Studio Reseller Hollywood Vault (“Rainmakers”): Current & Future Status?

One of the two studio resellers of original movie and television props and wardrobe that have historically sold very high quantities of product appears to have had very limited sales in recent months and one of its two websites (rain-makers.net) is returning a “404″ error status while the other (hollywoodvault.net) is stripped down to “coming soon” presentation.  Read more

Monsterpalooza Convention & Event May 29-31 in Burbank, CA

“Monsterpalooza – The Art of Monsters” will be held at the Burbank Airport Marritt Hotel & Convention Center May 29-21, 2009.  This 3-day event is “dedicated to the art of monsters and the artists that create them”. Read more

Cameron’s House from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” For Sale at $2.3 Million Dollars

Cameron Frye’s house from John Hughes 80s classic “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” is available for sale in Highland Park, Illinois for $2.3 million.  The most memorable scenes in the house features the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California. Read more

Charity Auction: Auction Cause Offers Original Props from “Survivor Tocantins” on eBay

Auction Cause has a number of items up for auction on eBay from the CBS reality television program, Survivor Tocantins.  100% of the final sale price of each item will benefit The Serpentine Project. Read more

Bonhams & Goodman in Australia Sell Incomplete Superman Costume for $21,000 at Auction

Bonhams & Goodman of Australia held a toy and memorabilia auction on Sunday which included a partial Superman costume attributed to the films of the 70s and 80s starring Christopher Reeve.  This set realized a hammer price of $22,500 Australia Dollars, or about $27,000 including Buyer’s Premium (or about $17,500/$21,000 USD). Read more

Christie’s “Pop Culture” Auction June 23, 2009 at Rockefeller Plaza, Catalog Available Online

Christie’s next “Pop Culture” auction (Sale 2179) will be held June 23rd at Rockefeller Plaze in New York.  The catalog for this event can be viewed online. Read more

“Costume Junkie” Returns “Super Hollywood” Superman Costume To Marketplace on eBay

One of the costumes archived in the very first of over 100 Superman costume-related articles, more than a year ago, was a “Super Hollywood” costume offered for sale on eBay by Edward Pugia (AKA “Costume Junkie”).  This costume was again listed for sale via the “costumejunkie” account on eBay this weekend. Read more

Shepperton Design Studios Expands Line of “Post Lawsuit” Unlicensed Replica Star Wars Props

Following legal battles in both the United States and the United Kingdom over the sale unlicensed Stormtrooper helmets – which resulted in both Andrew Ainsworth’s Shepperton Design Studios and George Lucas’ Lucasfilm Ltd. claiming victory – Ainsworth’s SDS today announced the sale of “E11 Blasters”, that boast “all the features of the most complicated blaster used in ANH“. Read more

Bonhams June 2009 “Entertainment Memorabilia” Auction in Knightsbridge Catalog Available Online

Bonhams second of two Entertainment Memorabilia auctions next month will be held in Knightsbridge, UK on June 16, 2009. Read more

Photos from The Prop Store of London, Los Angeles

In my visit to the Prop Store of London in Los Angeles last month, I did take the opportunity to take some photos of the facility and props and costumes on display in the offices and warehouse in Burbank. Read more

Julien’s Auctions “Summer Sale” June 2009 in Las Vegas, Catalog Available Online

Julien’s Auctions next Entertainment Memorabilia auction will be held in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on June 26-27, 2009.  The catalogs are available for purchase and can be viewed online. Read more

Original Movie & TV Prop, Wardrobe, & Memorabilia Auctions: Upcoming Event Calendar Snapshot

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

“Star Wars” in “Star Trek” – Spot R2-D2 for Chance to Win Movie Prop

The latest Star Trek film from J.J. Abrams includes an “Easter Egg” style R2-D2 hidden somewhere in the movie, and Paramount Pictures has announced a contest by which those who find it and write in have a chance to win an original prop. Read more

Bonhams June 2009 “Entertainment Memorabilia” Auction in Los Angeles Catalog Available Online

Bonhams next Entertainment Memorabilia auction will be held in Los Angeles on June 14, 2009. Read more

Heritage Auction Galleries June 2009 “Signature Music & Entertainment Memorabilia Auction″ Catalog Available Online

The Heritage Auction Galleries website now offers the online catalog and listings for their upcoming event, “Signature Music & Entertainment Memorabilia Auction – Auction #7006″, to be held June 5-6, 2009 in Dallas, Texas.

