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5 items from 2011


Back to The Future Part II Nike Mag: The Full Story Featurette

16 September 2011 4:24 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Nike has released a new featurette entitled 2011 Nike Mag: The Full Story, which takes a look at the self-lacing tennis shoe from the year 2015 as featured in Back to the Future Part II. 1500 pairs of this iconic coveted sneaker will be auctioned off in honor of The Michael J. Fox foundation. To learn why and how this project got started, click on the video below.

Click to watch Nike Mag: The Full Story Featurette!

Click to watch It's About Time Nike Mag Ad!

Click to watch The Story Behind the McFly Jacket!

Click to watch Nike Mag: The Details!

Click to watch Maestro Knows: It's About Time!

Back to the Future Part II was released November 22nd, 1989 and stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue, James Tolkan, Jeffrey Weissman, Casey Siemaszko. The film is directed by Robert Zemeckis. »

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Back to the Future Part II Nike Mag Goes Up for Auction!

8 September 2011 4:04 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

You've waited nearly 30 years for the future to get here. Now, 2015 has arrived early as Nike debuts the iconic, coveted self-lacing future shoe, The Nike Mag, as seen in Back To The Future Part II.

The Nike Mag is no longer the "greatest shoe never made." The mythical sneaker 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.

1500 pairs of the 2011 Nike Mag will be auctioned on eBay with all net proceeds going directly to The Michael J. Fox Foundation. Each day for the duration of the ten-day auction, one hundred and fifty pairs of the 2011 Nike Mag shoes will be made available via eBay's Fashion Vault. The auction starts September 8, 8:30Pm Pst, and will end September 18. Thanks to a previous 50 million dollar match given to the Michael J. Fox Foundation, »

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Marty Mcfly's Nikes from Back to the Future Part II Becoming a Reality?

8 September 2011 2:06 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Frank Marshall and Nice Kicks are hinting at a release of Marty Mcfly's futurist "Nike Air Mags" from Back To The Future Part II. When NiceKicks posted their article, the film reference immediately sparked a online frenzy, with talks ranging from a 3D re-release of the trilogy to a remake of the first film.

Director Frank Marshall tweeted:

"Something big is coming soon, Can't say anything yet. No one should know too much about their own destiny."

Soon after Marshall followed up with another Tweet that read:

"Going to need a lot of hover boards..."

...with a link to the video below, showing racks of the Nike's, and and the musical queues from the Back to The Future score. Check it out below, and lets us know what you think...

Click to watch McFly's Closet Nike Ad!

Back To The Future Part II was released November 22nd, 1989 and stars Michael J. Fox, »

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Leverage Review: "The Cross My Heart Job"

21 August 2011 11:38 PM, PDT | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »

When Nate Ford makes a promise, you can rest assured he'll keep it, even when his team has nothing to work with and only 108 minutes to do it as depicted in "The Cross My Heart Job."

Okay, let's all agree that the production team took some serious liberties with its representation of airport security. If anyone has traveled recently, that much was clear. A huge deal in an entertaining episode? No. But worth pointing out.

Honestly, I was willing to go with them on anything from the moment Eliot and Parker saved the little girl while Sophie was distracting the waiter in the restaurant. Does anyone else wonder exactly what Sophie packs to travel when she mentioned she didn't have handcuffs "for this job," but always has a pair of heels? 

Nate did an amazing job of keeping himself together, given how close to home this job hit. His warning »

- jim@tvfanatic.com (Jim G.)

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52 Reasons Why Back To The Future Might Just be the Greatest Film of all Time

25 July 2011 2:52 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »

(As our editor Matt Holmes turns 25 today, he’s out of office and we are going to re-publish some old favourites. Such as this beauty from Gareth Bunkham)

Power up the DeLorean, turn the time circuits on and get the flux capacitor… fluxing, ‘Back to the Future‘ has landed back in U.K. cinema’s for a refreshing, and unique, nationwide re-release. This is something we’ve been asking studio’s to do for some time, put serious money in giving genuine classics that glourious chance to find a whole new audience.

To celebrate the release, he’s a re-running of an old favourite. 52 reasons (in no particular order) why Back to the Future might just be the greatest film of all time… (and make sure you check it out in theatres now)…

1. The Opening Scene

The opening scene in ‘Back to the Future’ is quite simply: perfect.

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- Gareth Bunkham

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