fine.
Crystal Head Vodka is available now, in Jungle Jim’s liquor store. Remember you can buy your bottle in advance, but you need the receipt when you return to the Jungle for the signing on October 17th. Hope to see you there!
Dan Aykroyd Signs Bottles of Crystal Head Vodka in Glendale, AZ
Posted: Sunday October 02 at 11:00 AMDan Aykroyd will be at Sam’s Club in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday, October 2nd 2011 to sign bottles of Crystal Head Vodka.
Date: Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
Time: 11 am – 1 pm
Address: Glendale Sam’s Club #4732, 18501 N. 83rd Ave., Glendale, AZ. 85308
You do NOT need to be a member of Sam’s Club. The public is welcome.
New and particularly awesome t-shirt is now available for pre-order. The seller is a friend, so I can vouch for him. In fact, I was there when he doodled up the idea!
Show the world that you’re ready to trade in your sanity to try and save the world from unspeakable terror! The t-shirts come in an impressive variety of sizes, and start at $30, which includes shipping anywhere in the world. Also, Toren has said he can be contacted if people intend to order more than one, and see if the shipping can’t be spread out over all ordered items better. If you live in Vancouver, well, you can even pick them up directly.
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Sure, the Mr. Stay Puft is pretty cool, but it takes a special someone to step into a Slimer outfit. 80s have listed this Slimer costume, which can be yours for a mere $60 (which is oddly more expensive than the full body Stay Puft). The item will likely be available everywhere you like to shop for Halloween shortly.
After a couple of years of “Skull bottles promote death. Wanna buy some cigarettes?”, it appears the province of Ontario has finally given into peer pressure and is now allowing the sale of Crystal Head vodka. The fact that it has become a popular vodka brand worldwide and is the brainchild of one of their favorite sons had nothing to do with it. Much. Probably.
Anyhow, to celebrate, Dan and the Crystal Head team will be holding a signing in North York on Thursday, October 13th from 4-6PM. The signing will be at LCBO #1 – 2625D Weston Road, Toronto-North York.
For those who haven’t been before, you have to buy a bottle for Dan to sign – typically either the least expensive Aykroyd wines, the two sizes of Crystal Head, all the way up to the pricey Patron. Dan is generally good about signing other swag as well, just don’t be that guy with a half hour of stuff to sign.
This is separate from the October re-release of Ghostbusters. Cineplex cinemas across Canada will be showing Ghostbusters at 7PM on Halloween night. Here are the theaters we know of;
British Columbia
Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver
900 Burrard Street
Vancouver
BC, V6Z 3G5
(604) 630-1407
Colossus Langley Cinemas
#20090, 91A Avenue
Langley
BC, V1M 3Y9
(604) 513-8747
Alberta
Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton
#3030, 8882-170 Street
Edmonton
AB, T5T 4M2
(780) 444-2400
Manitoba
SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas
817 ST. James Street
Winnipeg
MB, R3G 3L3
(204) 774-1001
Ontario
Scotiabank Theatre Toronto
259 Richmond Street West
Toronto
ON, M5V 3M6
(416) 368-5600
Colossus Vaughan Cinemas
3555 Highway 7 West
Vaughan
ON, L4L 6B1
(905) 851-1001
Quebec
Cinéma Banque Scotia Montréal
977 Ste-Catherine West
Montreal
QC, H3B 4W3
(514) 842-0549
You can follow the link above and plug in your own hometown, but I plugged in every city I could think of and these are the hits I got. It looks like it’s limited to certain major markets (big diss on Calgary by Cineplex, oooooh.)
Sony has released a press release today, covering the upcoming October re-release of Ghostbusters into theaters. This is the first official word that Sony is directly involved in the project, to be distributed by Park Circus.
Starting October 13th, and every Thursday afterwards in October (that’s three dates total, October 13th, 20th, and 27th) Ghostbusters will be screening in 500 cinemas across the US, select cities in Canada, and “certain international markets”, which basically means, “Major European Cities.” Exact cinemas aren’t online yet.
Big ups to Kevin James of GB United for the heads up.
CULVER CITY, Calif., Sept. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Get ready for mass hysteria! This October, Sony Pictures Repertory celebrates the original movie Ghostbusters, its franchise, and its fans by bringing the quintessential modern classic back to theatres for a special limited engagement of one showtime one night a week. Starting on Thursday, October 13, 2011 and continuing every following Thursday in October 2011, fans together will be able to see their favorite paranormal psychologists back on the big screen as they save the world from ghosts, ghouls, and Mr. Stay Puft.
