The upcoming Profiles in History “Auction 32” event is set for July 31 & August 1 at the Profiles offices in Calabassas Hills. This sale features a complete Superman costume attributed to use by Christopher Reeve in Superman: The Movie and Superman II. [Read more…]
L.A. Times Video Featurette on Profiles in History “Hollywood Auction 32”
The L.A. Times website features a short video featurette and story on the upcoming Profiles in History “Hollywood Auction 32” (LINK): [Read more…]
Superman Costumes in the Marketplace Retrospective: “Deal or No Deal” (1qq) Costume
This is an archive of one of the Superman costumes previously offered in the marketplace, on eBay, that has not been captured in prior articles. As is the case with other articles, this serves to archive listings of costumes marketed as “original” and “authentic”, worn by Christopher Reeves in the Superman films of the 70s and 80s. [Read more…]
The X-Files: “Gillian’s Charity Auction”
Gillian Anderson, who played FBI Agent Dana Scully in the X-Files television series and films, has put together an impressive series of auction events on eBay, with proceeds benefiting a number of charities. [Read more…]
“The Wonderful World of Weta” BBC Video
There is a nice little video on BBC News providing good coverage of the props and costumes on display at the Royal Armouries (see “The Wonderful World of Weta” Exhibition in UK). [Read more…]
“The Universal Experience: Behind the Scenes of Universal Pictures”
I’ve read a few reports lately about a new exhibit at Universal Studios – “The Universal Experience: Behind the Scenes of Universal Pictures”. This is described as a display of “never-before-seen” original props, costumes, and other assets that are part of the filmmaking process from some of their more popular films and productions. [Read more…]
The Stanley Kubrick Archive, The Telegraph’s “A Props Odyssey”
There is a story in today’s Telegraph about the Stanley Kubrick Archive – “all 900 boxes of it”, so I thought readers might be interested in a link to this story as well as information about the Archive at the University of the Arts London. [Read more…]
“The Wonderful World of Weta” Exhibition in UK
An exhibit featuring props and costumes from The Lord of The Rings, The Last Samurai, King Kong, Hellboy, and The Chronicles of Narnia will be running from July through November at the Royal Armouries in the UK. [Read more…]