Welcome to another edition of  On the Radar where we delve into all corners of the entertainment, tech and geek Internets for news, views and whatnot that may have escaped our regular coverage during the week. Let is know if we missed something interesting.

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• Fans of the BBC series (not the ABC remake) Life On Mars will appreciate this fan film about a car wreck in a time warp.

• As if you didn’t need more excused to pick up DC Universe Online next month, how about a new special mission on Gorilla Island?

• Folks in Japan can be pretty crazy, but these new modded mini and regular vans are pretty mind blowing, including a Bat Van!

• Who doesn’t love a good holiday movie mash-up? Here‘s one with Home Alone and I Am Legend. Sadly, no footage was to be found of Will Smith putting on aftershave for the first time.

• Community‘s Alison Brie does a sexy(er) rendition of Santa Baby. ‘Nuff said.

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Who doesn’t love toys? Whether they’re for kids or adults, most fans of film, TV, comics, or video games also become fans of toys. The cool part about being fans of film is that we have gotten some pretty cool toys inspired by films.

With this week’s major release of Toy Story 3 in both 3D, IMAX, and regular theaters, we felt it would be necessary to reminisce about some of our favorite toys from films, or even films inspired by toys.

Take a look at the staff’s picks after the jump, and be sure to look back at our other Flickcast Fives from the past few weeks.

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We are just getting word now that John Hughes, director of such 80s films as Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, and Ferris Beuller’s Day off has died of a heart attack during a morning walk today in New York City. He was 59 years old.

Hughes was an icon to many who grew up with the films of the 1980s and 1990s including The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Home Alone, Sixteen Candles, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and many, many more. The story is still developing, and we plan on having more to you as it comes in.