The Volo Auto Museum is holding a special “Hollywood Comes to Volo” event in Volo, Illinois on Saturday, July 3rd. Touted as the George Barris “Star Cars Charity Car Show & Auto Fair”, the show boasts “the largest movie, TV, and custom car show ever assembled in the United States. [Read more…]
Signature Comparison: ‘Western Costume’ Letters of Authentication for George Reeves Superman TV Series Capes Dated 12/29/75
In 2008, an article was published on the Original Prop Blog with regards to certain props and costumes consigned to a Signature House auction (see Signature House Entertainment Memorabilia Auctions – Questions, Observations). Included were questions raised about the remarkable coincidence of two letters of authentication included with two different capes (attributed to use by George Reeves in the Superman television series produced in the 1950s) from two different dealers; both letters shared the same date: December 29, 1975. A third such letter – with the same date – has now been introduced into the marketplace. This third example bears a signature that appears to differ from the example featured in the 2008 article. [Read more…]
RL Spear Co. Offering Props, Wardrobe, and Set Dressing from Fox’s “24” Television Series
Auctioneer RL Spear Co. has launched an online-only auction of props, wardrobe, set dressing, and other assets from Fox’s “24” television series starring Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer, which recently aired its final episode. The auction is currently online, and scheduled to end June 24th. [Read more…]
Original Television and Movie Prop, Wardrobe, and Entertainment Memorabilia Auctions: Upcoming Event Calendar
Below is the latest updated list of upcoming original movie and television prop, wardrobe, and memorabilia auction events. Please contact me if you are aware of any coming events of interest to original prop collectors. [Read more…]
Julien’s Auctions Publishes Guided Video Tour of Roddenberry Estate Auction in Las Vegas by Rod Roddenberry
Julien’s Auctions has published a video on YouTube featuring a guided tour of their Roddenberry Estate auction, part of their Summer Entertainment Sale at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, June 24-27. The host of the video is Rod Roddenberry, son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and actress Majel Barrett. [Read more…]
Video Interview Series: James Livie & Breanna Livie, Eastern Costume Company
This is the last in the series of video interviews conducted while visiting Breanna Livie and talking about The Golden Closet and Eastern Costume. In this segment, I speak with James Livie and Breanna Livie about the origins of Costume Rentals Corporations (CRC) and Eastern Costume Company. [Read more…]
Entertainment Weekly Reports: “SyFy Goes Hunting for Hollywood” with Joe Maddalena on the SyFy Channel
Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello reports via his “Ausiello Files” exclusively today that the SyFy network has greenlit a new cable television series,’Hunting Hollywood’. EW reports that the “documentary-style show” will feature information about collecting pop culture memorabilia, as well as original props and costumes from film and television. Joe Maddalena, owner and CEO of Profiles in History, will serve as the host of the program. [Read more…]
Video Interview Series: Breanna Livie (The Golden Closet, Eastern Costume) ‘The Eastern Costume Warehouse’
This is the next in the series of video interviews conducted while visiting Breanna Livie and talking about The Golden Closet and Eastern Costume. In this segment, I speak with Breanna Livie about the Eastern Costume business in general and the main warehouse. [Read more…]