The Profiles in History LOST auction, to be held later this month on August 21st-22nd in Santa Monica, was featured in a segment on CNN today. This illustrates significant mainstream media interest in the event involving the sale of original props, costumes, and other material direct from ABC Studios from all six seasons of the popular television series. [Read more…]
Julien’s Auctions next auction will be held in Macau, China on October 9th, 2010. The catalog is available for purchase and can now be viewed online. Included in the sale are props and costumes from a variety of modern and classic film and television, as well as a substantial about of material associated with Michael Jackson. The sale features props, wardrobe, photos, posters, autographs, animation art, scripts, personally owned items, and a variety of other material.
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Bonhams will be holding their “Pioneers of Popular Culture” event (Sale 18524) on August 15th at the inaugural Goodwood Vintage Festival in the UK. Though original props and costumes are nearly non-existent among the 273 lots in the auction, the two key pieces present are important and impressive: a three-piece suit worn by Jack Nicholson in Tim Burton’s Batman (Lot 192) and an ape costume from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (Lot 193).
This Original Prop Blog coverage of the Prop Store exhibit at San Diego Comic Con concludes with Tim Lawes. The video interview series continues the exploration and discussion about some of the most important pieces on display at their booth, including material from the Alien films, Shawshank Redemption, Gladiator, The Empire Strikes Back, Clash of the Titans, Superman Returns, and more.
This is Part 2 of the two part Original Prop Blog interview with Brandon Alinger of Prop Store at San Diego Comic Con. This video feature continues the discussion about some of the most important pieces on display at their booth, including pieces from the Alien films, Gremlins 2, The Black Hole, Hellboy, Army of Darkness, Spider-Man 2, and Batman.
The Original Prop Blog interviewed Brandon Alinger of Prop Store at San Diego Comic Con last week. This video feature includes a discussion about some of the most important pieces on display at their booth, including an original bullwhip used by Harrison Ford in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the grail diary used in Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, and an original Biker Scout Helmet from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Brandon also demonstrates the use of an iPad to make an interactive interface to explore the pages within the grail diary.
The Original Prop Blog interviewed Stephen Lane, CEO of Prop Store, at San Diego Comic Con last week. This video feature includes a discussion about the recent rebrand and relaunch of the long time television and movie prop & costume dealer, their new logo and website, some innovations employed within their exhibit, and a new booklet about their business, soon to be available as a downloadable PDF document from www.PropStore.com.
The Original Prop Blog interviewed Joe Maddalena, CEO of Profiles in History, at San Diego Comic Con this week. This video feature includes breaking news and announcements about upcoming events and efforts by the company, including next month’s LOST live auction event, the Stan Winston tribute exhibit featuring pieces from Iron Man and Avatar, the new Stan Winston School of Character Arts, the upcoming ‘Hunting Hollywood’ reality television series by SyFy Channel, and a special charity auction benefiting Variety Kids of Southern California.
