Paul Williams, an inspiration and one of a man kind

No doubt one of the best song writers of my time and yours, an actor, singer and inspirational speaker.

I have met many, many a magic man.  He is tops.

Superman III rare foreign poster translated

After years and years of taking linguistics and languages i have finally cracked what was printed on this rare Superman III poster.

it reads literally:

Dear citizens of the Earth:

The filmmakers would like

to offer their sincerest

apology in advance  

for what you are about to see in:

Superman III

Closing soon in a theater near you!

Wild Wild West Jim West's prop images

Here are some great images of Jim West's gear from Wild Wild West.

Jim had several pistols on board his train car The Wanderer, but his favorite side arm was a Colt .45 nickel plated single action revolver, complete with sterling silver rattle snakes on the grips. This Jim West revolver pictured here is owned by archivist and film and television historian Rob Klein.

Superman II press kit

You can always get a feel for the budget behind a feature film based on several things: one, is how well the crew is taken care of...were there crew gifts? How good was the craft service table's goodies?

Another way is by the cool press materials created to entice the press to publish praise on the film. The Superman II press kit remains an excellent artifact created to support the film. Complete with a wonderful collection of stills and a bound full color cover complete with extensive information on the cast and crew and facts about the film's production.

Superman's "green crystal"

No doubt the the "Ruby Slippers" of Superman: The Movie and Superman II is the green Kryptonian Crystal that Jor-El (Marlon Brando) places in Kal-El's spacecraft when he is sent to Earth.

This is one of two known to exist and both are in America, though they were both created and filmed in the UK. One is owned by archivist Rob Klein, along with one of Chris Reeves' Superman costumes.

This particular hero green crystal is the very same one used in the scene by Christopher Reeve when he is explaining his history with it to Lois in the Fortress of Solitude in Superman II. Acquired via Christopher Reeve while wearing his Superman suit at the completion of the scene.

The Batcomputer

Batman and Robin's Batcomputer

Its great to see one of our restorations covered on the web. The original Batcomputer was discovered by Emerald & Hobbit's archivist Rob Klein in the 1999. It was in the elements and being rained on. Rob purchased the set piece and restored it to its original glory, using as many of the original lights and components that were still able to be located. The restoration was completed in 2003 with working lights and switches, looking once again as it appeared in the 1966-1969 television series "Batman" and the 1967 feature film of the same name. Though it was labeled as many different "Bat" pieces of equipment over the three seasons that the script called for, it was referred often as simply as the "Batcomputer" in many episodes.