The Original Prop Blog on Twitter – ‘The Month in Tweets’ (Through 07/31/11)
August 1, 2011 by Jason DeBord
This is a monthly feature archiving the “tweets” from the official Original Prop Blog Twitter account (twitter.com/jason_debord) for the month of July 2011.
The Original Prop Blog Twitter account is used to publish brief reports and links to information of interest to readers that does not warrant a full report here on this site or is a supplement to existing content.
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@StevenOakes I’m crazy. I’m auctioning myself for @trekstock. Please, please RT this auction link: http://t.co/Kahzc3c
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Herald de Paris: “JOURNALISM AT ITS WORST” – bit.ly/nFS2vu
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BBC: “Arnold Schwarzenegger museum opens in Austrian hometown” – bbc.in/olWr76
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Contra Costa Times: “Auction sells pieces of fame” [Premiere Props] – bit.ly/pzMiD6
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/Film: “‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Set Photos Reveal New Tumbler and Bane’s Full Costume” – bit.ly/pQruky
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Original Prop Blog: “Lucasfilm v Ainsworth UK Supreme Court Ruling: The Mainstream Media Interviews Andrew Ainsworth” – bit.ly/ruqrse
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Los Angeles Times: “‘Star Wars’ fans: The Stormtrooper helmet battle is over” – lat.ms/nJqSCS
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Reuters: “Oscar statue from 1940s fetches $89,625 in Dallas auction” – reut.rs/pAn5ah
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Huffington Post: “UK Supreme Court redefines borders of international (not intergalactic) intellectual property law” – huff.to/npITcW
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Baltimore Sun: “Federal prosecutors consider new charges against alleged document thieves” – bsun.md/rmP1Wy
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Fox 5 San Diego: “Piece of Pee-Wee Herman sits in Fallbrook” – bit.ly/pkskgd
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TechDirt: “Forget The Stormtrooper Costumes, Get Worried About UK Courts Saying They Can Judge US Copyright Law” – bit.ly/q4MiPS
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Daily Mail: “Striking back against the empire:prop maker wins high court bid to sell Stormtrooper helmets in Britain” – bit.ly/pO3Uy2
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Original Prop Blog: “UK Supreme Court Rules in Lucasfilm vs Ainsworth “Stormtrooper Helmet” Copyright Legal Battle” – bit.ly/rpDZHt
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Reuters: “Original Stormtrooper Costume Designer Wins UK Copyright” – reut.rs/n0jLFV
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Original Prop Blog: “San Diego Comic Con 2011: Event Recap, Impressions, Experiences” – bit.ly/rmfAHy #sdcc
theMPPC The MPPC
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themppc.com/magpress/comic… Great props and costumes displayed at the Legendary Pictures booth at #SDCC
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themppc.com/magpress/efx-a… More prop and costume goodness at Comic Con !! #SDCC
screenused ScreenUsed
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The DeLorean Time Machine from Back to the Future III is back on exhibit at the San Diego Air & Space Museum – http://tinyurl.com/3uthk2x
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Thx Comic-Con fans – together with Profiles in History & Team Fox, $11,131 donated to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
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Guardian: “Star Wars costume maker strikes back against Lucasfilm movie empire” – bit.ly/qk2CdM
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The Atlantic Wire: “Other Unsuccessful Legal Challenges by George Lucas” – bit.ly/nDnejt
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New York Times: “The Empire Strikes Out: Artist Prevails in British Suit Over ‘Star Wars’ Costumes” – nyti.ms/rdItZN
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Hollywood Reporter: “George Lucas Loses U.K. ‘Star Wars’ Copyright Case” – bit.ly/mSF86Q
PremiereProps Premiere Props
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Last chance to sign up for the Live Auction Extravaganza 2 featuring over 1200 iconic #movie and #music memorabilia! tinyurl.com/5t95dbm
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The Lawyer: “The force is not with Sumption” – bit.ly/oZSh71
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My Fox NY: “No Clear Winners in UK ‘Star Wars’ Suit” – bit.ly/qqkM29
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Tech Digest: “The Force is strong with Stormtrooper costume designer in Star Wars court battle” – bit.ly/pes0s5
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IFC: “British prop designer beats the Lucasfilm Empire, can still make Stormtrooper helmets” – bit.ly/oFoB2f
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Inside the Magic via YouTube: “Interview: Joe Maddalena of Profiles in History and “Hollywood Treasure” at SDCC” – bit.ly/pdRp9U
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Daily Record: “Star Wars prop designer gets one over movie giants in legal battle over Stormtrooper helmets” – bit.ly/nEs0wQ
