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FEATURED LOTS | Collectible Posters Live Auction: London - May 2024
With over 400 posters, original artworks, animation cels, and autographed memorabilia up for grabs, the stage is set for an unforgettable auction experience.
Read more Wes Anderson’s Top 5 Films
In our latest blog series, we’re taking a look at our chosen top 5 films of some our favourite Directors in the business.
Crowning Achievement
Just over 20 years ago, Propstore started out as a one-man band, run by founder Stephen Lane from his home office in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. In 1998, driven by his love of cinema and memorabilia collection, Lane realised there was a huge potential market in movie props: items often seen as waste by film studios, which […]
15 Films to Get Lost in During the Lockdown
The “Lockdown.” It’s here. It’s weird. It’s unsettling. And, it’s starting to get a wee bit boring now. With so much angst, anxiety, fear and panic in the world, now calls for a time to try and distract ourselves as much as possible. There are home workout options aplenty, if that’s your sort of thing, […]
An Actor in 5 Props | Arnold Schwarzenegger
In our new blog series, we’re delving a little deeper into what makes some of our favourite movie characters and actors so iconic. From coloured frocks to over-sized props, each month we’ll take a deep dive and look at 5 movie props that made our chosen actors’ careers and character what they are today.
Tom Chantrell – The Documentary
Here at Propstore, we have had the privilege of handling a number of rare posters and poster artwork by the renowned British cinema poster artist, Tom Chantrell (1916-2001). A new documentary has just been released on what would have been Chantrell’s 100th birthday to celebrate his life and work, including interviews with family and friends, […]
ENTERTAINMENT MEMORABILIA LIVE AUCTION 2019 | FINAL ROUND UP
Movies are getting bigger. Just look at Marvel Studios’ gargantuan, spectacular Avengers Endgame, which took almost $3 billion worldwide, making it the biggest movie of all time (so far).
Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction 2019 | FEATURED LOTS
This year, Propstore is launching its biggest-ever Entertainment and Memorabilia Live Auction, with no fewer than 900 cinematic and TV artefacts going under the hammer on 30 September and 1 October. That is a colossal treasure hoard, impressive enough to make even Smaug the Mighty jealous.
Stormtrooper | The Evolution Of A Helmet
When we first ever saw them bursting through the breach, laser rifles blazing, at the opening of Star Wars, the Imperial Stormtroopers made a huge impression, leaving an indelible mark on popular culture.
10 Things You Need To Know about the Jurassic Park Series
With so many dino-licious items among Propstore’s Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction lots this year, we decided to delve into a quarter-century of Jurassic Park movies.
Alien Lifeforms | An Interview with SFX Legend Roger Dicken
In this year’s 2019 Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction, we’ve had the amazing opportunity to get up close and personal with one of movie history’s greatest creatures – The Facehugger.
Villain Weapons | TOOLS OF THE TRADE
When it comes to manufacturing scares, the horror genre has many tools in its box. Some of which are literal tools.
Batman Villains | The Very Unusual Suspects
With such a trove of Batman-related items in Propstore’s EMLA this year, we round up our favourite Gotham City villains, as seen on the big screen…
The Peculiar Legal Case Of Carry On Cleo
The original Carry On series of films encompassed an impressive span of 31 films from 1958 to 1992. The hallmark of the film series was to poke fun at national institutions such as the NHS, but there was also a strong focus on parodying film genres too. The mood of the films were light-hearted, irreverent […]
INTERVIEW WITH NILO RODIS-JAMERO, Part II
In the Nilo Rodis-Jamero: Reimagined Auction, Propstore presents an exclusive collection of 150 lots of hand-drawn artwork by veteran designer Nilo Rodis-Jamero.
EXECUTIVE SUITS: Highlights from the Vice Auction
As Propstore’s Vice auction launches, we explore how the epic, Oscar-nominated political drama proved such a challenging production for its costume designer.
INTERVIEW WITH NILO RODIS-JAMERO, Part I
In the Nilo Rodis-Jamero: Reimagined Auction, Propstore presents an exclusive collection of 150 lots of hand-drawn artwork by veteran designer Nilo Rodis-Jamero.