When I was originally researching the Stembridge catalog, for Little John’s Stembridge Collection Auction, one of the few pieces on my “short list”, which I considered secondary to my two top wants (the T2 and True Lies pistol) was one of the pair of Hammerli pistols offered, which were “sort of” attributed to Point of No Return starring Bridget Fonda. [Read more…]
Archives for July 2007
300: Did They Reuse Props/Designs from Other Films? – Update 3
I have received some correspondence from Steve Knight of RareProps.com, and I offered to post any comments he would like to make in regards to these articles: [Read more…]
Auction House Buying Considerations, Part III: Bonhams
This is the third in a series of articles looking at auction house policies, terms, and conditions of sale. [Read more…]
Comic Con International, July 26-29
Comic Con International will be held, as always, in San Diego later this week, July 26-29. [Read more…]
300: Did They Reuse Props/Designs from Other Films? – Update 2
I received an e-mail from Steve Knight of RareProps today in regards to my article inquiring as to the possibility of props from other WB productions being reused in the film, 300: [Read more…]
Book Review: Grindhouse: The Sleaze-filled Saga of an Exploitation Double Feature
This is a review of Grindhouse: The Sleaze-filled Saga of an Exploitation Double Feature (published April 6, 2007). It is a great combination of equal parts photography/art/images and content. Highly recommended to fans of the film(s). [Read more…]
Walking Prescott – The Arms of Hollywood (Stembridge Auction Touring Preview)
This is the seventh in a series of articles reporting on the Stembridge Armory Collection Auction in Los Angeles, hosted by Little John’s Auction Service.
There’s an interesting blog article on the Walking Prescott (All about the flavor of a small Arizona city and the surrounding outback…) showing the Stembridge gun auction preview by Little John’s Auction Service. [Read more…]
Notable Studio Auctions: Sunshine (The Prop Store of London)
The Prop Store of London has begun a second wave of their studio auctions for the film, Sunshine, under the eBay User ID propstore_auction. With the film opening in the states (following the UK debut), it appears that some pieces were held back for promotion here in the U.S. [Read more…]