This is an pertinent to the prior articles (Research & Dialogue About Importing Firearms to the UK, the Update to that article), which raised issues and questions related to the implementation of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 in the UK and the affect of this legislation on prop collectors and dealers. Thanks to Simon Lee of DieHardProps.com for the heads up on this new development. [Read more…]
HBO’s The Wire: Behind The Scenes With Mike Sabo
As I’ve already noted elsewhere (“Celebrating Media: My 10 Favorite Television Shows (Since I Was Born)“), HBO’s The Wire is my all time favorite TV show.
There is a nice little feature on the official HBO website focused on Prop Master Mike Sabo in their Behind the Scenes section: On The Set Part 7 [Read more…]
AP: Fraud Trial Features Famous Firearms
While this news story from the Associated Press (LINK) does not directly involve original props or original prop collecting, it is of interest and the dynamics in play could have implications for the hobby, as related to market value appraisals, specialist authorities, brokering, and fraud. I plan to follow this story to report on the proceedings and outcome. [Read more…]
Attack of the Show: “Rock” Galotti & Cinema Guns Part 2
As reported previously (See Cinema Guns Part 1), Attack of the Show’s Oliva Munn did a segment on the shooting range with weapons coordinator Robert “Rock” Galotti. Part 2 of this feature aired on this past Wednesday’s episode. This is a repost of the update last week, now with the video courtesy of G4tv.com: [Read more…]
Attack of the Show: “Rock” Galotti & Cinema Guns Part 1
Attack of the Show’s Oliva Munn did a segment on the shooting range with weapons coordinator Robert “Rock” Galotti on Tuesday’s episode, which can be viewed on the AOTS website… [Read more…]
Research & Dialogue About Importing Firearms to the UK: Update
This is an update to the prior article (Research & Dialogue About Importing Firearms to the UK), which raised issues and questions related to the implementation of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 in the UK and the affect of this legislation on prop collectors and dealers. [Read more…]
Stembridge Auction Report, Part 12: Al Pacino Pistol from Heat
As was the case with the Point of No Return pistols (see Auction Report, Part 7),when I was originally researching the Stembridge Collection 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 pistols) was one of the pair of Heat sidearm pistols offered, which were attributed to use by Al Pacino in the Michael Mann film. [Read more…]
Guns & Ammo Magazine: Hollywood Handguns
There is a great article about the use of handguns in films at the Guns & Ammo Magazine website. This is one of the few pieces I’ve seen that discusses the degree to which firearms are modified for use in film, employing blank fire loads, as well as the care and expertise that goes into not only the selection of weapons but how they are modified and used on set. [Read more…]