Jezebel: film magic

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Sadie — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:30:00 EDT

Here's a first look, via People, of the poster for the new biopic of Amelia Earhart. Don't know about you, but Lady Lindy's Christ-like water-walk is kind of freaking us out. [People]

NB: This Does Not Mean You Should Be Bidding On The Remote From Click

Sadie — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:30:00 EST

Rosebud sold for $50 grand. Ruby slippers for $666,000. The Ten Commandments netted $81,700. People do realize that movies are pretend, right?

Says a piece in Obit on the afterlife of glam props, "Slumdog Millionaire is up for an impressive 10 statuettes, but whatever happens, the computer screen on which Jamal Malik considered his answers on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? could swiftly be booked for a world tour."

Computer screens are, of course, a far cry from Charles Foster Kane's iconic symbol of lost innocence, but nowadays, smart collectors don't take a chance. After all, there's someone who loves every crappy movie, and in the age of eBay, they're not hard to find. The rationale for owning a prop is evident: it's taking something universal, available to everyone, and making it particular to you. Says the article,

We line up to view these treasures because they are touchstones from our own stories – a film that helped us through a difficult time or was the first movie we saw with a spouse or starred the most gorgeous man or woman ever to land on the planet – but we also line up because the majority of us can't afford to add these gems to the sets of our lives. Pay a hefty sum for a mere overnight with them (reserve a suite at the Las Vegas Planet Hollywood, and you can rest your feet on a coffee table holding the glove Ray Liotta used when he portrayed Shoeless Joe Jackson in 1989's Field of Dreams) – or megabucks for a lifetime of enjoyment.

What I wonder is, are people...satisfied when they get this stuff? Spielberg bought Rosebud, according to the piece, in the hopes that hanging it above his desk would get his creative juices flowing. Unless they're the sort of avid collector who thrives on quantity and acquisition, when folks get a shoe from Sex and the City or a stone from a Biblical epic, do they feel obscurely disappointed that the magic and glamour isn't instantly transmitted to their own lives? Or, on the contrary, do they feel like it is?

The Afterlife Of Glamorous Things [Obit]

A.C. Slater Makes His Bayside Baking Dreams Come True

hortense — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:00:00 EST

[New York City, January 3. Image via Filmmagic.]

Pete And Ashlee Ring In The New Year With A Kiss

hortense — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST

[Las Vegas, December 31. Image via Filmmagic.]

Hill & Bill Are In The Heights

hortense — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:45:00 EST

New York, December 27. Image via Filmmagic.

Harry Potter Successfully Performs Spikus Hairus Spell

hortense — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:30:00 EST

New York, December 21. Image via Filmmagic.

Hugh Discovers It's Easy Bein' Green

hortense — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:30:00 EST

New York, December 20. Image via Filmmagic.

Kelly Osbourne Flaunts It

hortense — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:30:00 EST

Los Angeles, December 18. Image via Filmmagic.

Keri Russell Listens To A Bedtime Story

hortense — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:30:00 EST

Los Angeles, December 18. Image via Filmmagic.

Kanye Turns On The Charm

hortense — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:30:00 EST

Los Angeles, CA. December 18. Image via Filmmagic.

Jenny McCarthy: A Fan Of Bumpits?

hortense — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:30:00 EST

Westwood, CA. December 17. Image via Filmmagic.

Pete Wentz Has A Rock Star Moment

hortense — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:30:00 EST

Sunrise, FL. December 13. Image via Filmmagic.

Hayden Meets Mr. & Mrs. Claus

hortense — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:30:00 EST

San Gabriel, CA. December 13. Image via Filmmagic.

Zooey And Jim: Just Say Yes

hortense — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 10:30:00 EST

Rome, December 13. Image via Filmmagic.

Lady GaGa And Her Band Of Masked Men

hortense — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:30:00 EST

Lowell, MA. Image via Filmmagic.

Jen & Owen Share A Smile, Hair Color

hortense — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:30:00 EST

Westwood, CA. December 11. Image via Filmmagic.

Katy Perry's Jingle Bell Frock

hortense — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:30:00 EST

New York, December 12. Filmmagic.

Mandy Moore Hits The Floor

hortense — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:30:00 EST

New York, December 12. Image via Filmmagic.

Oprah And Glenn Get Close

hortense — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:45:00 EST

Beverly Hills, CA. December 5. Image via Filmmagic.

Paris And Her "BFF" Aren't Making Believers Out Of Us

hortense — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST

Beverly Hills, CA. December 3. Image via Filmmagic.