Items being sold at the Treasures from Planet Hollywood auction include Princess Leia’s blaster, Indiana Jones’ whip, and Moses’ tablet (which is from the movie, not from Mount Sinai).
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Planet Hollywood Auction: (almost) everything should be sold out!
You can’t put a price on memories, unless of course you can. And in March, he’ll have a chance to buy some of the most unforgettable props in movie history at his two major dueling movie memorabilia auctions in Los Angeles. The biggest event, to be held from March 20th to 24th, is Heritage Auctions’ Treasures from Planet Hollywood event, which features items such as Princess Leia’s blaster, Indiana Jones’ whip, and Jack and Rose’s lifeboat. Approximately 1,600 works, including doors, will be exhibited. titanic — is on the block. For just $30,000, you can brandish the Tablets of Moses. ten commandments Next time when I can discipline my children. Planet Hollywood founder Robert Earle estimates that he has spent $20 million to $30 million on movie memorabilia over his 30 years, and his Tinseltown-themed restaurant franchise has been sold. He says the lot is just a small portion of his 60,000-piece collection. Thirty-three years after his founding (and 23 years after his second bankruptcy filing), the brand has moved away from displaying props and costumes and is moving toward more immersive displays at Las Vegas casinos, Las Vegas resorts, and other locations. supports the audio-video concept. Mexico, and a Times Square restaurant opening in June. “We were worried that a lot of it would remain locked up in storage,” Earle said of the decision to sell the treasure trove. The sale, which has already attracted seven-figure pre-bid bids, is the largest movie props auction since the Debbie Reynolds collection was sold at Heritage in 2012. Not to be outdone, L.A.’s Prop Store is also hosting a three-day event. The week before he was March 12-14 included more than 1,000 items. “I think they’re definitely jumping on the bandwagon,” Earl says. “But we like Prop Stores. We’ve bought a lot of stuff from them over the years.” Eagle-eyed collectors like Marty McFly’s Atomic Cowboy costume. You’ll notice a surprising amount of overlap between the two sales, including two versions. Back to the Future III. In both sales, Star Wars, Only prop stores can boast C-3PO’s golden head, courtesy of Anthony Daniels, who once wore it. It is estimated to be worth a whopping $1 million. Too rich? A Dot Matrix head, a knockoff of Joan Rivers’ C-3PO, is up for auction at Planet Hollywood. space ball, you can steal it for a starting price of $1,000. — Julian Sancton
What UCLA brings to you sin Return to movie screen
drugs. prostitution. murder. Bad acting. Rarely in movie history have so many deadly vices been crammed into his one dim B-movie. But in April, the lovingly restored print was published. wages of sin The infamous 1938 “exploitation film” about a woman who takes a drag on a marijuana cigarette and falls into hopeless servitude in a sex-trafficking ring will be screened at UCLA’s Preservation Festival. “This was a last-minute rescue,” said author and preservationist David Sten. sinrevival of. “There were negatives rotting in storage and a few crappy 16mm prints floating around, but it’s been decades since anyone has been able to see them. Very rare. It’s a gem.” It’s also a shining example of a lost art form. Ignoring Hayes’ censorship regulations and made on shoestring budgets with the subtlety of a bulldozer movie, early exploitation pictures featured salacious plots set in brothels and drug dens. Line pushed the limits of what could be shown. “Indeed, many of these films look like they were edited with Hera,” says Sten, who made the discovery. sin Rotting in the UCLA archives during research girl 27, his 2007 documentary about the MGM scandal surrounding dancer Patricia Douglas, who was murdered in 1937. “But they are an important part of history. They are still worth preserving.” — Benjamin Svetky
Artists focus on self-help culture
A few years ago, Amsterdam artist Nora Turato had a major exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art that almost broke down. “I was really nervous,” she told Rambling Reporter. “I hit a wall. And I thought, ‘Okay, I need therapy.’ I have to start working on myself. That made me turn inward. ” What was the result of looking inside? A new exhibition on view from February 28th to April 27th at LA’s Sprüth Magers gallery is aimed at “woo woo” wellness culture and the industrial self-help complex. The title of the show, which will be Turato’s first performance on the West Coast, is That’s not true! ! ! Stop lying! Artworks on display include enamel pieces engraved with phrases such as “I speak my truth!!!” — To question the veracity, or authenticity, of the concepts promoted by the media. “Authenticity is sold to us as an identity, an ego interpretation of what we should be,” she explains. Still, while in Los Angeles, Turato, 33, has no interest in venturing into the epicenter of wellness. The first stop on her local sightseeing tour was a trip to Erewhon. “I was really interested,” she says. “But she became very stressed the moment she stepped inside.” Chris Gardner
hail, mary: Mrs. Lincoln meets Spielberg, Field, and Kushner.
Obviously, Abraham Lincoln didn’t always have the best luck in the theater. But a new off-Broadway comedy about his wife, Oh Mary!appears to have been a hit, drawing a star-studded audience that most recently included Sally Field, who played Mary Todd Lincoln in the 2012 film. lincoln, as well as director Steven Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner. “I was nervous,” he admits. Oh, Mary!Screenwriter and star Cole Escola, who was informed that Field and his friends would be in attendance on February 21, said, “My play is a comic book, not based in reality at all. I didn’t do any research. I thought it would make me feel uncomfortable. [to them] In some way. “Obviously not. Field, Spielberg and Kushner appeared backstage after the show and posed for photos with Escola. Big screen adaptation Oh, Mary! was not discussed, but Escola doubts Spielberg would be interested. “He’s the only director I’d want to do a movie version of,” Escola says. “But I can’t imagine a world in which he would ever come into contact with this work.” caitlin houston
This article first appeared in the February 28 issue of The Hollywood Reporter.Click here to subscribe.
