Mario Kirner, a collector of original props and wardrobe from the Friday the 13th series of films, has published a series of articles analyzing some props/costume parts trading in the marketplace that he feels are not consistent with what is seen on screen nor the confirmed authentic pieces in private collections. This analysis can be found on his website, FridayThe13thProps.de. [Read more…]
The eBay seller “puttieface”, who changed his username to “votehillary” following my December 2007 article (see eBay’s puttieface & Entertainment Movie Props and …”votehillary” Update) has had his account suspended on eBay, showing a status of “No longer a registered user” and “Not a registered user”. [Read more…]
I thought I’d share my own personal impressions and experiences about Comic-Con International 2008 in San Diego, to close out my series of articles and features on the event. Some bits admittedly off topic… [Read more…]
As reported in April and May (see Premier Collectible Auctions – Catalog Out, Online Bidding Live), a new venture called Premier Collectibles launched with a auction held during and in proximity to the Comic-Con International 2008 in San Diego last week. While predominently a toy/action figure auction event, there were some original props and costumes, so I thought it would be appropriate to make note of the results below. [Read more…]
The publicist for Profiles in History sent me a link to a video preview of the original props and costumes featured in this weeks “Hollywood Auction 32”, July 31 & August 1: [Read more…]
Original props and costumes from the new film, Dark Knight, were recently on display at the Arclight Cinema in Hollywood. Many thanks to Rik on the Movie Prop Forum for sharing the photos with the OPB:
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…]
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…]