Bonhams to Auction Roman Bust that Links Franco Zeffirelli, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and the Film ‘Taming of the Shrew’

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A lovely Roman marble bust that film director, Franco Zeffirrelli gave as a wedding gift to friends who worked with him on the filming of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’, will be sold at Bonhams next Antiquities Sale in London on 28th April.
Dating from the second century AD the Roman herm head traditionally used […]

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Movie poster brings $89,625 in Heritage auction

A one sheet movie poster for the 1923 Paramount Pictures release, Hollywood, realized $89,625 in an auction of Vintage Movie Posters at Heritage Auction Galleries, July 23-25. The graphically stunning and downright bizarre poster depicts the head of a large male, with the word “Hollywood” in relief across his forehead, as a daisy chain of […]

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Bonhams To Sell Music Score For Hitchcock Film Psycho

Bonhams Printed Books and Manuscripts sale on 24th March includes the score for the film Psycho which upset the sleep of generations of film goers.
This sale provides a unique opportunity to acquire an iconic cinematic score appearing on the market for the first time. Bernard Herrmann is widely celebrated as the most distinguished musical contributor […]

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Rare Beatles Footage From 1964 To Go Under hammer at Cameo Auctioneers

A major Beatles collectable will be offered by a provincial Berkshire Auction house on Tuesday 3rd February 2009 at 11am. (http://www.cameo-auctioneers.co.uk/Beatles-Scotland/)
Rare Footage – 8mm Silent Film
Taken from the Beatles 1964 tour of Scotland, the film contains clips of the ‘Fab Four’ and their entourage whilst staying at The Four Seasons Hotel in St Fillans on […]

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Stat Wars Lightsaber Auctions for $240,000

The lightsaber film prop that Mark Hamill used in the first two movies of the original “Star Wars” trilogy as Luke Skywalker has been sold for $240,000 at a Profiles in History Auction.
The auction house said it sold about $3.5 million total in memorabilia.
The droid helmet worn by Anthony Daniels to play C-3PO sold […]

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