The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures which is due to open in 2017, will be a museum devoted to the preservation, presentation, and education of filmaking. It  will contain over 290,000 square feet of state-of-the-art galleries, exhibition spaces, original props and costumes from films, movie theaters, educational areas, and special event spaces. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures wi... more.

  Bonhams and Turner Classic Movies, "What Dreams Are Made Of: A Century of Movie Magic at Auction as Curated by TCM Hollywood auction was held in New York on November 25th, 2013. According to a Bonhams press release the auction totaled (including BP), close to $6 million dollars. Over 80% of the auction total was due to the sale of one impressive and widely recognized movie prop: Lot #... more.

Historical & Hollywood entertainment memorabilia auction house, Profiles in History, is holding a series of auctions starting the week of Wednesday, December 18th. I was in California this weekend and was fortunate to get an advance view of the items being offered at the auction. I shot video presentations and took photographs of a select group of the items. Profiles CEO, Joe Maddalen... more.

  In 2011, I wrote about Hollywood Parts, located at 12580 Saticoy St. #A North Hollywood, CA. Hollywood Parts is a production asset management company that sells and rents surplus assets from some very well known movie studios and film productions. Production asset management companies receive the assets, props, costumes, scenery, etc,  from many major movie studios and films, to ... more.

  Blacksparrow Auctions wrapped up their "The Hunger Games Costume Auction" hours ago and the 225 lot auction totaled an impressive $775,000. There was a 100% lot sold rate and many lots sold at multiple times the auction estimates or starting bids. The average per lot price was $3400. Highlights included: Lot #9: Effie Trinket Reaping Costume from The Hunger Games:Start Pric... more.

  This just in: Lot #141: The Katniss Interview Dress from The Hunger Games with a Start Price of $10,000.00 has just sold for $250,000 hammer. Factoring in $50,000 buyers premium or BP, the total is an astounding $300,000!      ... more.

  Blacksparrow Auctions, "Hunger Games Costume Auction", is going on as I type this and the prices for the Jennifer Lawrence as "Katniss Everdeen", as well as other main character costumes are realizing astronomical prices. The auction is only about 30% in with every lot selling so far. I will have totals as they become available.     Lot #9: Effie Trinket Reaping ... more.

  News station, GoodDayLA, featured a story today on Blacksparrow Auctions upcoming, "The Hunger Games Auction", being held November 16th, The auction of over 200 original costumes and accessories from the hit film, is taking place November 16th in California at 11am PT. I watched the film again tonight on Netflix and found myself looking at the costumes more and though I am not a "cost... more.

  Entertainment and Historical document auction house, Profiles in History, has uploaded their Rock and Roll Auction 59 catalog on their website in PDF and Flip Book form. Bidding will be live in person, by telephone and via the Internet on Artfact. Interested bidders can register HERE to bid. The 227 lot auction includes rare and one of a kind memorabilia from the world of Rock and ... more.

  On November 16th, Blacksparrow Auctions is holding an unprecedented auction of original screen used costumes from the hit film, "The Hunger Games" starring Academy Award winning actress, Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen. The auction of over 200 original costumes and accessories from the hit film, is taking place November 16th in California at 10888 La Tuna Canyon Road, Suite “L... more.