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Washington Post: “An “Anomaly” Gives Star Wars Prop Maker The Opportunity To Sell His Original Design” – wapo.st/puy1DI
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Atlantic Wire: “George Lucas Loses U.K. Battle Over Stormtrooper Helmet” – bit.ly/qToqoG
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Daily Mail: “Striking back against empire: prop maker wins high court bid to sell Stormtrooper helmets in Britain” – bit.ly/rj3wMn
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Herald Sun: “Mixed judgment in UK ‘Star Wars’ battle” – bit.ly/mWVBt0
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Bloomberg: “Lucasfilm Loses Stormtrooper Helmet Case” – bloom.bg/nDVZ42
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The Telegraph: “Star Wars prop maker wins right to sell Stormtrooper helmets in UK” – tgr.ph/qUkV2L
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Business Wire: “Lucasfilm Ltd. Responds to United Kingdom Supreme Court Ruling on Copyright Infringement” – bit.ly/mZjXel
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Associated Press: “Lucas loses UK battle over stormtrooper helmets” – bit.ly/ndxGxc
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Sky News: “Empire Strikes Back In Stormtrooper Row” – bit.ly/ou4m9J
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Daily Journal: “UK Supreme Court gives victory to designer in battle over ‘Star Wars’ stormtrooper helmets” – bit.ly/pr3M0u
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BBC: “Lucas loses Star Wars copyright case at Supreme Court” – bbc.in/oL0J8C
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The Guardian: “George Lucas defeated over Star Wars stormtrooper replicas” – bit.ly/p6Zxob
ransomcenter Harry Ransom Center
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Scarlett was thin, but the burgundy gown she wore in “Gone With The Wind” had to lose some weight. Read more: budurl.com/gwtw2
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Original Prop Blog: “San Diego Comic Con 2011: Video Interview with Brandon Alinger, Prop Store” – bit.ly/otydlS #sdcc
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Bulldog Realtors: “”The Big Lebowski” Compound” [For Sale] – bit.ly/qhhb5k
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USA Today Pop Candy: “50 things I learned at Comic-Con” – usat.ly/n7iLMV
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Original Prop Blog: “San Diego Comic Con 2011: Video Interview with Stephen Lane, Prop Store” – bit.ly/oQGqyF #sdcc
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CBS News: “Comic-Con 2011 closes after 4 days of pop-culture fun” – bit.ly/of01zp
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Washington Post: “Comic-Con closes after 4 days of movie stars, show previews, games and pop-culture fun” – wapo.st/o97tUX
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Chicago Tribune: “Hollywood hunts for fan love at Comic-Con” – trib.in/qrykmq
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Slash Film: “‘Men In Black 3′ Weapon Gallery [Comic-Con]” – bit.ly/oisTz5
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Original Prop Blog: “Prop Talk Podcast #015 – Interview with Dan Hill, Prop Store” – bit.ly/pDh7BI
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Original Prop Blog: “San Diego Comic Con 2011: Studio Art Technologies Preview of Original Props from Men in Black 3″ – bit.ly/pDwm7X
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New York Post: “Treasure trove is baseball’s history in the faking” – nyp.st/q4nUrl
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Daily Motion: “A Brief History of History for Hire” – dai.ly/qh5dWW
Latinoreview LatinoReview-Kel
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Comic Con has become the new Spring Break.
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Huffington Post: “Conan O’Brien Unveils ‘The Museum Of Conan Art’ (or COCO MoCA) At San Diego Comic-Con” – huff.to/rox7Tg
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Wall Street Journal: “Last Comic-Con Hurrah for ‘Back to the Future III’ DeLorean” – on.wsj.com/nZ0Ynz
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We are at @Comic_Con! Booth 3645. Come on down to see original movie props! #PropStore #SDCC
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Original Prop Blog: “San Diego Comic Con 2011: Marvel Unveils Captain America’s ‘Avengers’ Costume” – bit.ly/pkHxm6 #sdcc
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Original Prop Blog: “San Diego Comic Con 2011: Prop Store Brings “Comic Khan”-Centric Exhibit to Show” – bit.ly/qWDzNA #sdcc
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Original Prop Blog: “Profiles in History Showcase ‘Back to the Future III’ DeLorean Restored by ScreenUsed” – bit.ly/oh5kZ4 #sdcc
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The Independent: “Michael Kaplan – How I dressed the movie stars for success” – ind.pn/oylG17
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NY Daily News: “Major League Baseball warns memorabilia company to stop selling Derek Jeter ’3,000th hit’ balls” – nydn.us/oltg0A
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International Business Times: “Restoration of Fading ‘Gone With The Wind’ Green Curtain Dress Reveals Further Damage” – bit.ly/mTLsWY
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@ozmanor Thx, Oz!
