This is the next in a series of more comprehensive profiles of the original props in my own collection, and the next piece to be showcased one of four blank fire Glock 17s used by Matt Damon as Jason Bourne in NYC scenes in the Paul Greengrass film “The Bourne Ultimatum“. [Read more…]
“The Robert De Niro Collection” at the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin
Robert De Niro donated his personal collection of 8,000 costume, prop, and makeup items from fifty-six motion pictures and two theater productions to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin in 2006. This material is now available to researchers and the public at the humanities research library and museum at the University. [Read more…]
Superman Costume Tracking Matrices [Version 2.0]
This work product is part of the ongoing series of articles about Superman costumes in the marketplace, tracking public auction house, dealer and dealer websites, and public eBay listings of costume items attributed to use by Christopher Reeve in the Superman films of the 70s and 80s (see category Market Watch | Superman). [Read more…]
Original Prop Blog: Two Year Anniversary
Today marks the two year anniversary of the Original Prop Blog. So it was two years ago today that I published its first article, “The Hobby Without A Name…” [Read more…]
Superman Costume Matrix: eBay Listing Public Offerings, Version 1.3
This work product is part of the ongoing series of articles about Superman costumes in the marketplace, tracking public eBay listing sales of costume items attributed to use by Christopher Reeve in the Superman films of the 70s and 80s (see category Market Watch : Superman). [Read more…]
Superman Costume Matrix: eBay Listing Public Offerings, Version 1.2
This work product is part of the ongoing series of articles about Superman costumes in the marketplace, tracking public eBay listing sales of costume items attributed to use by Christopher Reeve in the Superman films of the 70s and 80s (see category Market Watch : Superman). [Read more…]
James Bond Original Movie Memorabilia Values Continue To Soar
Two recent public auctions have featured original James Bond memorabilia, realizing prices that continue to mark the 007 franchise as one of the most sought out and valued by collectors. [Read more…]
LIFE Magazine Photo Archive Hosted by Google
Google is hosting an incredible collection of quality, high resolution photos from the LIFE Magazine archives, dating back to the 1750s. It is estimated that once the archive is digitized, nearly 10 million images will be available. Among these works are photographs related to film and television. [Read more…]