The entire first season of Prop Culture is dropping on the Disney+ streaming service starting May 1, 2020, featuring all eight episodes. The series by ABC Studios and Cinema Relics Productions and distributed by Disney+ is a documentary/docuseries featuring host and Executive Producer Dan Lanigan as he revisits popular Disney films from the perspective of learning more about the people who brought the movies to life as well as taking a closer look at the props, costumes, and other production assets, techniques and effects employed in each. [Read more…]
WIRED’s Look Into Collecting the Most Iconic Franchise Movie Props in Modern Cinema
My friend Dan Lanigan is the focus of a new article published by WIRED magazine titled “Inside the Deeply Nerdy—and Insanely Expensive—World of Hollywood Prop Collecting“. Written by Rene Chun with photography by Dan Winters, it takes a close look at select high end movie props… [Read more…]
San Diego Comic-Con 2016: “Fan-O-Rama” Futurama Fan Film by Cinema Relics (#SDCC #fanorama)
This is part of my ongoing coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2016. My personal friend Dan Lanigan made a splash this year with his first appearance as an exhibitor as Cinema Relics and their Fan-O-Rama, A Futurama Fan Film. In addition to playing the trailer for the upcoming fan film short, they played video of interviews, behind-the-scenes, and ‘making of’ footage. A big attraction for their booth in the main exhibit hall at Comic Con was their display of props, costumes, prosthetics, and miniatures. [Read more…]
Deckard’s Original Hero PKD Blaster from “Blade Runner” Featured on Adam Savage’s “TESTED”
Adam Savage has published a video via TESTED with his hands on look at Deckard’s PKD Blaster from Blade Runner. The iconic pistol used by Harrison Ford in the Ridley Scott film is now part of the collection of a good friend of mine, Dan Lanigan. As part of this feature, you also get a glimpse of his incredible collection. I kept waiting for Steve Carell to jump into the scene and exclaim, “that’s what she said”, but (spoiler) it never happens. Profiles in History sold this at auction in 2009, and I did a feature with photos of how it was delivered to production at the time leading up to the auction event… [Read more…]