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June 29, 2017 By Jason DeBord

Jackpot! Profiles in History Three Day Auction Pulls in Prices from a Galaxy Far, Far Away…

With Profiles in History doing fewer and fewer (and bigger and bigger) Hollywood auctions – relative to past years – it was a big question within the market as to how well this massive three-day sale would do.  With nearly 2,000 lots, some with estimates exceeding $1M, it was a tremendous amount of high end material for this market to absorb over the course of a few days.  While there were “hits” and “misses”, as there are with every big auction by the leading auction houses, there was a fair share of “home runs” that auctioneers dream of and that can leave some collectors with their jaws on the floor… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, News and Events, Profiles in History Tagged With: 2017, alien, aliens, artwork, auction, auction results, authentic, Books, catalog, Costumes, empire strikes back, entertainment, historical, Hollywood, invaluable, joe maddalena, lotr, masks, miniatures, motorcycle, novels, one sheet, one sheets, Original, photographs, pop culture, poster, posters, Prince, profiles in history, Props, r2-d2, screen-used, screenplays, screenused, star trek, star wars, storyboards, studio, Wardrobe, weapons

June 17, 2009 By Jason DeBord

“The Cinema of George Lucas” Movie Artifact Exhibit at NASA’s Space Center Houston

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Space Center Houston in Texas is hosting “The Cinema of George Lucas” through September 20, 2009.  The exhibition includes original props and other artifacts from the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and other films that Lucas has been involved with producing/writing/directing. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Exhibitions, Events, Activities, News and Events, Star Wars Tagged With: authentic, Costume, Exhibit, Film, indiana jones, Movie, Original, Prop, r2-d2, raiders of the lost ark, return of the jedi, star wars, Texas, the empire strikes back, Wardrobe

May 15, 2009 By Jason DeBord

“Star Wars” in “Star Trek” – Spot R2-D2 for Chance to Win Movie Prop

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The latest Star Trek film from J.J. Abrams includes an “Easter Egg” style R2-D2 hidden somewhere in the movie, and Paramount Pictures has announced a contest by which those who find it and write in have a chance to win an original prop. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News and Events, Star Wars Tagged With: Film, Movie, Original, paramount pictures, Prop, r2-d2, r2d2, star trek, star wars

April 23, 2009 By Jason DeBord

Interview With Brian Johnson, Special Effects Artist (Special to the OPB)

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Brandon Alinger of the Prop Store of London has shared some interviews with me with permission to publish them on the Original Prop Blog for readers to enjoy. The first interview is with Academy Award winning Special Effects Artist Brian Johnson. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News and Events, Prop Store (London - Los Angeles), Star Wars Tagged With: alien, aliens, at-at, brandon alinger, brian johnson, Film, gary kurtz, george lucas, ilm, interview, James Cameron, Movie, Nostromo, Prop, r2-d2, r2d2, ridley scott, science fiction, shepperton, space odyssey, special effects, spfx, star wars, studio, Television, the empire strikes back, yoda

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