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Original Prop Blog: “San Diego Comic Con 2011: Photos of Original TV & Movie Props and Costumes on Exhibit” – bit.ly/pDwm7X
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The Telegraph: “Harry Potter The Exhibition coming to the Powerhouse Museum” – bit.ly/qeLBUZ
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Las Vegas Sun: “‘Godfather’ screenplay not a big hit on ‘Pawn Stars’” – bit.ly/oBYWas
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Engadget: “Star Wars Blu-ray extras revealed early by iOS app launching at Comic-Con” – engt.co/qIuviV
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Reuters: “Hollywood turns on the starpower for Comic-Con” – reut.rs/oqgUwX
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#MustGetACopyOfThisISsue: @Jon_Favreau to Direct THR Comic-Con Issue as Guest Editor – http://bit.ly/rao3tV
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Can you believe it? A line has formed Monday for Comic-Con on Thursday – bit.ly/pp1DgS #sdcc
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The Standard: “Universal appeal” [Julien's Auctions] – bit.ly/osRLTm
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Prop Store: “Decorating Raiders – Michael Ford’s Journal” – bit.ly/mVIaO0
CinemaVehicles Cinema Vehicles
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Fireball Tim shows us a fully restored Hero Delorean from Back to the Future 3. Plays authentic sounds and… http://fb.me/G2xSwj44
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SFX: “Win a genuine Spider-Man 2 prop at Comic-Con” – bit.ly/p3wxjD
pihauctions Profiles In History
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Screen-used ‘Back to the Future III’ DeLorean, other props to be featured at San Diego Comic Con http://ow.ly/5EIyi #sdcc
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The Columbus Dispatch: “Glow fades at movie-star museums” – bit.ly/nOFZhm
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Broadway World: “Actors Fund Launches 2011 Auction of 1000 Stars” – bit.ly/n6IgFD
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Original Prop Blog: “EU Court of Justice Rules eBay May Be Held Liable in Sale of Trademark Infringing Goods” – bit.ly/pjWHZP
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Warner Bros: “Behind the Scenes- WB Prop House” – bit.ly/ncyPun
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Daily India: “Rupert Grint sparked ‘massive hunt’ on Potter set after ‘stealing’ prop” – bit.ly/olD4FC
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Hawaii Reporter: “100 Years, $1 Million of Vintage Surf Collectibles In Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction” – bit.ly/mUjvPe
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The Guardian: “Rare Charlie Chaplin film found in junk shop” – bit.ly/pmaA4j
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Original Prop Blog: “Heritage Auction Galleries July 2011 Music & Entertainment Memorabilia Auction Catalog Online” – bit.ly/pL4TEv
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Original Prop Blog: “A.V. Club Visits Iconic Filming Locations as Part of Their “Pop Pilgrims” Video Series” – bit.ly/nZljIS
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TSD SITE UPDATE – Kate Beckinsale’s “Selene” costume from Underworld Evolution displayed – check it out! http://fb.me/17YJK4sGn
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Culture 24: “Ulster Museum left Starstruck by Kiera Knightley and Natalie Portman film costumes” – bit.ly/nSiHrS
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Los Angeles Times – Hero Complex: “Batman, Twilight, Game of Thrones highlight of Comic-Con’s Thursday schedule” – lat.ms/mT7tDO
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Original Harry Potter movie costumes on display from the first, fourth and final movies tinyurl.com/3ko88hy
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Movies.com: “Industry Spotlight: Props” – bit.ly/mUueEa
Comic_Con Comic_Con
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Comic-Con 2011 Exhibit Hall listings with locations and map available now! bit.ly/n4doLu #SDCC #Exhibitors
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Esquire: “A Fashion Lesson to Learn from (Nearly) Every James Bond” – bit.ly/p3W6Qv
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Investor’s Digest: “May the Prototype Be with You – Low-Cost, High-Tech Desktop Publishing” – bit.ly/jYA8QH
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WIRED: “Restoration of The Nostromo from the Movie Alien” – bit.ly/lQXEOT
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Daily Examiner: “Drop bears found in Grafton” – bit.ly/kEbJLQ
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WPTV: “Former astronaut Edgar Mitchell faces legal battle with NASA” – bit.ly/m7NbbK
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Collect Space: “U.S. government sues Apollo 14 astronaut over lunar camera” – bit.ly/mn6pZJ
ILMVFX ILM Visual Effects
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20 years ago today “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” was released and audiences everywhere were astounded by what they saw.
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io9: “Watch the Nostromo from Alien get rebuilt after decades of neglect” – on.io9.com/iMQGdX
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New York Times: “The Fans Own the Magic” – nyti.ms/mSYmfj
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Philippine Daily Inquirer: “Would you pay good money for iconic movie costumes?” – bit.ly/mdI7XL
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Geekosystem: “NASA Sues Astronaut For Selling Camera From Apollo 14″ – bit.ly/ixLF2w
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YouTube: “Fringe – Show & Tell – Props from the Set” – bit.ly/jGI3cb
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Star News Online: “‘Blue Velvet’ makeup artist talks about The Ear” – bit.ly/ilxBDe
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