There is a new Star Wars-themed exhibit in Chicago opening today and running through the end of the year, Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination… [Read more…]
Guns & Ammo Magazine: Hollywood Handguns
There is a great article about the use of handguns in films at the Guns & Ammo Magazine website. This is one of the few pieces I’ve seen that discusses the degree to which firearms are modified for use in film, employing blank fire loads, as well as the care and expertise that goes into not only the selection of weapons but how they are modified and used on set. [Read more…]
Charity Auction: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno 7 Piece Set Collection
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno has listed a charity auction on eBay to benefit Bailey’s Café (LINK TO AUCTION): [Read more…]
Tom Spina Designs Adds New Display Products
Tom Spina Designs has added a variety of new display products to their online store. [Read more…]
‘It’s a Wrap!’ Customer Service Complaints Reach New High
There has been an increasing rise of complaints about a variety of issues around the net about It’s a Wrap’s management of the Star Trek eBay auctions. [Reference: It’s A Wrap Homepage, It’s A Wrap eBay “ME” Page] [Read more…]
CSI Original Prop Charity Auction
The National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association, via “CBS Cares”, is auctioning an exact replica of Gil Grissom’s office, an original prop used in the Season 7 episode, “Living Doll”. [Read more…]
“Books in Bulk”: Article on Prop Set Dressing for Indy IV & StrandBooks.com
There is an interesting article on NewYorker.com (LINK) discussing set dressing on the new Indiana Jones film, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”. This article talks not only about set dressing the upcoming Raiders of the Lost Ark sequel, but the company Strand Books (StrandBooks.com) in New York, and their work on other films as well as services offered to anyone who might be interested in building their own personal library, including their “Books by the Foot” program. Sounds like a very interesting and unique business, and using their services in films is, I think, reflective of the thought, work, and resources employed in film and television, paying such great attention to background details. [Read more…]
eBay’s “Entertainment Memorabilia Buying Guide” & Original Prop Authentication
One interesting section of content on the eBay website is what they call the “Entertainment Memorabilia Buying Guide“.
Of the sections, of particular interest to original prop hobbyists is titled “Research Entertainment Memorabilia“: [Read more…]