PREMIERE PROPS, FANGORIA & CREATION
ENTERTAINMENT
ROLL OUT
THE FANGORIA LIVE AUCTION
AT THE FANGORIA CONVENTION!
SATURDAY APRIL 18, 2009 AT THE
LOS ANGELES CONVENTION CENTER
SPONSORED BY SHOCKTILLYOUDROP.COM, ARROWINTHEHEAD.COM, DREADCENTRAL.COM,
AFTER DARK FILMS AND TEXAS FRIGHTMARE WEEKEND
On Saturday, April 18 at the Los
Angeles Convention Center (1201 S. Figueroa St., 90015)
Premiere Props
will be hosting a massive auction of never before seen movie props
and costumes with
Fangoria and
Creation Entertainment for the
FANGORIA LIVE AUCTION
at the Fangoria Convention. There will be a preview from 9am – 11am,
and the auction will begin at 11am.
ARROW IN THE HEAD and fellow genre madmen
ShockTillYouDrop.com,
DreadCentral.com,
After Dark Films
and Texas
Frightmare Weekend will sponsor while
Leo
Quinones of The Film Freak Show will host the FANGORIA LIVE AUCTION.
Also, for the first time Premiere Props will have a 3 camera LIVE broadcast
show.
WHAT’S UP FOR GRABS
Fans will have the chance to bid on over 500 of the top horror and thriller
movie props and costumes from films including My Bloody Valentine, Underworld:
Rise Of The Lycans, The Wizard Of Gore, Knowing, Quarantine, Crank: High
Voltage, Crossover, The Midnight Meat Train, Sex Drive, Passengers, Killshot,
Two Lovers, Fired Up, Mutant Chronicles and many more! Here are more details as
to what’s on the line:
My Bloody Valentine: Black miner belt, Red Kroeler miner lamp, rubber pick axe,
assorted heart shaped candy boxes and cresent wrenches.
My Bloody Valentine: Key hero gas mask with hose and self-rescuer.
My Bloody Valentine: Tom’s (Jensen Ackles) bag which includes cell phone, Casio
watch, surefire flashlight and a Bronco license plate.
My Bloody Valentine: Sarah’s (Jaime King) bag which includes Coach watch, name
tag and 3 golden bands.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans: Death Dealer’s (Jason Hood) dark grey plastic
armor with emblem center front.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans: Sonja’s (Rhona Mitra)soft plastic etched gold w/
green stone “soft” pendant
Quarantine: Angela’s (Jennifer Carpenter) tan “Wallace” long sleeve sweater
(bloody).
Outlander: Black plaster with metal handles space gun.
Outlander: Kainan’s (James Caviezel) grey microfiber w/ black abstract design
vest.
Crossing Over: Max’s (Harrison Ford) screen worn navy cotton with yellow “Police
Ice” lettering on front and back “Speedy” short sleeve polo shirt.
Fanboys: Cassie’s (Dakota Fanning) Hero grey flannel wool with black cotton trim
/ nehru collar / 5 hook-eye closures “Rag & Bone.”
Feast 2: Young Bride’s white “Formals Etc” spaghetti strap wedding gown.
Fired Up: Orange and white with black stripes “Tigers” mascot costume includes
head and four finger gloves, includes battery powered fan installed at top of
head.
Killshot: Carmen’s (Diane Lane) black leather w/ white/gold face “Timex” watch.
Reign of Fire: Rocket Gun.
Sex Drive: Ian’s (Josh Zuckerman) brown leather w/ Illinois State Driver’s
License inside “Fossil” wallet.
Two Lovers: Michelle’s (Gwyneth Paltrow) orange tiered and ruffled silk “Madison
Marcus” sleeveless top.
Plus, Fangoria will have many one-of-a-kind props, photographs and banners
signed by Sam Raimi, Clive Barker, Tobe Hooper, Bill Moseley, Tony Todd, Brad
Dourif, Ashley Laurence, Jordan Ladd, Adrienne King, Herschell Gordon Lewis,
Patrick Lussier, Toby Wilkins, Caroline Williams, Tim Sullivan, Shannon Lark and
many, many more!
