One of the organizers of the “We’re Going Back” 25th Anniversary Back to the Future event, to be held at Universal Studios and other locations November 5th-11th, has contacted me asking to publish a notice for a request for original production material from the classic trilogy. Profiles in History will be holding a special charity auction sale, which will be part of their new SyFy TV series, Hollywood Treasures, scheduled to debut November 4th. [Read more…]
Longtime movie and television prop and costume studio reseller VIP Fan Auctions has launched a series of official Paramount Pictures listings on eBay, along with a new website. Studio assets are currently being offered for sale on eBay from G.I. Joe, She’s Out of My League, Shutter Island, and Up in the Air. [Read more…]
As reported last month, auction house Guernsey’s is holding an auction event later this month, September 23rd, in New York City. Most known in the original prop and costume field for their 2008 “The Pugliese Collection” sale, this event is very modest by comparison. With material spanning sports, music, historical memorabilia, and other disciplines, and at just over 100 lots, that which might be of interest to original film and television prop, costume, and memorabilia collectors is limited.
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Focus Features and Gilt Groupe Inc. have offered for sale props and costumes from Anton Corbijn’s The American, starring George Clooney. The site requires registration, and the pieces offered for sale are at a fixed price. 100% of the proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross International Response Fund. [Read more…]
Premiere Props is hosting their “Sci Fi Movie Prop & Costume Auction” on September 11th in Los Angeles. Auction service providers LiveAuctioneers and iCollector have both published the catalog online. The event is touted as offering over 500 original props and costumes from a variety of films including Resident Evil 4, Piranha 3D, Inglorious Basterds, Afterlife, Killers, and more. [Read more…]
As mentioned in past articles, the NRA’s National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, Virginia has been hosting a “Hollywood Guns” exhibit this year, and now a 46-page catalog of the pieces on display has been made available. Many of these pieces have been featured on their “Curator’s Corner” video series. [Read more…]
Aaron, a collector who I’ve been acquainted with, has launched a new website which highlights historical auction results and photos, along with other features. [Read more…]
Personal property and memorabilia owned by Academy Award-winning Swedish cinematographer Sven Nykvist will be auctioned by Bukowskis on August 31st. The late Nykvist passed away in 2006, and is well known for his work with Ingmar Bergman, though he worked on over 120 films. [Read more…]
