There is a two page spread in the current issue of TV Film Memorabilia Magazine out of the UK featuring an interview with Stephen Lane of The Prop Store of London, discussing original James Bond movie memorabilia, including original props and wardrobe. [Read more…]
The latest (through “Feb 2, 2009”) issue of Concealed Carry Handguns magazine has a special feature about the “Guns of James Bond” by Dennis Adler. While no original props are featured in the photos, it is an interesting, more technical review of the firearms featured in the films, as well as the holsters. [Read more…]
There is a great article in the latest issue of WIRED magazine (16.08), featuring a roundtable interview of the principals behind the classic 1983 film, WarGames. Participants include John Badham (Director), Walter Parkes (Screenwriter), Lawrence Lasker (Screenwriter), Peter Schwartz (Futurist, Creative Consultant), William Lord (Commander, Air Force Cyberspace Command), David Scott Lewis (Solar-Tech Entrepeneur, Model for David Lightman), John “Captain Crunch” Draper (Early Hacker), Kevin “The Condor” Mitnick (Early Hacker), Eddie Deezen (Actor). [Read more…]
The latest (July 2008) issue of Guns & Ammo magazine has a special feature about firearms used in film. This article commemorates the 50th anniversary for the publication by listing their votes for the top 10 crime/criminal movies produced since 1958 with remarks and photos about the guns featured in those films. [Read more…]
The July/August issue of Star Wars Insider magazine (#102) has a feature written by good friend Tom Spina as well as related articles of interest to original prop collectors. [Read more…]
There is an excellent feature in this weeks Entertainment Weekly magazine #992/993 (May 23, 2008) by Lindsay Soll with photographs by Sang An, “The Stuff That Sex Was Made Of”, featuring key props and wardrobe from the HBO series, “Sex and the City”. More details on this issue can be found at EW.com (HERE): [Read more…]
I was able to find a very, very old article from a long out of print magazine with a nice feature on Stembridge Gun Rentals, Inc. – circa 1934. This was published in the February 1934 issue of “Modern Mechanix and Inventions”.
It is a very interesting article with historic photos.
Along with the other Stembridge articles I have archived, it gives a great sense of history of the company: [Read more…]
I was able to find a very old article from a long out of print magazine with a nice feature on Stembridge Gun Rentals, Inc. – circa 1969. This was published in the January 1969 issue of “True Magazine: For Today’s Man”.
It is quite a fascinating read with a nice historic photo. As was the case with the Guns Magazine article, “Shoot For Effect”, I have shared a PDF of the article below (see “Guns Magazine” Stembridge Gun Rentals Article – Circa 1998).
Here is a link to the full article: “7,000 GUNS FOR HIRE” [Read more…]