This is part of my ongoing series of YouTube videos, with this one taking a close-up look at the upcoming Bonhams “TCM Presents … Wonders of the Galaxy – Science Fiction and Fantasy in Film” auction taking place on May 14th in Los Angeles. This latest video editorial specifically takes a closer look at Lot 162 described as “A complete Darth Vader costume from The Empire Strikes Back/Star Wars Episode V”. [Read more…]
This latest YouTube video covers movie prop related news from the past several weeks, including a look at videos from the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, their initial charter membership opportunities, the latest auction from Icons of Pop Culture, and new announcements from Prop Store for their Harry Lange Auction, their Sicario Day of The Soldado auction, and their Marvel auction later in the year. [Read more…]
This latest YouTube video covers movie prop related news from the past week or so, including a charity raffle for a sword from Deadpool 2 by Ryan Reynolds, a local news report about a collection in Texas, a quick look at the newest auction from Ewbanks, a local media report on the restoration of a Jaws piece, a visit to another online blog about a Marilyn Monroe costume up for auction, some tweets from Peter Mayhew and Mark Hamill about a prototype Chewbacca mask from Star Wars and a quick flip through the latest Prop Store auction catalog for their first big toy auction this week. [Read more…]
This is part of my ongoing series of YouTube video previews of upcoming auctions that take a look at events that feature original props, costumes and other production material from film and television. This first look is for the just announced Profiles in History event “Transformers: The Auction” taking place as an online exclusive sale on February 28th. [Read more…]
This is part of my new, ongoing series of YouTube videos, with this one serving as a direct update to an article published here on the Original Prop Blog back in May of 2010. At that time, there were questions about a prop lightsaber up for auction attributed to the character of Darth Vader in the film, Return of the Jedi. Some of these questions were raised in my article published on May 31, 2010 (Profiles in History ‘Hollywood Auction 40′ Video Preview: Darth Vader Lightsaber Prop from ‘Return of the Jedi’). Don Bies, former curator of the Lucasfilm Archives, has provided some information relevant to those outstanding questions, which is shared in this latest YouTube video. [Read more…]
This is part of my new, ongoing series of YouTube videos regarding the latest auctions that feature original props, costumes and other production material from film and television. This is a post auction opinion and analysis follow-up looking at the four day “Hollywood Auction 96” sale event by Profiles in History, and to a lesser extend the “Essentially Marilyn” auction that took place immediately preceding the Hollywood auction. [Read more…]
This is a Part 5 follow-up my Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 close-up looks at the “[o]riginal production used “Luke Skywalker” lightsaber from Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope from the collection of Oscar-winning set decorator Roger Christian” featured in the upcoming Profiles in History “Hollywood Auction 96” taking place on December 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th. This latest video features news of the lightsaber being withdrawn from auction by Profiles in History, per a report from Reuters. [Read more…]
This is a Part 4 follow-up my Part 1 , Part 2 and Part 3 close-up looks at the “[o]riginal production used “Luke Skywalker” lightsaber from Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope from the collection of Oscar-winning set decorator Roger Christian” featured in the upcoming Profiles in History “Hollywood Auction 96” taking place on December 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th (the lightsaber specifically is scheduled to go under the hammer on December 13th). This latest video highlights a “Reader Comment” made today by Roger Christian himself. As he took the time to respond to some of my questions in my prior videos as well as correct a few mistakes made by me, I wanted to bring attention to the comment that he published in order to share it with anyone who might have watched prior videos on YouTube and/or read prior articles here on the Original Prop Blog. One of my primary questions was whether or not the prop lightsaber seen in the photos on the Letter of Authenticity (LOA) is the same lightsaber or a different lightsaber from the one up for auction and as seen in the photos published by Profiles in History in their auction catalog and in the online listing at iCollector. Today, Roger Christian says that: “[t]he two photos immediately below my signature in my COA depict the exact same lightsaber that is being sold by Profiles in History”. [Read more…]