THE GUESTS!
Also, throughout the weekend many special guests will be attending the
Fangoria Convention, including the Godfather of Gore and director of Blood
Feast, Herschell Gordon Lewis, actress Adrienne King from Friday the 13th, actor
Jordan Ladd from Cabin Fever and Hostel: Part II and Bill Moseley, the star of
House of 1,000 Corpses. My Bloody Valentine director, Patrick Lussier will
participate in a Q&A and sign autographs on Sunday, April 19th. This will allow
fans to have their favorite My Bloody Valentine props and costumes autographed
by Patrick Lussier and the chance to finally ask questions about the making of
the movie! Additionally, Clive Barker will participate in a Q&A on Saturday in
support of his new film The Midnight Meat Train.
Words from Creation Ent. and Premiere Props:
“On behalf of Creation Entertainment and Fangoria
Entertainment, I would like to express how delighted we are to be partnering
with Premiere Props on the Official Fangoria Weekend of Horrors Live Auction”
said Adam Malin, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Creation Entertainment. “Premiere
is a world class organization in presenting the finest entertainment memorabilia
in the auction marketplace, and it makes perfect sense to be pairing up with
Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors, the number one event destination of passionate
horror fans worldwide. This will be a marriage made in bloody Hell!”
“Partnering Premiere Props with Fangoria and Creation
Entertainment made a great deal of sense for the Fangoria Live Auction at the
Fangoria Convention, as we are able to offer thousands of Fangoria fans and
movie collectors the chance to own a piece of horror and thriller film history.
In addition, fans will have the opportunity to view the costumes and props in a
museum setting and become a part of the huge FANGORIA LIVE AUCTION,” said Dan
Levin, Vice President of Marketing for Premiere Props.
Fans can also place live bids online at
http://www.icollector.com/
with the preview beginning April 18 at 9am
and the live auction starting at 11am. For
more information, please visit
http://www.premiereprops.com
or call (310) 322-PROP / (888) 761-PROP.
A NOTE FROM THE SPONSORS
About Premiere Props
Premiere Props is the leading marketing memorabilia company to market,
authenticate, package, and distribute exclusive movie memorabilia. Since 2001,
Premiere Props has represented over 300 movies to date and continues to grow
strong. Premiere Props works with some of the largest motion picture studios and
independent distributors in the world, such as Paramount Pictures, Twentieth
Century Fox, Miramax, MGM, The Weinstein Company, Sony Screen Gems, Lionsgate,
TriStar, Spyglass Entertainment, Summit Entertainment, Alcon and many more.
About Fangoria
Since 1979, FANGORIA Magazine is the world’s most popular publication for
readers who enjoy horror in film, television and other media. The magazine can
also be found on the web (www.fangoria.com), as a producer of live fans events
(the FANGORIA Weekend of Horrors conventions) and as a national radio show on
Sirius Satellite Radio every Friday night (Channel 102).
Creation Entertainment
Founded in 1971 by Gary Berman and Adam Malin, two young teenage sci-fi fans in
New York, Creation Entertainment continues a 37 year tradition of producing the
world’s leading conventions for fans of genre television and film. Inventing the
concept of “traveling” fan conventions, Creation has brought its brand of live
interactive entertainment events to over three million attendees throughout the
United States, Canada and Great Britain. Under license from Hollywood’s major
studios, Creation proudly manufactures souvenirs, official fan clubs, and
collectibles based on popular sci-fi television series and movies.
Creation Entertainment has worked with a who’s who of genre history including
Isaac Asimov, Peter Jackson, Stan Lee, Gene Roddenberry, Ray Bradbury, William
Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Lucy Lawless, Roger Corman, Gillian Anderson, Ron
Howard, Robert Wise, Elijah Wood, Jack Kirby, Patrick Stewart, Wes Craven, John
Landis, George Romero, Anthony Perkins, Roddy McDowell, and Vincent Price.
