Martin Nolan of Julien’s Auctions Featured on NBC’s ‘Today Show’ to Discuss Rare Marilyn Monroe Photos, Negatives, Copyright

Julien’s Auctions Executive Director, Martin Nolan, appeared as a guest on this morning’s broadcast of The Today Show. In it, he discusses a set of rare Marilyn Monroe material which will be featured in an upcoming auction, which includes previously unseen photographs, the negatives, and the copyright to the respective images. Read more

Original Television and Movie Prop, Costume, and Hollywood Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction Events 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 collectors. Read more

More on the History and Development of the ‘Back to the Future 2′ Nike MAG Shoes (Videos)

Special thanks to my friend Vivek for pointing me to these three videos about the history of the now classic Nike MAG shoes worn by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future 2. The videos talk about the genesis of the shoes as designed and made for the film, as well as highlighting the recent development, manufacture, and auction of the replica shoes being sold to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation (as reported September 8th). Read more

Announcement: The Original Prop Blog Launches Online Advertising Program

Beginning today, the Original Prop Blog, LLC is announcing a program offering potential advertising opportunities for select companies to place paid display advertisements on the Original Prop Blog website.  Read more

Motorcycle Used By Gerard Butler in ‘Machine Gun Preacher’ Part of Online Charity Auction Benefitting The Angels of East Africa

Relativity Media has announced an online charity auction for their upcoming feature film, Machine Gun Preacher.  Among the auction items is a “rat bike” motorcycle ridden by Gerard Butler, the star of the movie.  100% of the proceeds of the auction will benefit The Angels of East Africa Organization. Read more

FX Publishes Behind the Scenes Video Interview with Brian Rogers, Prop Master on ‘Sons of Anarchy’

FX has published a series of videos that both offer some insights into the behind the scenes and making of the series, Sons of Anarchy, while also promoting the upcoming new season. One of those videos features the Prop Master for the series, Brian Rogers. Read more

John Wayne Enterprises Behind the Scenes in “You’ve Got… A Legendary Auction” Video for Heritage Memorabilia Auction Event

John Wayne Enterprises features in an AOL “You’ve Got…” video published in support of the Heritage Auction Galleries sale of memorabilia on October 6th and 7th at the Hyatt Regency Century Place in Los Angeles. Read more

1,500 Replica ‘Back to the Future II’ Nike Mag Shoes Auctioned to Benefit The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research

While the shoes in question are newly designed and manufactured replicas of the famous “futuristic” Nike shoes worn by Marty McFly in Back to the Future II, I thought it was worth mention here as 100% of the proceeds will benefit The Michale J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.  150 pairs will be sold each day over the next 10 days, for a total of 1,500 pairs. Read more

‘Knight Rider Historians’ Website & Archive Launches with ’80s TV Series Original Prop and KITT Vehicle Information & Articles

I was contacted today by Joe Huth with a link and details about his and AJ Palmgren’s excellent new website dedicated to sharing and exchanging information about the vehicles and props used on the classic ’80s television series, Knight Rider., starring David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight and his high tech, artificially intelligent car, KITT (a highly modified Pontiac Trans Am). Read more

HBO Begins Series of Weekly Online Auctions of Original Memorabilia from “Entourage” as Cable TV Series Airs Final Season

HBO is holding an online auction at The HBO Shop for a small number of lots of original production material from their Entourage cable television series, which is currently airing its final season.  This week marks the first of three weeks of auctions.  Lots available for sale at auction include material related to the fictional movies depicted in the series, which has aired for eight seasons and features the popular cast of characters Vincent Chase, Eric Murphy, Johnny Drama, Turtle, and Ari Gold. Read more

Search for Original Vintage Television Material (TV Props, Costumes, Studio Assets) from ABC’s “F Troop” for Museum Exhibit

I’ve offered to help in efforts to find original material (props, costumes, set pieces, other production assets) from the American sitcom “F Troop”, which originally aired in the U.S. from late 1965 through early 1967.  There is hope that material can be found and loaned to be part of an upcoming museum exhibition which will run for approximately two years. Read more

Julien’s Auctions 2nd Annual “Legends” Entertainment Memorabilia Auction Event October 22 in Macau China at Ponte 16

Julien’s Auctions will be holding their 2nd annual “Legends” entertainment memorabilia auction on October 22, 2011 at Point 16 in Macau China. Material made available for sale include legends from television, film, and music, such as Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, Elvis, The Beatles, Madonna, Bruce Lee, and more.  Their catalog is now available for purchase as well as viewing online. Read more

The Original Prop Blog on Twitter – ‘The Month in Tweets’ (Through 08/31/11)

This is a monthly feature archiving the “tweets” from the official Original Prop Blog Twitter account (twitter.com/jason_debord) for the month of August 2011. Read more