On The Brink Film History and Fun

  Please support the wonderful Hollywood Heritage. Torch from “The Crusades“ (1935) “The Crusades” poster Shields Charlie Chaplin studio box (See description below) 👇  Film Storage Can from the William S. Hart Company The flammable nitrate film used by the film industry before 1950 necessitated keeping films in fire-proof containers when it was not in use. The William S. Hart studio was located in a triangular: shaped building at Bates and Effie Streets in East, Hollywood. First built as the Mabel Normand Studio in 1916, and heavily modified by Hart and other tenants over the years, the studio still stands and is used for shooting music videos and commercials. (From the Permonent Collection of the Hatlywood Heritage Museum) 1910s Mercury Tube Lamp This early form of film lighting was arranged in large banks or rows directly overhead a film set or was angled slightly for front - lighting. These units produced a flat, undifferentiated flow of light that was designated to mim...

     These photos serve mainly as a way to keep some memories alive and also to keep track of famous autographs I’ve seen. I apologize that many of them are terrible quality. I had a cheap android at the time. Taun We action figure I used to own as a kid. Wish I had that Plo Koon instead… Autographs (Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Gal Gadot, Henry Cavill, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, etc…) Richard Harris and Emilia Clarke Frank Oz, George Lucas, Alec Guinness, etc… Star Wars Heaven 😍 I wish the shelves at Walmart and Target still looked like this… Robin Williams “Mrs. Doubtfire” autographed photo Cast of Star Trek (including Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner), Gene Wilder, Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, David Tennant, John Boyega, etc… James Earl Jones, Carrie Fisher, Jennifer Lawrence, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, etc… Many more autographs… I want them all

Here are several shots of my trip to Phoenix Comic Con 2017. Several shots of Alan Tudyk (Apologies for my low-res camera shots) This panel had an interactive quiz game. My uncle got an answer right and received a small prize from Alan Tudyk. The beautiful skyscrapers of Phoenix. Kevin Conroy, voice of Batman in the animated series. He talked about the role and what it was like to work with Mark Hamill who played the Joker. Dick Van Dyke panel. He was thrilled to be there and talked excitedly about his then-upcoming cameo role in “Mary Poppins Returns”. The Westward Ho hotel in Phoenix (now a rest home). This used to be one of the most popular hotels in town. Many presidents and celebrities stayed here. I will be doing a seperate post about this place in the future.