Disney’s Magic Kingdom of Collectibles (11/30/08)
Editor’s Note: There are collectibles, and then there are Disney collectibles. Mickey, Cinderella, Lady and the Tramp, Little Mermaid—these keepsakes go across so many generations and bring such happiness to them. Learn more about Disney collecting. More >>

Stars of Hollywood Royalty Auction (11/25/08)
The Pickfair auction, held at the Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, Calif., this past weekend was filled with art, antiques and movie memorabilia collected over the years by Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. More >>

Hap Hadley Posters (11/18/08)
Poster Artists: Alvan “Hap” Hadley By Allan Maurer More >>

Hand Drawn Movie Posters (11/12/08)
Hand drawn movie posters By Allan Maurer The magazine Architectural Digest has an interesting piece about the hand-drawn chalk and paint movie posters by staff artists Charles Reese Collier and Sid Smith for Loew’s Grand Theatre on Peachtree Street in Atlanta. More >>

James Bond Memorabilia (11/4/08)
Experts Say James Bond Memorabilia Value is Rising By Allan Maurer Reuters reports that the value of James Bond memorabilia has “shot up.” “There is a high level of collector interest in original Bond movie posters,” Astrid Zweynert writes. More >>

Is That Old Circus Poster You Found Authentic or a Reproduction? (11/3/08)
So you’ve just found the most amazing circus poster online and want to bid on it. Or maybe you are thinking about buying one at an antique mall. How do you know it is real? Could it be a reproduction? You aren’t sure. What can you do? More >>

100 Horror Film Posters (10/30/08)
100 Horror Film Posters By Allan Maurer Now here’s a treat. Andrew Lindstrom’s blog “Well Medicated” displays 100 horror film posters. More >>

The Bride of Frankenstein (10/29/08)
Universal Horror: The Bride of Frankenstein By Allan Maurer Beginning in the silent era with “Phantom of the Opera” and “Hunchback of Notre Dame” with Lon Chaney, Sr., Universal Pictures made a series of classic horror films starring the Frankenstein monster, Dracula, the Werewolf, the Mummy, and the Invisible Man that ran through the 1940s. More >>

Abbott & Costello Meet the Monsters (10/28/08)
Abbott & Costello Meet the Monsters By Allan Maurer There are those who felt the series of Abbott & Costello meet the monsters films that began with “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein” in 1948 and continuing through “Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy” in 1955 were an inglorious end to the Universal Studios monster series. More >>

Lewton’s B Horror Movies (10/27/08)
Curse of the B Horror Movie By Allan Maurer Back in the 1942, RKO studios gave producer Val Lewton a piddling $150,000 and a title, “The Cat People.” Lewton made up for the lack of a decent special effects budget by keeping all the suspense scenes wrapped in shadows. More >>