Creation also maintains a popular presence on eBAY, auctioning off autographed
collectibles gained contractually through celebrity appearances at conventions.
For more information on Creation Entertainment, please visit www.creationent.com.
About After Dark Films
Founded in 2006 by film producer/director/writer Courtney Solomon and real
estate and textile financier Allan Zeman, After Dark Films is a leader in
independent film finance, production and acquisitions of genre films for
theatrical release. The company expects to fully finance, produce and release
1-2 films per year in the $5 – $20 million range and enjoys a 3-year output deal
with Lionsgate. After Dark is perhaps best known for its creation and execution
of After Dark Horrorfest – “8 Films to Die For” (www.horrorfestonline.com).
Debuting in 2006, Horrorfest is a one week national film festival that
celebrates all areas of the horror genre. In its first year, Horrorfest became
the first film festival in history to break into the Top 10 at the national box
office, grossing over $2.5 million Additionally, it reached great success with
over 1.6 million DVDs currently in circulation through distribution partner
Lionsgate. Now gearing up for its fourth year, After Dark Horrorfest has created
successful brand extensions in the form of the annual Miss Horrorfest contest (www.youtube.com/Horrorfest)
and the feature film contest in partnership with the filmmaker community site,
Massify (www.massify.com).
About Dread Central
Dread Central Media, LLC, provides one of the leading, most well respected
horror news sites on the Web (DreadCentral.com) and offers the most up-to-date
information on the latest horror projects, including trailers, stills, video
interviews, and audio podcasts. In addition to films, Dread Central covers all
aspects of the genre including television shows, videogames, music, literary
offerings, conventions and other gatherings, and collectibles; and it also
houses the largest horror review database found anywhere. Along with working
with all the major studios, Dread Central is a champion of independent
filmmakers, and many of them have chosen the site to premiere their efforts. As
a result, Dread Central has been instrumental in assisting them with gaining
exposure and procuring distribution.
About ShockTillYouDrop.com
ShockTillYouDrop.com is one of the web’s leading horror movie entertainment
portals. An offshoot of Crave Online’s ComingSoon.net, the site offers readers
round-the-clock industry news updates, exclusive interviews and set visits,
reviews and video content. The site is operated by managing editor/writer/horror
movie expert Ryan Rotten who has been writing about the genre for 10 years. His
writings have appeared in Fangoria magazine and Creative Screenwriting. He has
participated in various documentaries seen on G4, Starz and on DVD lending his
insight on the fright business.
About ArrowintheHead.com
Arrow in the Head: One of the top horror websites on the Net, Arrow in the Head
is an extremely popular site of its own, concentrating on genre films,
particularly horror movies. The site is ripe with its own daily content and
sections, including daily horror news updates, theatrical horror reviews,
interviews with horror icons, the “Mistress of the Week” section, the DVD PUB
which features indie & horror DVD reviews and horror DVD release dates, as well
as its own lot of original content columns, including videogame reviews, top 10
lists, reviews by famed writer/director Eric Red and lots more..
About Texas Frightmare Weekend
Texas Frightmare Weekend presented by Anchor Bay Entertainment is a three day
horror convention that takes place bi-annually in the Dallas Fort Worth Metro
metroplex. Since its inaugural event in February 2006 Texas Frightmare Weekend
has hosted such horror icons as George A. Romero, Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Tom
Savini, Adrienne Barbeau, Doug Bradley, Angela Bettis, Clint Howard and Jeffrey
Combs.
True to its motto, “The Southwest’s Premier Horror Convention”, their goal is to
provide fans with an unrivaled experience by celebrating all aspects of genre
film making. Texas Frightmare Weekend hosts celebrity appearances, autograph
signings, screenings, exclusive parties and horror memorabilia vendors from all
over the country. The event is also extremely proud to have featured the rising
talents of many Texas “Frightmakers” in screenings, panel discussions and Q &
A’s. For more information, please visit www.TexasFrightmareWeekend.com