Archive for December, 2012
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Meet your favorite stars at The Hollywood Show: Jan 12th-13th 2013
0 CommentsPosted by JimMan on December 31, 2012 under Featured, Forum, Highlights
Ever want to meet a favorite actor, actress, singer, dancer or entertainment figure in an easy, fun, and inexpensive way? If so then "The Hollywood Show" is for you. The show is one of the largest and best known autograph shows in the United States and is held four times a year in Los Angeles California. In addition to the popular celebrity guests, dozens of vendors offer fans various... more.
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Profiles in History Historical Document Auction hammers $5.1 million
0 CommentsPosted by JimMan on December 30, 2012 under Featured, Forum, Highlights
Profiles in History's, "The Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector: Part 1" (auction #54) hammered $5,1oo,000 million dollars. Factoring the bp, the sales total of the 299 lot auction, was $6.011,100. Highlights included: Lot #19: Davis, Jefferson. Superb autograph letter signed. Est. $40,000-$60,000. Sold for $50,000. Lot #46: Jefferson, Thomas. Highly important... more.
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Piano from “Casablanca” hammers $500,000 at Sotheby’s
0 CommentsPosted by JimMan on under Featured, Forum, Highlights
On December 14, 2012, Sotheby’s auctioned a piano played in the Humphrey Bogart/Ingrid Bergman, film, Casablanca for $500,000. Factoring Sotheby's buyers premium, the total paid for the instrument was $602,500. The piano was played by actor, Dooley Wilson, as Sam, in the Paris flashback scene while Sam sings “As Time Goes By,” Rick (Bogart) and Ilsa (Bergman) lean on the piano... more.
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Profiles in History Hollywood Auction 53 hammers $3.2 million
0 CommentsPosted by JimMan on December 22, 2012 under Featured, Forum, Highlights
I just arrived home from one of my visits to California for magazine ideas and articles. While out there, I attended Profiles in History's Lights, Camera, Romance, The Hollywood Auction #53. There was bidding in person, on the phone, and on the internet. Online bidding was handled by Artfact. The auctioned hammered $3,200,00 million dollars and totaled $3,907,050 with the bp factored ... more.
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‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ journal sent to college no longer a mystery
0 CommentsPosted by JimMan on December 19, 2012 under Featured, Forum, Highlights
The University of Chicago Admissions Department has posted the following on their Tumblr account. A plea for help in solving a real life mystery surrounding a package containing a journal addressed to a “Henry Walton Jones, Jr.” The item, a replica prop journal from the film, "Raiders of the Lost Ark", was created by a Paul, from Guam using the Ebay name, "ravenbar". The fu... more.
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Hollywood Auction 53: Rare Bond posters & Mommie Dearest Painting
0 CommentsPosted by JimMan on December 14, 2012 under Featured, Forum, Highlights
I recently came back from California this past weekend and while there I visited Universal Studios, Profiles in History, and was a media guest at DiscoveryCube.org to cover their Indiana Jones exhibit which was amazing. The following auction video highlights feature CEO, Joe Maddalena, describing two rare artifacts: One of the largest and rarest collections of original James Bond m... more.
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Indiana Jones Discovery Science Center Exhibition Part 2
1 CommentsPosted by JimMan on December 11, 2012 under Featured, Forum, Highlights
I recently visited the Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology exhibition at The Discovery Science Center, located in Santa Ana, California and had a great time. The exhibition is presented by The National Geographic Society and it features of over 7,000 square feet of original props, costumes, consept art, set designs, and artifacts from the Indiana Jones film series. The items a... more.
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Hollywood Auction 53: Lord of the Rings bow & Star Wars X Wing
0 CommentsPosted by JimMan on under Featured, Forum, Highlights
I recently came back from California this past weekend and while there I visited Universal Studios, Profiles in History, and was a media guest at DiscoveryCube.org to cover their Indiana Jones exhibit which was amazing. The following auction video highlights feature CEO, Joe Maddalena, describing two rare artifacts: Actor Orlando Bloom's "Legolas" original bow from The Lord of the... more.
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Indiana Jones Discovery Science Center Exhibition Part 1
1 CommentsPosted by JimMan on December 9, 2012 under Featured, Forum, Highlights
I recently visited the Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology exhibition at The Discovery Science Center, located in Santa Ana, California and had a great time. The exhibition is presented by The National Geographic Society and it features of over 7,000 square feet of original props, costumes, consept art, set designs, and artifacts from the Indiana Jones film series. The items a... more.
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Hollywood Auction 53: Original “Spock” tunic from 1960’s Star Trek
0 CommentsPosted by JimMan on December 7, 2012 under Featured, Forum, Highlights
I just came back from California this past weekend and while there I visited Universal Studios, Profiles in History, and was a media guest at DiscoveryCube.org to cover their Indiana Jones exhibit which was amazing. Here is the next video I shot while at Profiles which features CEO, Joe Maddalena, describing a rare artifact from the 1960's television series, "Star Trek", starring Will... more.
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