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Prepare for the $35 Movie Ticket

Posted Mar 27th 2008 3:02PM by Rigel Gregg
Filed under: Services

It seems like the price of movie tickets is getting ever more expensive, but would you be willing to pay even more if it meant luxury amenities like plush reserved seating with waiter service and upscale food and drink options? I would! At least sometimes anyway. It would totally make going to a movie feel more like going to a "show."

Village Roadshow Gold Class Cinemas is opening a luxury movie theater later this year in Chicago that will offer just those amenities, along with others like seating limited to 40 people and special parking privileges, for ticket prices of just $35 each.

That's pretty steep for a movie, but they're not expecting that to deter the luxury crowd -- plans are already in the works for 20+ more Gold Class Cinemas around the country by 2010.

Elite Home Theater Seating Batman Cave Theater

Posted Mar 24th 2008 3:02PM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Decor

From the same folks who brought us the Cuddle Couch home theater seat comes the Batman "Bat Cave" themed theater. I've highlighted a Batman-themed theater before which was custom done for a client. This one comes from Elite Home Theater Seating and is designed to be the ultimate place for both viewing movies and gaming. Elite Home Theater Seating specializes in custom seats which can be customized with a variety of different layouts. This theater reportedly cost $500,000 for the layout and seating alone, the equipment will cost you even more.

[Thanks, Rowan]

Oliver Goldsmith Limited Edition Norum 1958 Sunglasses

Posted May 18th 2007 4:03PM by Rigel Gregg
Filed under: Apparel

Look and feel like an old fashioned movie star in these Oliver Goldsmith limited edition Norum 1958 crystal cotton acetate sunglasses. Worn by Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, and other stars in movies like the Ipcress File and Breakfast at Tiffany's, the brand has been described as defining the 60s and "the inventors of fashion eyewear." The vintage design includes hand-carved yew tree temples by Brian McGinn, and is made exclusively for 20ltd in a limited edition of only 20 pairs. Buy your star attitude and bragging rights for £480.

Titanic Theater, For The Home Owner Who Wants To Be King Of The World

Posted Feb 22nd 2007 7:02PM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Decor, Gadgets

The commitment to movie watching that some people are willing to make never fails to enthrall me. An article in Electronic House brought my attention to a Titanic-inspired theater in Tennessee. The ceiling dome was inspired by the the elaborate dome that crowned the first class staircase of the ship and was so memorably used in the movie to highlight the romance between Jack and Rose. The theater is a 20-by-14-foot room and the dome in the theater has 1,230 fiber-optic light strands for a night sky effect. The theater has a Vikidron movie projector and a 120-inch custom screen. A bookcase swings open to allow entry into the adjoining pub room and the equipment remains hidden behind a framed picture in the back.

The theater is the work of Casa Cinema Design in Henderson, Tennessee along with Professional Audio Video Engineering of Nashville. The theater is just one of Casa Cinema's amazing designs. Their website portfolio also has a beautiful theater based on Mann's Chinese theater.

Hepburn's Dress Brings $807,000 at Auction

Posted Dec 6th 2006 10:02AM by Nicole Weston
Filed under: Auctions

The movie memorabilia auction at Christie's this week turned out to be a huge success. The top selling item was the black dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's. The dress was estimated to reach as much as $140,000, but far exceeded the estimate, selling for $807,000. This price sets a record for the sale of a dress made for a movie. The money from the sale of the dress will go to the City of Joy Aid charity which helps underprivileged children in India.

Other lots did well, too. A Walther PPK 7.65 mil featured in the James Bond movie Dr. No sold for $89,000. Overall, the auction brought in over $1 million dollars.

James Bond's Guns Up for Auction at Christie's

Posted Nov 3rd 2006 3:04PM by Nicole Weston
Filed under: Auctions

Movie fans should really enjoy Christie's upcoming movie memorabilia auction, which is scheduled to be held on December 5th. Some of the lots include a program for the Qudditch World Cup from the recent Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire film, valued at £2,000, and Obi-Wan Kenobi's costume from the original Star Wars trilogy, estimated at the same price. Audrey Hepburn's little black dress from Breakfast at Tiffany's is estimated to sell for as much as £70,000. Perhaps the most interesting thing at the auction will be a large collection of guns from the various James Bond movies, including the gun Sean Connery used in Dr. No, which is expected to sell for £25,000 alone.

Star Trek Auction Success

Posted Oct 8th 2006 6:06PM by Nicole Weston
Filed under: Auctions

Christie's Star Trek memorabilia auction wrapped up yesterday with a grand total of $7,107,040 in sales, more than double what organizers were expecting to bring in. There were 1,000 lots that included costumes, props, miniatures and more from the Star Trek TV shows and movies. The highest priced item was the 78-inch-long (198-cm) model of the Starship Enterprise, which was heavily use in making the TV series, Star Trek: The Next Generation and sold for $576,000, far above its estimate of $15-20K. The purchase, by an anonymous bidder, is one of the "highest prices paid for any piece of Hollywood memorabilia."

Other noteworthy lots included a Klingon "Bird of Prey" ship model that sold for $307,200 and Dr. McCoy's space suit from the original series at $144,000.

Christies staff members, as well as auction participants, dressed in Star Trek costumes for the three-day event and the auction house said that its new online bidding system saw "its strongest response since it launched during the summer."

Snakes on a Piece of Jewelry

Posted Jul 26th 2006 11:01AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Jewelry

You've probably heard of the blogosphere buzz surrounding Snakes on a Plane. Snakes, Samuel L. Jackson, a plane, what's not to like? It turns out that there is now jewelry for the truly snake-obsessed. Shop Intuition is selling gold and silver necklaces that feature, what else, snakes on a plane. For the gold version with a diamond-covered snake you have to be willing to make a long term investment, it sells for $3,900. We've also seen a Pirates of the Caribbean ring, what's next, the Lady In The Water swimsuit?

[via Defamer]

Tom Cruise Wears A Casio Watch In Mission Impossible 3

Posted Apr 8th 2006 10:01AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Timepieces

James Bond has worn both Rolex and Omega but what will Tom Cruise's character Ethan Hunt wear on his wrist in the next Mission Impossible movie? Where Bond's look is a bit more suave and debonair, Cruise's character is more rough and tumble and he will be wearing the Casio G-Schock MTG-910D. The watch is a radio controlled, solar-powered model and water resistant to 200 meters.

Oscar Suite Round-up

Posted Mar 1st 2006 4:00PM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Events, Celebrity Shopping

We've covered a few Oscar suites already the but The Envelope, the LA Times Oscar blog, has a round up of all the Oscar suites where the stars go to pick up free stuff, receive spa treatments and ogle jewelry. In the SoHo House LA, the Diamond Aquifer suite offers diamond-based spa treatments, astrological readings and plenty of jewels to try on. The Penninsula Hotel, The Four Seasons and L'Ermitage are all offering suites full of a dizzying array of items from gift certificates for Botox and Mystic Tans to jewelry and sunglasses to tempt the nominees and anyone else with the requisite star power. The list of stars attending the suites is always impressive which just goes to prove that no matter how wealthy you are, everybody loves free stuff.

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Prepare for the $35 Movie Ticket

Elite Home Theater Seating Batman Cave Theater

Oliver Goldsmith Limited Edition Norum 1958 Sunglasses

Titanic Theater, For The Home Owner Who Wants To Be King Of The World

Hepburn's Dress Brings $807,000 at Auction

James Bond's Guns Up for Auction at Christie's

Star Trek Auction Success

Snakes on a Piece of Jewelry

Tom Cruise Wears A Casio Watch In Mission Impossible 3

Oscar Suite Round-up

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