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Premiere Props Announces “Massive Car Auction” for August 2009

Premiere Props has announced a “Massive Car Auction” of over 100 cars used in film and television, in conjunction with Ted Moser of Picture Car Warehouse.  The event is scheduled for August 2009 in El Segundo, CA. Read more

Armando Alvarez’s Super Hollywood “super38” eBay Account NARU Status (Not A Registered User)

Armando Alvarez’s (AKA “Super Hollywood) “super38″ eBay Power Seller account has been changed to the eBay status of “No Longer A Registered User” / “Not A Registered User” (NARU). Read more

Superman Costume Comparative Analysis: Warner Bros. Archive, Authenticated vs. “Super Hollywood”

I started asking questions about Superman costumes in the marketplace, attributed to the Christopher Reeve films of the 70s and 80s, over two years ago.  Since, I have published over 100 related articles, asking questions and sharing information and insights – all in an attempt to bring clarity to the marketplace and empower collectors and other interested parties with more information with which to make their own assessments and conclusions.  Read more

“Hands On” Superman Costume Comparative Analysis In Development: Warner Bros. Archive, Authenticated vs. “Super Hollywood”

I spent the day in Burbank yesterday, performing a “hands on” analysis and comparison of confirmed authentic costumes (two recently released from the Warner Bros. Archives) from multiple Superman films starring Christopher Reeve (Superman II, III, and IV) with the three “Super Hollywood” costumes examined in a recent article (see “Super Hollywood” Superman III Costume Case Study: High Resolution Photo Archive & Analysis).  A substantive article is under development that will include the results of this analysis and high resolution comparison photos. Read more

Battlestar Galactica Original Prop Auction II Update – Shipping and Fulfillment Costs/Details

One of the few missteps with the first Battlestar Galactica auction concerned post auction shipping costs and fulfillment (see Propworx/Battlestar Galactica: Post Auction Event Update).  With this second event just days away, PropWorx CEO Alec Peters has published the details concerning shipping and fulfillment for this next event, so all interested bidders are armed with very clear and detailed information.  Read more

“True Lies” & “Desperado” Ruger P90 Prop Gun

This is the next in a series of more comprehensive profiles of the original props in my own collection, and the next piece to be showcased a hero Ruger P90 used in two films – by Arnold Schwarzenegger as Harry Tasker in True Lies (1994) as well as for publicity photography done with Antonio Banderas as El Mariachi in Desperado (1995). Read more

Profiles in History “Hollywood Auction 35 & 36″ Held April 30-May 1

Profiles in History’s Hollywood Auction 35 (“Historic Hollywood Wax Museum Auction”) and Hollywood Auction 36 (“The Forrest J Ackerman Estate”) were held Thursday and Friday, which offered a number of original movie and television props, costumes, and other memorabilia as well as the special Wax Museum catalog.  The auction was held on site at the Profiles in History offices in Calabasas Hills, with off-site bidding available over the Internet via LiveAuctioneers, as well as direct via mail, fax, and by phone. Read more

Battlestar Galactica Original Prop Auction II Update – Print Edition of Second Catalog Available

As noted last month (see Live Event Catalog Available Online), the online PDF version of the catalog for the second Battlestar Galactica auction event has been made available for this month’s auction in Pasadena, May 8th-10th.  Collectors started receiving the print edition in the mail in the past week or so, and I received a comp copy from PropWorx, so I thought I’d share my observations, as done with the first catalog published in January. Read more

Original Prop Blog – April 2009 Traffic Statistics

The latest stats for Original Prop Blog, as of April 30, 2009… Read more