Disney To Acquire Marvel Entertainment In $4 Billion Deal; Future Impact on “Studio Reseller” Deals?

Disney announced today that it is in the process of buying Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion dollars in cash and stock.  This acquisition will include ownership over Marvel’s thousands of characters as well as Marvel Studios, which is responsible for film franchises such as Iron Man, The Avengers, Thor, and Captain America. Read more

Jackie Brown & Max Cherry’s Hero Colt .38 Detective Special Pistol, “Jackie Brown”

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 the hero Colt .38 Detective Special prop gun used by Pam Grier as Jackie Brown and Robert Forster as Max Cherry in Quentin Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown“. Read more

Original Prop Blog on Twitter – ‘The Week in Tweets’ (Through 08/28/09)

This is a weekly feature archiving the “tweets” from the official Original Prop Blog Twitter account. This archives all posts for the week ending 08/28/09. Read more

Twitter: Arnold Schwarzenegger Tweets About “Conan” Movie Prop Sword At Governor’s Office

Today on Twitter, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger tweeted about his original prop Atlantean sword he used in the film Conan The Barbarian, which is on display in his office.  This was in response to a question posed by hidefnewscaps. Read more

Review: “PROP CATALOGS Entertainment Film Memorabilia Database”

Two years ago, I published a favorable review of the website, www.propcatalogs.com (see Website Review: PropCatalogs.com).  Since, the curator of the database has closed down the online service, and made the same material available for purchase on DVD-ROM.  This is therefore an update to the original review, keeping these changes in mind. Read more

Kevin Smith “Screen Used Movie Props” Auctions from View Askew, Auctions Askew

As periodically noted in the past, Kevin Smith’s own View Askew does auction off original prop and costume assets from his films, via his own ViewAskew.com and on eBay through Auctions Askew.  More items have been auctioned in the past two months, with the latest offering scheduled to end tomorrow. Read more

Original Prop Blog on Twitter – ‘The Week in Tweets’ (Through 08/21/09)

This is a weekly feature archiving the “tweets” from the official Original Prop Blog Twitter account. This archives all posts for the week ending 08/21/09. Read more

Charity Effort to Support “Backpacks for Kids” Initiative for Child Protective Services

This is a rare instance in which I’m publishing an article that is off-topic from the subject of the Original Prop Blog, but feel that it gives those who might be interested an opportunity to help.  One of the charitable causes that I am personally involved with is called “Backpacks for Kids”, and we are in the midst of a fund raising initiative to support our efforts to help children who are processed through Child Protective Services. Read more

MADtv Authentic Props, Costumes, & Memorabilia Auctions on eBay with SHOPitHollywood

eBay dealer SHOPitHollywood is auctioning authentic props, wardrobe, and other original assets and memorabilia from FOX’s MADtv.  Per SHOPitHollywood, they will be listing new items every few days for several weeks. Read more

Premiere Props Announces “Halloween II” Live Auction on August 29th

Following their “Massive Car and Movie Prop Auction” this past weekend, Premiere Props has already begun promoting their next live auction event for Halloween II.  The auction is scheduled for August 29th, the day following the theatrical release of the film. Read more

£200 Reward for Return of Stolen Duck Movie Prop from Peter Mullan’s “Neds”

The Daily Record reports that a movie prop cast-iron duck was stolen from the set of Peter Mullan’s Neds, currently in production.  Mullan is offering a £200 reward for the return of the missing prop. Read more

Original Prop Blog on Twitter – ‘The Week in Tweets’ (Through 08/14/09)

This is a weekly feature archiving the “tweets” from the official Original Prop Blog Twitter account. This archives all posts for the week ending 08/14/09. Read more

WIRED, WETA, & The Secrets of District 9’s Grungy Alien Realism

WIRED published a great video about the eagerly anticipated Summer blockbuster District 9, which opens theatrically today.  Included is a segment with information about the props made for the film.  Featured within the video is an interview with Greg Broadmore, a designer for WETA Workshop, from the floor of last month’s San Diego Comic Con. Read more

Banned From The “Star Trek Props, Costumes, and Auctions” Forum

Yesterday Alec Peters, CEO of PropWorx, banned me as a member of his “Star Trek Props, Costumes, and Auctions” discussion forum.  Since bans from discussion forums are public acts – presumably as a consequence of bad behavior – I thought it would be appropriate to make a note of this here, to memorialize my perspective.  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

Prop Store Restoration of Original Nostromo Prop Model from Ridely Scott’s “Alien” (Video Part 2)

The 7 foot model of the Nostromo ship featured in Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic, Alien, has been the focus of a restoration project by The Prop Store of London. Suffering decades of damage from poor conditions of improper outdoor storage, the piece has required extensive cosmetic restoration as part of its ongoing preservation.  Read more

Original Prop Blog on Twitter – ‘The Week in Tweets’ (Through 08/07/09)

This is a weekly feature archiving the “tweets” from the official Original Prop Blog Twitter account.  This archives all posts for the week ending 08/07/09. Read more

Premiere Props “Massive Car and Movie Prop Auction” Catalog Online, Event August 15th

As reported back in May, Premiere Props is hosting their “Massive Car and Movie Prop Auction” next weekend, August 15th, in Los Angeles at LA Center Studios.  Auction service provider iCollector has at least some of the catalog online, featuring over 300 vehicles, props, and costumes used in film and television and other Hollywood memorabilia. Read more

New “Global Antiques” Hollywood Memorabilia Dealer on eBay (Michael Jackson, Star Wars, Wizard of Oz)

eBay dealer “moniemon92″ – with an account created in 2007 but with no recorded transactions until a few weeks ago – has listed a number of items for sale with “Global Antiques” certificates of authenticity.  These auction offerings are dominated by listings of items owned/autographed by the recently deceased Michael Jackson.  Read more

G4TV Coverage of Prop Store of London Exhibit at San Diego Comic Con

G4TV has some video coverage of the Prop Store of London exhibit on their website as part of their “Comic Con 09 Floor Tour” from San Diego Comic Con. Read more

ABC Interview with Profiles in History About LOST Auction

The official ABC website has an interview with Profiles in History’s Joe Maddalena about next year’s LOST auction of original props, costumes, and other studio assets.  As with the Original Prop Blog interview, this was shot during Comic Con. Read more

“Friday the 30th”: Official 30th Anniversary Reunion Event for “Friday The 13th” Films

Collector Mario Kirner of www.FridayThe13thProps.de has sent me some information about the Friday the 13th franchise Official 30th Anniversary Reunion event that may be of interest to hobbyists.  Read more

Original Prop Blog – July 2009 Web Site Traffic Statistics

The latest web site traffic statistics for Original Prop Blog, as of July 31, 2009… Read more