They are the family that everyone with a television set knows by name: Homer, the donut-loving, slightly dim-witted head of the clan; Marge, his blue bouffant-haired wife with the screechy voice; Bart, the happy-go-lucky troublemaking oldest child; Lisa, the sax-playing brains of the family and second child; and Maggie, the perpetually pacifier-sucking baby who does […]
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Aladdin and The Lion King Live Action Remakes and the Original Animated Classics
Have you seen the new live-action version of Aladdin? I haven’t, but I find it quite interesting, and I’m curious as to how it compares with Disney’s original animated classic. If anyone can play the Genie after Robin Williams’ tour-de-force vocal performance in 1992, it has to be Will Smith! Judging from what reports I […]
Walt Disney’s Dumbo, Then and Now
On March 11, 2019, Tim Burton’s live-action/animated remake of Dumbo made its special Los Angeles premiere. The film loosely retells the story from Disney’s 1941 original, but without talking animals; instead, the film’s focus is more on the various performers in the Medici Brothers’ Circus, circa 1919, and their reactions to a CGI-animated baby elephant. […]
One of the Largest and Best Collections of Original Lady and the Tramp Artwork Coming to Auction
Walt Disney’s classic 1955 animated feature Lady and the Tramp has endured as a favorite among cartoon aficionados for being the sweetest and most romantic of all the Disney films up to that date. This is a love story unlike any other, yet it retains the time-honored plotline of the attraction of opposites – Lady […]
Hobo Nickels: When Coins Become Art
The US Coins Auction at the Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Show, which will be held Jan. 9-14 in Orlando, Fla., will feature the Don “H2O” Haley Hobo Nickel Collection, a group of 208 lots with similar crossover appeal. Hobo nickels are sculptural art, in which designs ranging from hobos to soldiers to Native Americans to […]
Propaganda Posters Keep the Patriotic Pride of the Early 20th Century Alive
The War of Nations, the War to End All Wars, the Good War, World War I, World War II – no matter the name, these conflicts of the early 20th century produced an unprecedented level of widespread destruction. Although a century has passed since the Armistice of 1918, that first colossal clash of nations brought […]
From Takeoff to Touchdown: Artifacts Flown on the Two Most Important Flights in History
As would be expected, Heritage Auctions’ Space Exploration Auction Featuring The Armstrong Family Collection™ Nov. 1-3 in Dallas is full of amazing artifacts relating to the first man to walk on the moon, from buttons to medals to flags to photos to an early flight suit. Suffice to say there is nothing like it anywhere, […]
Ed Asner’s Love of Comics to Benefit Special Needs Community in Charity Auction
To many, Ed Asner is, and always will remain “Lou Grant,” the newsroom chief with the crusty exterior that hides a sensitive side, a warm affection for his co-workers at WJM, the Minneapolis television station on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. His gruff voice and ornery scowl could make his employees tremble, but his compassion […]