Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) Pt. 1 - Opening credits design

I'm going to break down my feature on Mrs. Henderson Presents into two separate posts. I am too much in love with the artwork presented in the opening credits to not share them with you. The entire sequence is animated and it's really well done. I couldn't find out who was responsible for it though, even after scanning the full cast & crew list...

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20th Century Props closes, auctions off inventory

Last month, 20th Century Props announced that it was closing its doors after 40 years in business. Their huge inventory is being auctioned off starting TODAY. It'll end on Aug. 1st. If you've ever been interested in owning a piece of film or television history, this is your chance. For me, it's always exciting when props are auctioned off b/c many...

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Mark Phenicie handmade furniture & decorative items

This man makes his own furniture and I am so in love with his creations.Mark Phenicie says, "One day, back in the early 70’s after I had returned home from Traveling Trough France, Italy, Living in North Africa for a year and going through Israel, India, Thailand and living a year in Vietnam as a young Marine, I decided to set out to build some of...

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Tom Brown's Schooldays (2005)

It's been randomly thunderstorming here in NYC and rain always makes me nostalgic for England. Instead of running down 5th Ave. with a newspaper over my head, looking like all sorts of dishevelment, I like to imagine that I'm in 19th century London, sitting in my Victorian parlor, gazing out at the hurrying passersby through my window, and quietly...

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