Simon Brew has published an excellent 3-part interview with Roger Christian at DenOfGeek.com. Mr. Christian has won multiple Academy Awards for art direction and set design work, with a body of work including Alien and Star Wars. [Read more…]
Heritage Auction Galleries “Signature Music & Entertainment Memorabilia Auction″ Catalog Available Online (October 2008)
The Heritage Auction Galleries website now offers the online catalog and listings for their upcoming event, “Signature Music & Entertainment Memorabilia Auction – Auction #696”, to be held October 4-6 in Dallas, Texas.
Restoring The American Werewolf in London (Tom Spina Designs)
Tom Spina of Tom Spina Designs has recently completed the restoration of the original werewolf from “American Werewolf in London“, a piece for which Rick Baker received his first Academy Award. [Read more…]
“The Universal Experience: Behind the Scenes of Universal Pictures”
I’ve read a few reports lately about a new exhibit at Universal Studios – “The Universal Experience: Behind the Scenes of Universal Pictures”. This is described as a display of “never-before-seen” original props, costumes, and other assets that are part of the filmmaking process from some of their more popular films and productions. [Read more…]
Angels Acquires BBC Costume Archive
Per BBC News, Angels the Costumiers has acquired the BBC costume department and archives. [Read more…]
80th Academy Awards Ceremony Tonight
Tonight is the 80th Academy Awards ceremony. The telecast for the Academy Awards for outstanding achievements of 2007 are being presented at the Kodak Theatre starting at 5PM PST.
All details can be found at Oscar.com and Oscars.org. [Read more…]
Profiles in History, Star Wares Featured on CBS News Sunday Morning
I missed the broadcast, but if I can find the video on the Internet, I’ll post an update with the link.
In any event, Bill Geist of CBS visited both Profiles in History and StarWares in covering movie props and costumes, given that tonight is the Academy Awards.
While I can only speak to the print version of the story, it is somewhat typical of mainstream media coverage of the hobby – focused on price and value with no mention of the importance of authentication.
The print version of the story appears in it’s entirety at CBSNews.com (LINK): [Read more…]