I recently posted that 20th Century Props, one of the largest prop houses, would be closing its doors. Now they have announced a webcast auction. The webcast auction will take place on July 28th through August 1st starting at 9:30am PDT. Preview dates are scheduled for July 25th and 27th from 9:00am to 4:00pm PDT [...]
20th Century Props has decided to close its business. After 40 years, the owner states that he can no longer make a profit. According to the Los Angeles Times, the company will hold an auction sometime in late July to sell off the remaining props. The prop shop, which supplied the chandeliers in the blockbuster [...]
The King of Pop passed away suddenly on Thursday, June 5, 2009. He was only 50 years old. Although I was not a big fan of Michael Jackson’s music (I did enjoy some of his stuff), I still believe that he was a very talented man. Unfortunately, his bizarre lifestyle and quirks made him fodder [...]
X-Men Orgins opened on Friday, and all things X-Men will see an increase in sales over the coming weeks. One eBay, one seller is auctioning off a signed Wolverine claw. According to the listing: This claw was made for the first X-Men film. It is made from a light weight aluminum which has been painted [...]
The ring that Bela Lugosi wore in the movie Dracula went up for auction today as part of the Forry Ackerman Estate. Forest J Ackerman was known his Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine and he even supported Ray Bradbury’s early writing career. He was also a collector of movie and theatrical props and memorabilia. Ackerman [...]
