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The ECTO-1 famously known as the vehicle driven by the “Ghostbusters” is currently being auctioned off eBay, with a “Buy it Now” price of $149,500.  The vehicle is a 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible which was, in fact, used by Columbia Pictures for promotional purposes.  Here’s the eBay link followed by a video showcasing the vehicle.  Happy bidding…?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110401442804

Couldn’t wait until Tuesday for the Ghostbusters blu-ray?  Well, you’ve come to the right place!  Crackle.com is now showing “Ghostbusters” online in hi-def free of charge.  Head on over to the following link and enjoy: http://www.crackle.com/c/Ghostbusters#cmpid=354

Who ya gonna call?  GHOSTBUSTERS!

ComingSoon.net has released the new theatrical poster for “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra”, which hits theaters August 7th.  Check it out below.

USA Today has released the first pic of Mickey Rourke as the villain Whiplash in “Iron Man 2″! Direct Jon Favreau and Rourke are quoted as follows:

The character’s alter ego, Ivan Vanko, is a Russian who, Favreau says, “has constructed his own version of a suit.” Among the creative alterations: a pair of whips, powered by the suit’s glowing chest piece, expected to keep Iron Man cracking. Whiplash “is going to light them up,” says Rourke.

Whiplash makes his first appearance in the film at the Monaco Historic Grand Prix. The rest of the article can be found here.  Check out the pic below!

“Iron Man 2″ is scheduled to hit theaters May 7, 2010.

* We have added a new section on the site titled “Angry Deals”.  Here, you will find the latest deals, discounts, and various other online goodies that should make your hectic geek life all the easier.  Here’s our first deal…

Initially, I was not planning on buying “Ghostbusters” on blu-ray, considering the fact that there’s a third movie in the works which will definitely lead to some special edition trilogy pack somewhere 2 years from now.  Plus, I already own the Ghostbusters 1 & 2 Double Feature DVD Gift Set, so what’s the hurry in upgrading to blu-ray really?  Well, first of all, the blu-ray has a number of added features from the DVD edition:

DVD Edition

• CineChat
• Commentary with Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis and Joe Medjuck
• Scene Cemetery
• 1984 Featurette
• Cast and Crew Featurette
• SFX Team Featurette
• Multi-Angle Featurettes
• Storyboard Comparisons
• Previews

Additional Blu-Ray Exclusives

• Blu-Wizard
• Slimer Mode
• Ecto-1: Resurrecting the Classic Car
• Ghostbusters Garage: Ecto-1 Gallery
• Ghostbusters – The Video Game Preview
• Making of Ghostbusters – The Video Game
• BD-Live

And second, there is a $5 discount on Amazon.com for the release!  Simply use the code SONYPIC5, worth a $5 discount off the Amazon price of $19.99 here.  There is also a printable $5 coupon for in-store purchase as well as several other blu-ray/DVD discounts from Sony Pictures at the following pdf link: http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/specialoffers/coupons/Fathers_Day_Coupons.pdf

In addition, you can find another $5 printable coupon on Sony Pictures’ promo site for the release here, where you’ll see that they’ve already started up a marketing campaign for the third installment.  We doubt you’ll be able to use the Father’s Day coupon with this one, but hey, might as well give it a try.

Here’s a direct pdf link to the coupon.  We’ve also attached the coupon below:

“Ghostbusters” will be released on blu-ray next Tuesday, June 16th.

A few interesting news bits on the long-awaited “Ghostbusters” sequel have been released on slashfilm.  Lately, fan hype over the franchise has been at a peak level with the upcoming June 16th releases of both the “Ghostbusters” blu-ray as well as “Ghostbusters: The Video Game”.  Things definitely seem to be looking up for the the franchise as a whole - the video game has, in fact, received an impressive 8/10 rating on IGN.  There is also news that original director Ivan Reitman is considering directing the next film.  Check out the bulleted details from slashfilm below:

• The screenplay by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitksy still hasn’t been delivered yet, but is imminent. A running-draft or treatment has been at least shared with Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis because they’ve gone on to discuss it with the rest of us (see below, for example).
• Ivan Reitman has told MTV that, actually, he’s willing to think about directing the next Ghostbusters film. Aykroyd had previously named Ramis as his pick to take the director’s chair if Reitman was “too busy”.
• A five-way jury holds veto over any Ghostbusters film. Reitman is one party, three more are Murray, Ramis and Aykroyd, and the fifth is Columbia Pictures. If any of these want to nix the project, they can. It seems this would also apply to films that the individual would not be involved in – say, if Reitman wasn’t set to direct, or one of the actors was not set to appear, they could still wield the axe.
• I was sent an e-mail from a source inside the industry who wanted to relate a little Ghostbusters 3 gossip. According to them, Jake Kasdan wants the directing gig. As in actively wants it and, I would assume, is pursuing it. If the job was mine to give, I’d be putting a bow on it for him now.

Empire magazine also interviewed Harold Ramis, who elaborated on the characer of Egon Spengler and actually shared a line of dialogue from the film:

“I’m intrigued by my idea for where Egon has been. He’s been working in the International Institute For Imaginary Science, in Geneva. He’s evolved a post-rational, non-conclusive logic for dealing with problems of chaos. Someone asks him ‘What does that mean?’ and he says ‘There are no spatial, conceptual or intellectual models to describe it – so we don’t know.’ Egon’s gone so abstract, even he doesn’t know what he’s doing!”

Dan Aykroyd was also interviewed, stating that he hopes Alyssa Milano will be playing the same character as she does in the game, in which she is a “love interest” named Dr. Ilyssa Selwyn.  Aykroyd also mentioned that Eliza Dushku would not be competing for the same role.

HBO will finally begin airing “The Dark Knight” starting this Friday, June 13th. How cool will this be? One somber day, channel-flipping through Oprah, Family Guy reruns, Iron Chef, Jon & Kate Plus 8…until hearing those three words eerily whispered…”why so serious?” Oh, snap! It’s TDK! Well, there goes the rest of my afternoon. Time to watch this baby for the 23rd time.

HBO has also begun airing two promos for the event with the song “Where is My Mind?” by the Pixies. Check them out below.