Sunday, August 30, 2020

Terence Stamp's Ramsley costume from The Haunted Mansion on display...

With word of a new Haunted Mansion in the works at Disney, here's a closer look at Terence Stamp's ghoulish 'Ramsley' butler costume from the 2003 supernatural horror comedy film. Based on the Disney theme park attraction of the same name, The Haunted Mansion starred Eddie Murphy as a workaholic realtor who takes his wife and their kids to the remote bayou mansion in the hopes of scoring a big payday when he sells the property for the spooky owner. There they discover more than they bargained for.

Ramsley butler costume worn by Terence Stamp
in The Haunted Mansion
Terence Stamp Haunted Mansion Ramsley butler costume
Terence Stamp Haunted Mansion Ramsley film costume
Haunted Mansion Ramsley butler costume detail
Haunted Mansion Ramsley costume detail
Haunted Mansion Ramsley costume glove
Haunted Mansion Ramsley costume cuff detail
Terence Stamp Haunted Mansion Ramsley butler costume
This costume was designed by Mona May and was photographed on display at Disney's D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, on August 23, 2019, as part of the Walt Disney Archives Heroes & Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume exhibit.

For more looks from Costume Designer Mona May, make sure you also check out these Enchanted movie costumes and these costumes from The Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie.

The Haunted Mansion movie poster
Haunted Mansion movie poster

Monday, August 24, 2020

Whitney Houston and Brandy costumes from Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella on display...

Today I thought I'd bring you a magical blast from the past, costumes worn by Whitney Houston as the 'Fairy Godmother' and Brandy as 'Cinderella' in the 1997 Rodgers and Hammerstein fairytale TV movie. In the musical fantasy, Cinderella is mistreated by her wicked Stepmother and Stepsisters, but with the help of her Fairy Godmother she's able to attend the royal ball and win her true love.

Whitney Houston's Fairy Godmother costume
and Brandy's Cinderella costume from
Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1997 TV movie
Fairy Godmother Cinderella 1997 TV movie costumes
Whitney Houston Cinderella Fairy Godmother 1997 costume
Whitney Houston Cinderella Fairy Godmother 1997 costume
Whitney Houston Cinderella Fairy Godmother TV movie costume
Brandy Cinderella TV movie costume
Brandy Cinderella 1997 costume
Brandy Cinderella 1997 TV movie costume
Whitney Houston Brandy Cinderella 1997 costumes
 Ellen Mirojnick was Costume Designer on the telemovie, with Whitney Houston's golden costume inspired by artist Gustav Klimt's work.

These costumes from the rags to riches tale were photographed on display at Disney's D23 Expo on August 23, 2019, part of the Walt Disney Archives Heroes & Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume exhibit.

For more costumes for this classic fairytale make sure you also check out these costumes from 2015's live-action Cinderella movie, Anna Kendrick's Cinderella costume from Into the Woods and Once Upon a Time's Cinderella costume on display.

And for more fairytale designs from Ellen Mirojnick, you can also enjoy these Maleficent: Mistress of Evil movie costumes.

1997 Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella TV movie poster
1997 Rodgers Hammerstein Cinderella poster

Monday, August 17, 2020

Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass film costumes on display...

In 2010's live-action movie Alice in Wonderland, director Tim Burton reimagined Lewis Carroll's infamous literary heroine and Disney's classic 1951 animated film of the same name. The 2016 sequel, Alice Through the Looking Glass, was directed by James Bobin and saw Mia Wasikowska reprise her role as the titular 'Alice Kingsleigh' as she traveled through time to learn more about the histories of Johnny Depp as 'The Mad Hatter', Anne Hathway as 'Mirana, the White Queen' and Helena Bonham Carter as 'Iracebeth, the Red Queen'. This time she faced Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Time' to help rescue her friends.

Costumes worn by Anne Hathaway as Mirana in Alice Wonderland
and Helena Bonham Carter as Iracebeth
in Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice in Wonderland movie franchise costumes
Anne Hathaway Alice in Wonderland Mirana costume
Anne Hathaway Alice in Wonderland White Queen costume
Alice in Wonderland White Queen costume
Alice in Wonderland White Queen costume
Mirana costume Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland White Queen costume
Alice in Wonderland lass Mirana costumeAnne Hathaway Alice in Wonderland White Queen costume
Alice in Wonderland movie franchise Iracebeth Mirana costumes
Helena Bonham Carter Alice Through Looking Glass Iracebeth costume
Alice Looking Glass Iracebeth sleeve detail
Alice Through Looking Glass Iracebeth costume detail
Helena Bonham Carter Alice Through Looking Glass Red Queen costume
Alice in Wonderland film franchise Glass film costumes
Alice Through Looking Glass Iracebeth costume train
Alice in Wonderland movie franchise Iracebeth Mirana costumes
Colleen Atwood was Costumer Designer on both movies and took home the Oscar for her costumes in Alice in Wonderland.

Anne Hathaway's White Queen costume is from the first film and Helena Bonham Carter's Red Queen outfit from the sequel, and both were photographed on display at Disney's D23 Expo on August 23, 2019.

Alice Through the Looking Glass movie poster
Alice Through Looking Glass movie poster
In the sequel, Alice raced against time to save her friend the 'Hatter' and faced off against a Father Time-godlike human/clockwork hybrid played by Sacha Baron Cohen.

Time costume worn by Sacha Baron Cohen
in Alice Through the Looking Glass
Sacha Baron Cohen Alice Through Looking Glass Time costume
Alice Through Looking Glass Time film costume
Time costume Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass Time costume
Alice Looking Glass Time costume hat
Alice Through Looking Glass Time costume detail
Sacha Baron Cohen Alice Looking Glass Time costume
If you like these outlandish designs, make sure you also check out more costumes from Alice Through the Looking Glass when the were on display at Downtown L.A.'s FIDM Museum, Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre and 2015's D23 Expo.

