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There’s a nuclear bomb on my desk. It’s the third nuclear device I’ve written about in the past week. The first one was the nuclear warhead from Sean Connery’s last Bond film Never Say Never Again. You know, the warhead that S.P.E.C.T.R.E. agents stole in their nefarious plot to blow up the world. The second […]

I loved the Disney animated Peter Pan movie when I was a child. I would set up a pallet on the floor of my grandparents’ living room and wear out the VHS. And though Tinkerbell was cute and had fairy wings, I didn’t want to be her. I wanted to be Peter Pan. Peter Pan […]

While working through several iconic items related to action/adventure films, I was a bit stunned when I heard someone reference ‘the Barbra Streisand hat’ a few weeks ago. My mind immediately jumped to one of my favorite all-time comedies, knowing very well that the specific image in my head would NOT be whatever we had […]

This Stetson 4” brim cowboy hat with a braided band and production sewn rattlesnake rattle was worn by Brad Pitt in Thelma and Louise, as “J.D”, the convicted robber that seduces “Thelma” Geena Davis and steals her life savings.  This was Brad Pitt’s fifth movie and first big hit solidifying his flourishing career in Hollywood […]

This Is the Prop You’re Looking For It’s a brisk and chilly Friday morning as I walk into work. A warm coffee battles the fog from my brain and my eyes open wide at the amazing costume assembled at my desk. With the speed of an SSP05 hyperdrive, I’m immediately taken to a galaxy far, […]