To: JoF who wrote (25807 ) 11/10/1999 1:15:00 PM From: vagabond Respond to of 108040
MMIC news... ================ BSNS WIRE) Multi-Media Industries Announces the World's Largest Private Collection of Hollywood Memorabilia to Go on the Block at Auctionfun.com Beginning Nov. 15 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1999--Multi-Media Industries Corp. (OTC BB:MMIC) announced that the world's largest private collection of Hollywood memorabilia, featuring costumes and props from legendary Hollywood films, will go on the block at Auctionfun.com beginning Nov. 15. The Hollywood Collection, consisting of in excess of 1,100 pieces of silver screen memorabilia, is the world's largest and most complete private collection of Hollywood costumes, jewelry and props. The Hollywood Collection inventory reads like a Who's Who in the History of Hollywood, with more than 1,100 pieces from some of Hollywood's greatest films, spanning the early 1920's to the late 1980's. The Hollywood Collection will be sold as a complete collection to one buyer! The opening bid is set at $2.5 million, and will be conducted as a 30-day auction, from Nov. 15-Dec. 15, 1999. The collection includes Marilyn Monroe's hot pink Travilla gown worn in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," Greta Garbo's black chiffon Adrian gown from "Camille," Audrey Hepburn's Edith Head "Sabrina" gown, and Judy Garland's "Dorothy" dress from the "Wizard of Oz," which are only a few of the authentic costumes that go under the online hammer at www.Auctionfun.com this month. The tablets carried by Charlton Heston (playing Moses in "The Ten Commandments"), Charlie Chaplin's ubiquitous bamboo cane, and a native warrior's shield from the original "King Kong" are only a few of the one-of-a-kind props from Hollywood's golden age that are included in The Hollywood Collection. The Collection also features eight items from Marilyn Monroe films, plus her Travilla-designed personal dressing room cover-up robe (gold and black brocade with jet beads and silk fringe), worn to receive visitors in her dressing room. The complete list of the collection may be previewed at www.Auctionfun.com beginning the weekend of Nov. 13. Charlie Chaplin's bamboo cane (1919-1920s) James Dean's jeans and t-shirt / "Giant" (1956) Ingrid Bergman's wool top and attached evening skirt / "Casablanca" (1942) Marlon Brando's T-shirt and pants / "Streetcar Named Desire" (1951) Yul Brynner's brocade slippers / "The King and I" (1955) Charlton Heston's chariot race helmet, gauntlets and sandals / "Ben Hur" (1959) Claudette Colbert's period gown / "Cleopatra" (1934) John Barrymore's brocade cape / "When a Man Loves" (1927) Bette Davis' off-white linen gown / "Juarez" (1939) Olivia de Havilland's brocade court gown / "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1935) Marlene Dietrich's velvet gown / "Shanghai Express" (1932) Douglas Fairbanks' plaid suit worn on his honeymoon with Mary Pickford (1920s) Errol Flynn's outfit / "The Adventures of Don Juan" (1949) Ava Gardner's silk suit / "The Sun Also Rises" (1957) Jean Harlow's cream lace negligee / "Wife vs. Secretary" (1936) Laurence Olivier's sandals / "Spartacus" (1959) Mary Pickford's empire gown / "Taming of the Shrew" (1929) Arnold Schwarzenegger's leather outfit / "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991) Frank Sinatra's sailor suit / "Anchors Aweigh" (1945) Barbra Streisand's gold-beaded evening purse / "Hello, Dolly!" (1969) Elizabeth Taylor's collection of jewelry / "Cleopatra" (1961) Billy Wilder's director chair back (with his name) used throughout his career Hand-painted native shield / "King Kong" (1933) This news release contains forward-looking statements relating to future events and their impact on future results. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of unforeseen risk factors. --30--RJ/la* JC/la CONTACT: Multi-Media Industries Samy Salem, 201/307-8758 salem@auctionfun.com or Princeton Research Mike King, 702/251-7163 kingm@princetoninv.com or The Licensing Group Danny Simon, 310/724-5300 bob@auctionfun.com