Ghostbusters will show in approximately 500 theatres across the US on October 13th, 20th, and 27th, one showtime each day, in 2K digital with 5.1 surround sound. Please check local listings for showtimes. Ghostbusters will also be showing in select theatres in Canada and in various international markets; for more information on international locations and dates, please visit www.parkcircus.com.
Fans who follow Ghostbusters on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ghostbusters) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/StayPuft4Eva) or visit www.ghostbusters.com will be the first to know information about the release and will be able to participate in the fan conversation leading up to this unique theatrical experience.
Commenting on the announcement, Rory Bruer, president, Worldwide Distribution for Sony Pictures, said, “We’re delighted to be bringing Ghostbusters back to the big screen – this is a special celebration of the movie, giving the fans a chance to see it on the big screen in perfect digital presentation. As we head towards Halloween, we ain’t afraid of no ghosts, but just the same, we’re glad that everyone’s favorite paranormal eliminators are on the case.
“The film was directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, with the screenplay written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, Ghostbusters stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, and Rick Moranis. The executive producer was Bernie Brillstein.
In Ghostbusters, University parapsychologists Dr. Peter Venkman (Murray), Dr. Raymond Stanz (Aykroyd) and Dr. Egon Spengler (Ramis) lose a research grant when their experiment methodology is proven to be bogus. The team decides to go into business for themselves and open ‘Ghostbusters,’ a ghost removal service. After struggling to get on their feet, they are summoned to investigate the strange happenings in Dana Barrett’s (Weaver) Central Park West apartment. What they discover is that all Manhattan is being besieged by ghosts and other worldly demons through a portal in her building.
Ghostbusters is available on Blu-ray™ and DVD.
About Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE’s global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; worldwide television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of entertainment in more than 142 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at www.sonypictures.com.About Sony Pictures Imageworks Interactive
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Now will you people stop giving me dumb looks when I talk about Venkman’s pig…?
I got this press release from IGT today – MGM Resorts have a 30 exclusive period on the Ghostbusters slot machines from IGT, starting on September 18th (meaning casinos everywhere will be able to roll them out just in time for Halloween) – and very soon, MGM Resorts and IGT will be holding a contest to send a lucky winner and friends to Las Vegas to try the game out first-hand! Stay Tuned!
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MGM Resorts International™ Properties
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To help kick off the Ghostbusters™ Slots fun, MGM Resorts and IGT will launch a sweepstakes featuring a grand prize VIP trip to Las Vegas.
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About IGT
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If you’re curious about what the inflatable 8 foot tall Mr. Stay-Puft ornament looks like, the Ghostbusters of Alberta can help you – they got their Stay-Puft and they shot some video of their first test run.
“I think that singing ‘Ghostbusters’ is better than Christmas carols.” – elementary student
Slimer gets some shirt recognition, for sale today only on TeeFury for $10!
Ernie Hudson will be signing stuff and talking to fans at Packrat Comic’s (in Hilliard, Ohio) Free Comic Book Day celebration on Saturday, May 5th! Mark your calendar (or, watch the new Proton Charging calendar on the right – you can add events from it to your own calendar and [...]
Dan Schwab shared this awesome picture he did for The Porch, a bar in Key West. Here’s his explanation; There is a haunted bar called “The Porch”, here in Key West and they enjoy cool 1980′s stuff, like I do. So I did this little bit of art for them, [...]
That’s right, tomorrow – how last minute is that? But then, that’s typical of the CHV tours. Bottle Signing @ Widder Bar Thursday February 16 From 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Zurich, Switzerland Rennweg 7 CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland
LEGO Cuusoo is a third party site that takes third party LEGO designs and sells them as kits. They also have the attention of LEGO. After reaching 10K names, LEGO agreed they would look at Minecraft as a LEGO license. Which is cool and all, but that inspired this new [...]
With a new Ghostrider movie due in theatres soon, why not show up as a GR fans AND a GB fan? Impossible? Nope. Check out this hilarious Ghostrider / Ghostbusters mash-up tee at ShirtVegas.com. [VIA GBNews]
Underground Toys, who make the lions share of GB merch these days (mugs, glasses, cufflinks, keychains, and of course plush toys, etc.) have revealed their upcoming plush Slimer at New York’s Toy Fair. Like last year’s plush Stay-Puft, the Slimer comes in a medium (approx. 10″) size that plays “movie [...]
Currently in the UK, Aykroyd was interviewed by Empire Magazine. The inevitable GB3 questions came up of course, but Dan also addressed rumours of Bill Murray shredding the script, and hinting at possibly replacing him.
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