Alice Through the Looking Glass movie poster
Alice Through the Looking Glass Time poster

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Top Picks from Prop Store's first L.A. Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction...

This August 26 - 27, 2020, Prop Store will hold its first ever L.A. Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction. The event will feature 870 lots of iconic film and TV costumes, props, models, cars and more from over 350 movies and television titles. Whether you like sci-fi, fantasy, horror, biopics, spy or comedy genres, it's your chance to own screen-used treasures from films like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Alien, Top Gun, The Hunger Games, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, Ghostbusters, Power Rangers, Star Wars and TV series like Star Trek, LOST, Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica and more besides. As always I've perused Prop Store's impressive auction catalogue and highlighted the cinematic and televisual treats that caught my magpie eye.

Hawk costume worn by Thom Christopher
in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Thom Christopher Hawk costume Buck Rogers
Buck Rogers Hawk TV costume
Hawk TV costume detail Buck Rogers
Hawk TV costume Buck Rogers
First up is a costume from one of my favourite sci-fi shows from the 1980s, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. This black costume and feathered skull cap was worn by Thom Christopher as 'Hawk', the alien half-bird, half-human warrior from the series second season in 1981.

Al Lehman was Costume Designer on the television series and this costume, which is a mix of authentic and replica pieces, also comes with Hawk's screen-used blaster and could be yours for an estimated $6,000 to $8,000.

Fellow fans of the series can also check out these other costumes and props from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Freeman Lowell costume worn by Bruce Dern
in Silent Running
Bruce Dern Silent Running Freeman Lowell costume
Silent Running Freeman Lowell costume detail
Silent Running Freeman Lowell costume
Silent Running Freeman Lowell costume back
Another slice of science fiction I remember from my childhood is the 1972 movie, Silent Running. In director Douglas Trumbull's movie, Bruce Dern plays the lonely ecologist 'Freeman Lowell' who maintains a greenhouse of the last botanical life from a post-apocalyptic Earth on the Valley Forge spacecraft, helped in his efforts by a small human crew and a trio of robot drone companions. When asked to destroy the geodesic bio-domes of flora he and his mechanical friends rebel against the orders.

I have such vivid memories of this movie with its environmentally-friendly message, and this blue ribbed Bogner jumpsuit with its 23 National Parks and other patches is one of them.

This classic sci-fi costume is estimated to sell for $10,000 to $15,000 in the live auction.

Nostromo principal filming model miniature from Alien
Nostromo filming model miniature Alien
Alien Nostromo filming model miniature
Nostromo filming model miniature Alien
Nostromo filming model miniature Alien
Keeping with the space theme, and one of the most exciting items to be auctioned this August is the principal Nostromo spaceship filming model miniature from Ridley Scott's 1979 Alien movie.

Designed by Ron Cobb and Chris Foss, the deep space tug-ship which housed Sigourney Weaver's 'Ellen Ripley' and the rest of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation crew, is a stark contrast between H. R. Giger's more organic alien environment designs.

Built so it would look good from any shooting angle, the 11-foot filming model miniature is expected to sell for $300,000 to $500,000 and I'm sure would be a handsome addition, a crown jewel, in an Alien franchise fan's collection.

Judge Dredd costume worn by Sylvester Stallone
and stunt double
Judge Dredd movie costume
Judge Dredd helmet costume
Judge Dredd movie costume
Judge Dredd film costume
Growing up in Britain and seeing 2000 AD comics at the newsstand, it's no wonder I was drawn to this next screen-used costume from 1995's big screen adaptation of Judge Dredd.

Sylvester Stallone played the titular role of 'Judge Jospeh Dredd', a street judge able to arrest, convict, sentence and execute offenders in the futuristic dystopian world of crime-rddiden metropolis Mega-City 1.

Based on Judge Dredd's iconic comic book look, Stallone apparently asked famed fashion designer Gianni Versace to tackle the blinged-out design of the judge costume.

This costume includes original elements worn by the actor, plus components used by stunt double Ignacio Carreno, and is anticipated to fetch $12,000 to $16,000 at auction.

Maverick fighter pilot helmet worn by Tom Cruise
in Top Gun
Tom Cruise Top Gun Maverick fighter pilot helmet
Tom Cruise Top Gun Maverick fighter pilot helmet
Top Gun Maverick fighter pilot helmet
Top Gun Maverick fighter pilot helmet back
My next pick is from the 1986 Tom Cruise movie, Top Gun. In the classic movie he played 'Pete "Maverick" Mitchell', an ace U.S. Navy fighter pilot known for his renegade behavior.

With a sequel to the beloved action movie coming next year, delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic, this helmet is even more timely and is estimated to sell for a whopping $50,000 to $70,000.
  
V stunt costume from V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta movie costume
V for Vendetta film costume
V for Vendetta movie costume belt
V for Vendetta film costume
The final costume that caught my eye, and there were several others I'd love to own myself, was this stunt 'V' costume from the 2005's adaptation of political dystopian thriller, V for Vendetta.

Based on the DC comic series by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, the masked anarchist and freedom fighter was played in the movie by Hugo Weaving.

There's something about an anti-hero in a Guy Fawkes mask fighting an oppressive British government which seems even more timely than ever these days.

This caped black ensemble with its wide-brimmed felt hat could be yours for around $30,000 to $50,000.

As you can see from my curated selection, there are some truly unique items coming to auction this month. Make sure you visit Prop Store's website to browse the full collection included in the upcoming live L.A. auction before all the props, costumes and other entertainment memorabilia goes under the hammer.