The Movieum of London will be celebrating its one year anniversary in March, and the celebration will be marked with a special exhibition by world renowned armourer Terry English. [Read more…]
Archives for 2009
John Dykstra Interview in SFX Magazine
Academy Award winning special effects pioneer John Dykstra was featured in the December 2008 issue of the UK’s SFX magazine. It is a great little interview and covers his many years in the industry, working on films such as Silent Running, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Lifeforce, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Spider-Man, Hancock, and more. [Read more…]
Coraline Box With “Handcrafted Collectible Relics” Charity Auction
The creators of Coraline, set to open in theaters Friday, have produced 50 handmade boxes with different pieces representing the movie, and sent most of them to bloggers in an effort to help promote the film. One of these boxes is currently listed on eBay, with 100% of the proceeds going to the charitable cause, Starlight Children’s Foundation. Other memorabilia is also available for auction, benefiting the same charity. [Read more…]
Elstree Props, Fertility Idols, Light Gods, Danziger Collection COAs (Multiple Topic Update)
This article serves as an update to a number of prior articles related to Elstree Props, “The Danziger Collection” Certificates of Authenticity, “Light God” wall plaque props from Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the “Fertility Idols” marketed as authentic from the same film. [Read more…]
Original Prop Blog – January 2009 Stats
The latest traffic stats for Original Prop Blog, as of January 31, 2009… [Read more…]
Superman Costumes in the Marketplace: January 2009, Part 2
This article continues coverage of Superman costumes and costume components offered for sale publicly in the marketplace attributed to use in the Superman films of the 70s-80s starring Christopher Reeve and characterized as “original” and “authentic”.
Profiles in History Website Offers Preview of Next Event: The Forry Ackerman Estate Auction, April 2009
The Profiles in History website today offers a preview of their next auction event in April 2009 – The Forry Ackerman Estate. I did speak with Joe Maddalena about this briefly last week, and should have additional details to share soon. [Read more…]
Raiders of the Lost Ark Fetility Idols In The Marketplace – Update
This is an update to an article published last week which raised questions of provenance about prop “fertility idols” attributed to Raiders of the Lost Ark that have been circulating in the marketplace, along with related issues. [Read more…]