The Daily Record reports that a movie prop cast-iron duck was stolen from the set of Peter Mullan’s Neds, currently in production. Mullan is offering a £200 reward for the return of the missing prop. [Read more…]
Archives for August 2009
WIRED, WETA, & The Secrets of District 9’s Grungy Alien Realism
WIRED published a great video about the eagerly anticipated Summer blockbuster District 9, which opens theatrically today. Included is a segment with information about the props made for the film. Featured within the video is an interview with Greg Broadmore, a designer for WETA Workshop, from the floor of last month’s San Diego Comic Con. [Read more…]
Banned From The “Star Trek Props, Costumes, and Auctions” Forum
Yesterday Alec Peters, CEO of PropWorx, banned me as a member of his “Star Trek Props, Costumes, and Auctions” discussion forum. Since bans from discussion forums are public acts – presumably as a consequence of bad behavior – I thought it would be appropriate to make a note of this here, to memorialize my perspective. [Read more…]
Original Television and Movie Prop, Wardrobe, and Entertainment Memorabilia Auctions: Upcoming Event Calendar
Below is the latest updated list of upcoming original movie and television prop, wardrobe, and memorabilia auction events. Please contact me if you are aware of any coming events of interest to original prop collectors.
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Prop Store Restoration of Original Nostromo Prop Model from Ridely Scott’s “Alien” (Video Part 2)
The 7 foot model of the Nostromo ship featured in Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic, Alien, has been the focus of a restoration project by The Prop Store of London. Suffering decades of damage from poor conditions of improper outdoor storage, the piece has required extensive cosmetic restoration as part of its ongoing preservation. [Read more…]
Premiere Props “Massive Car and Movie Prop Auction” Catalog Online, Event August 15th
As reported back in May, Premiere Props is hosting their “Massive Car and Movie Prop Auction” next weekend, August 15th, in Los Angeles at LA Center Studios. Auction service provider iCollector has at least some of the catalog online, featuring over 300 vehicles, props, and costumes used in film and television and other Hollywood memorabilia. [Read more…]
New “Global Antiques” Hollywood Memorabilia Dealer on eBay (Michael Jackson, Star Wars, Wizard of Oz)
eBay dealer “moniemon92” – with an account created in 2007 but with no recorded transactions until a few weeks ago – has listed a number of items for sale with “Global Antiques” certificates of authenticity. These auction offerings are dominated by listings of items owned/autographed by the recently deceased Michael Jackson. [Read more…]
G4TV Coverage of Prop Store of London Exhibit at San Diego Comic Con
G4TV has some video coverage of the Prop Store of London exhibit on their website as part of their “Comic Con 09 Floor Tour” from San Diego Comic Con. [Read more…]