As reported earlier this month (see 20th Century Props Closes Its Doors After 40 Years; Auction Slated for Late July), 20th Century Props announced that it is closing and auctioning off its assets. This has garnered a substantial amount of news coverage (see Original Prop Blog on Twitter for continuing links/coverage), including a television broadcast last week on NBC’s “Today Show” and now a short video report by the BBC. 
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NBC’s Today Show Broadcast on 20th Century Props: “Movie Sets for Sale”
As reported a few weeks ago (see 20th Century Props Closes Its Doors After 40 Years; Auction Slated for Late July), 20th Century Props announced that it is closing and auctioning off its assets. This has garnered a substantial amount of news coverage (see Original Prop Blog on Twitter for continuing links/coverage), including a television broadcast this morning on NBC’s “Today Show”. [Read more…]
Superior Court Lawsuit Filing: Michael Jackson’s MJJ Productions, Inc. vs Julien’s Auction House, LLC
As widely reported in the mainstream media, Michael Jackson has filed a lawsuit against Julien’s Auctions for the return of personal property from the Neverland Ranch that was consigned to the auction house with a sale planned for April 22-April 25, 2009 in Beverly Hills. Below is a PDF of the complaint filed in California Superior Court. [Read more…]
eBay Live Auctions: R.I.P.
While there are still two weeks until eBay Live Auctions is retired officially, given that the Profiles in History “Hollywood Auction 34” ended over the weekend, for all intents and purposes for the original prop hobby, it is finished. [Read more…]
Fox News Channel Interviews LiveAuctioneers CEO About Profiles in History… Still No Mention of Profiles in History
A few days ago, there was an interesting ABC News interview with LiveAuctioneers CEO Julian Ellison about this week’s Profiles in History auction events (see Hollywood Auction 33 & Hollywood Auction 34) – with absolutely no mention of Profiles in History whatsoever. The trend continues, with a Fox News Channel “Strategy Room” round table discussion in which the auction is discussed with absolutely no mention of Profiles in History. [Read more…]
ABC News Interviews LiveAuctioneers CEO About Profiles in History… With No Mention of Profiles in History
There is an interesting video of an ABC News interview with LiveAuctioneers CEO Julian Ellison about this week’s Profiles in History auction events (see Hollywood Auction 33 & Hollywood Auction 34) – with absolutely no mention of Profiles in History whatsoever. [Read more…]
Warner Bros. “You Must Remember This” 3-Part Series on PBS
You Must Remember This: The Warner Brothers Story will air September 23, 24, and 25 at 9:00 PM each night as a three part series under the PBS “American Masters” program. The five hour film is made of five parts – “You Aint’ Heard Nothin’ Yet (1923-1935)”, “Good War, Uneasy Peace (1935-1950)”, “A New Reality (1950-1970)”, “Woodstock Nation (1970-1980)”, and “The Big Tent (1980-Present)”. [Read more…]
Rick’s Custom Props Video Feature on NewsChannel8 in Portland
The segment below was aired on KGW NewsChannel 8 in Portland Oregon, featuring prop maker Rick Gamez: