Video Interview: Joe Maddalena and Profiles in History “Hollywood Auction 37″, Disney/ABC’s “LOST” Auction Update

I spent part of the day yesterday at Profiles in History with President & CEO Joe Maddalena, who gave a personal tour and preview of some of the items offered for sale in their upcoming “Hollywood Auction 37″ event, to be held at Calabasas Hills, California on October 8th & 9th. Read more

San Diego Comic Con 2009: Short Video Interview with Mark Hamill (Return of the Jedi Lightsaber, “Lost” Tatooine Cave Scene)

While attending San Diego Comic Con, I had an opportunity to meet and chat with Mark Hamill, who portrayed Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy.  Based on an article written last week (see Revisting the Elstree Props “Return of the Jedi” Star Wars Lightsabers: The $50,000 Question (Original or Replica?)), and a series of articles published in 2007 (see Market Watch | Elstree Props | Return of the Jedi), I thought it would be a good opportunity to ask Mr. Hamill a few questions about the original lightsaber props he used in Return of the Jedi, as well as address the long-running controversy as to whether he filmed a scene in which he portrayed his character building his new lightsaber. Read more

San Diego Comic Con 2009: Video Interview with Joe Maddalena, Profiles in History (ABC’s “LOST” Auction)

I spent some time at the Profiles in History exhibit at San Diego Comic Con, and was especially interested to learn more details about the recently announced LOST auction, an event planned to coincide with the conclusion of the popular series in May 2010.   The following video interview with Joe Maddalena, President of Profiles in History, offers some great information about the LOST auction, the overall auction schedule of the company over the next year, and other items of interest to hobbyists. Read more

San Diego Comic Con 2009: Video Interview with Alec Peters, PropWorx

I had an opportunity to meet and chat with Alec Peters, CEO of PropWorx, while attending San Diego Comic Con.  The video interview includes a recap of the Battlestar Galactica auction (past and future), a “state of the hobby” review, talk about competition among other dealers/resellers and auction houses, a discussion of issues in the hobby, and news about the future of PropWorx. Read more

San Diego Comic Con 2009: Video Interview with The Prop Store of London (Stephen Lane, Brandon Alinger, Tim Lawes, Dan Hill)

I had an opportunity to meet and chat with Stephen Lane, Tim Lawes, Brandon Alinger, and Dan Hill of The Prop Store of London while at San Diego Comic Con.  The video interview includes an introduction of the group, a review of the original props and costumes on display at the show, and a discussion of their experience at the convention this year. Read more

Featured Audio Interview: Alec Peters, Propworx (Battlestar Galactica Auctions)

I spent some time today talking with Alec Peters, CEO of newly created Propworx, about the upcoming events promoting the final Battlestar Galactica episodes and the auction of original prop and costume assets from the show, in conjunction with NBC Universal Television (see Press Release).  In order to share a great deal of information about these topics, I conducted a taped interview which can be heard using the MP3 player below (Adobe Flash required): Read more

Comic-Con 2008: James Duval “Reunited” Video Interview – Behind the Mask (Frank the Bunny & Donnie Darko)

I will open this feature with a disclosure – the original “Frank” the bunny mask original prop from Donnie Darko featured in the Profiles in History auction next week was consigned from my personal collection.  I knew it was going to be on display at Comic-Con, but I never imagined it would lead to my meeting the actor who actually wore the mask in the film as “Frank”, Mr. James “Jimmy” Duval. Read more

Comic-Con 2008: Three Questions for Joe Maddalena, Profiles in History (Video Interview)

Joe Maddalena, owner of Profiles in History, took a moment to answer a few questions at Comic-Con International 2008, marking their sixth exhibit at the show: Read more

Comic-Con 2008: Three Questions for Stephen Lane, The Prop Store of London (Video Interview)

Stephen Lane, owner of The Prop Store of London, took a moment to answer a few questions at Comic-Con International 2008, where the London and Los Angeles stores hosted their first exhibit for this annual event: Read more

Featured Interview: Joe Maddalena, Profiles in History

Joseph Maddalena is the owner of Profiles in History, the one auction house dedicated to hosting extensive original prop auctions in Los Angeles several times a year.

As noted in my Featured Interview Preview, my initial first hand impressions of Mr. Maddalena were formed from the action and excitement of the Han Solo blaster auction from the Stembridge Armory event. He certainly knows auctions, whether they are his own or a bidder. Read more

Featured Interview Preview: Joe Maddalena, Profiles in History – Stembridge Recap

This is a preview of my extensive interview with Joe Maddalena, owner of Profiles in History.

The full interview will be posted some time in the next week or so, as well as a complimentary article featuring a pictorial preview of items upcoming in their next event, Hollywood Memorabilia Auction 28, in August.

Given the timeliness of the Stembridge auction event this past Tuesday, I thought I would share the portion of our discussion showcasing Mr. Maddalena’s views of the event and collecting real firearms. Read more

Featured Interview: Stephen Lane, The Prop Store of London

Article Summary: A Featured Interview with Stephen Lane of The Prop Store of London. Read more

Featured Interview: Tom Spina, Tom Spina Designs

Article Summary: A Featured Interview with Tom Spina of Tom Spina Designs and The Spina Cantina. Read more

Featured Interview: Tim Ketzer, YourProps.com

Article Summary: A Featured Interview with Tim Ketzer of YourProps.com and Ketzer.com.

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