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Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2015: Prop Store Exhibitor Booth

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Prop Store’s exhibitor booth (#1140) for Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim in 2015 is both familiar and different.  While the size and scale is comparable to what I’ve seen at San Diego Comic Con over the past five years, obviously with Celebration it is going to be 100% Star Wars-related content.  With this show, they brought out some of the important pieces from the Prop Store Collection (i.e. owned by the principals of the company and not for sale), including a Darth Vader helmet, Han Solo jacket, and a Princess Leia gown.  [Read more…]

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Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2015: “Star Wars Costumes: The Original Trilogy” Discussion Panel

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My friends at Prop Store have a very big presence with Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim in 2015…  in addition to their impressive exhibitor booth (#1140, replete with hero-class original production props, costumes, and artwork), Brandon Alinger (Chief Operating Officer) and Stephen Lane (Chief Executive Officer) are participating in several high profile discussion panels to the packed crowds at the Anaheim Convention Center.  I took time today attend the Star Wars Costumes: The Original Trilogy panel, which consisted of Lucasfilm executive editor J.W. Rinzler, Brandon Alinger, and Delia Greve, senior editor at Becker Mayer. [Read more…]

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Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2015 Preview: Photography from Wednesday Night

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Star Wars Celebration officially kicks off tomorrow (running April 16th – 19th), but there is already a substantial massive line in the belly of the Anaheim Convention Center, filled with fans queued up for The Force Awakens panel featuring J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy.  As I walked in to check it out, dozens of pizzas were being hand-delivered to fans (courtesy J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy), starting with those at the front of the massive crowd.  It was announced today that 4-Day passes/badges have sold out, and when I picked up my media badge at around 5:00 this afternoon, they only had about 400 Saturday tickets left to sell at the door.  Below are some photos I took while walking around the convention center. [Read more…]

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Star Wars Celebration Preview: Original Movie Props, Costumes, & Artwork Discussion Panels and Events

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Star Wars Celebration, the world’s only official Star Wars convention, is coming to Anaheim, California from April 16th to 19th.  It is anticipated that 150,000 fans will be in attendance, which rivals San Diego Comic Con numbers.  With much to see and do and a focus on the upcoming Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, there is still quite a bit to look forward to for those focused on original props and costumes.  I’ve gone through the published scheduled and put together the highlights below, which might be of interest to readers of the Original Prop Blog who also are fans of Star Wars. [Read more…]

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Blacksparrow Auctions’ “I Love Lucy Auction” Catalog Available Online for Sale Event Ending April 16th

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Blacksparrow Auctions will be holding their “I Love Lucy Auction” online-only auction this month, which concludes on April 16th.  The auction features original costumes, props, manuscripts, photos, posters, costumes sketches and autographs from Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. [Read more…]

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The 8th Annual Original Prop Blog “Year in Review” for 2014: News, Developments, and Trends in Collecting Original TV & Movie Props, Costumes and Pop Culture Memorabilia

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As per tradition, (see 2007 Year in Review, 2008 Year in Review, 2009 Year in Review, 2010 Year in Review, 2011 Year in Review, 2012 Year in Review, 2013 Year in Review), what follows is an editorial featuring my personal observations and opinions with regards to the business of buying, collecting, selling, and preserving original pop culture artifacts – looking back at the top trends, developments, and news stories of 2014. As is always the case, this is a completely subjective exercise, and merely touches on the developments and events that relate to the hobby. [Read more…]

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Blacksparrow Auctions and Creature Features Host July 12th “Auction of the Apes” Charity Sale of Planet of the Apes Related Memorabilia

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Blacksparrow Auctions has teamed up with Creature Features to “celebrate over five decades of the Apes franchise” with a live event offering “original costumes, props, prosthetic molds, posters, production & commercial artwork, action figures and autographs from the original 1968 Planet of the Apes to 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes“.  Proceeds of the auction will benefit Center for Great Apes. [Read more…]

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Blacksparrow Auctions ‘Hollywood’s Leading Men & Women Auction′ Catalog Available Online for Sale Event April 12th at Hollywood Show

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Blacksparrow Auctions will be holding their “Hollywood’s Leading Men & Women Auction” on April 12th at the Hollywood Show at the Westin LAX.  The auction event is described as including “original costumes, props, autographs and other memorabilia from some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, including Jennifer Lawrence, Angelina Jolie, Jim Carrey, Will Smith, Channing Tatum, Gary Oldman, Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey, Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Russell Crowe, Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Sean Penn, Hugh Jackman, James Gandolfini, Emily Blunt and many more.” [Read more…]