Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦
@rcolintait.bsky.social
Film and Television Historian - Senior Cataloger Heritage Auctions, Pop Culture Division. Proud Canuck Living in the US.
I wrote about my love of Batman ‘66 and my experiences seeing these classic tv costumes and props up close - including the holy grail - Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman ensemble!
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Holy Memorabilia!
THE IMPRESSIVE TV ARCHIVE OF THE LATE DR. STEWART BERKOWITZ IS A LOVE LETTER TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF SMALL-SCREEN HEROES, FROM BATMAN AND WONDER WOMAN TO FONZIE AND CAPTAIN KIRK
intelligentcollector.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I wrote about my love of Batman ‘66 and my experiences seeing these classic tv costumes and props up close - including the holy grail - Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman ensemble!
intelligentcollector.com/holy-memorab...
intelligentcollector.com/holy-memorab...
No holiday makes me more homesick than Canadian Thanksgiving!
October 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
No holiday makes me more homesick than Canadian Thanksgiving!
I had the pleasure of interviewing The Walking Dead showrunner and special effects legend Greg Nicotero for @heritageauctions upcoming sale. The most fun interview I ever had - especially hearing about how he staged the bloody Crazy-88s scene in Kill Bill.
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Horror Maestro Greg Nicotero on ‘The Walking Dead’ and the Art of Bloodletting
THE SPECIAL EFFECTS LEGEND REFLECTS ON HIS MAGNUM OPUS AS MORE THAN 1,000 COSTUMES, WEAPONS, AND WALKER PROSTHETICS HIT THE AUCTION BLOCK
intelligentcollector.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I had the pleasure of interviewing The Walking Dead showrunner and special effects legend Greg Nicotero for @heritageauctions upcoming sale. The most fun interview I ever had - especially hearing about how he staged the bloody Crazy-88s scene in Kill Bill.
intelligentcollector.com/horror-maest...
intelligentcollector.com/horror-maest...
Very proud to have my research and work on Robert De Niro mentioned in @isaacbutler.bsky.social amazing piece on Daniel Day-Lewis.
I finally got a chance to write one of my dream assignments, an in depth evaluation of Daniel Day-Lewis, an actor whose achievements and methods cast a long shadow over the field, and whose work is often misunderstood.
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Only One Performer Has Won Three Best Actor Oscars. Is It Fair That He’s Also a Joke?
He might be the greatest actor of all time—and the most misunderstood.
slate.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Very proud to have my research and work on Robert De Niro mentioned in @isaacbutler.bsky.social amazing piece on Daniel Day-Lewis.
One of the great honors of my life has been helping write the catalog for the legendary Guillermo del Toro’s Bleak House Collection on sale today @heritageauctions. It was a fascinating study of the objects and inspirations behind one of cinemas singular voices! Follow along at ha.com
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September 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
One of the great honors of my life has been helping write the catalog for the legendary Guillermo del Toro’s Bleak House Collection on sale today @heritageauctions. It was a fascinating study of the objects and inspirations behind one of cinemas singular voices! Follow along at ha.com
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On September 20, 1977, The Fonz jumped a shark on “Happy Days,” immortalizing the phrase “jumping the shark.”
September 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
On September 20, 1977, The Fonz jumped a shark on “Happy Days,” immortalizing the phrase “jumping the shark.”
Man, Alien: Earth just keeps getting better and better. The music in that series is incredible!!
September 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Man, Alien: Earth just keeps getting better and better. The music in that series is incredible!!
Honored that I got to write for Guillermo del Toro’s Bleak House auction. My thoughts on this singularly incredible experience are here: view.emails.ha.com?qs=415da6730...
Heritage Auctions
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September 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Honored that I got to write for Guillermo del Toro’s Bleak House auction. My thoughts on this singularly incredible experience are here: view.emails.ha.com?qs=415da6730...
Reposted by Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦
Richard Kind timeline cleanse
September 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Richard Kind timeline cleanse
The Long Walk was a great and timely film. Fantastic performances throughout!
September 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The Long Walk was a great and timely film. Fantastic performances throughout!
Cannot stop watching Trent Reznor laughing at Santa Claus!
August 31, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Cannot stop watching Trent Reznor laughing at Santa Claus!
Guillermo del Toro is letting go of treasures from his iconic Bleak House collection of props, art, and curios that shaped his films.
Great interview on why he’s selling apnews.com/article/guil...
Proud to help bring this @HeritageAuctions sale to life.
#GuillermoDelToro #BleakHouse #FilmHistory
Great interview on why he’s selling apnews.com/article/guil...
Proud to help bring this @HeritageAuctions sale to life.
#GuillermoDelToro #BleakHouse #FilmHistory
Guillermo del Toro almost lost his movie memorabilia in a wildfire. Now, he's letting some of it go
A fraction of filmmaker Guillermo del Toro's sprawling collection of horror memorabilia is going up for auction after surviving the Los Angeles wildfires.
apnews.com
August 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Guillermo del Toro is letting go of treasures from his iconic Bleak House collection of props, art, and curios that shaped his films.
Great interview on why he’s selling apnews.com/article/guil...
Proud to help bring this @HeritageAuctions sale to life.
#GuillermoDelToro #BleakHouse #FilmHistory
Great interview on why he’s selling apnews.com/article/guil...
Proud to help bring this @HeritageAuctions sale to life.
#GuillermoDelToro #BleakHouse #FilmHistory
Fun work stuff yesterday poring over casting notes for Sofia Coppola’s movies!
August 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Fun work stuff yesterday poring over casting notes for Sofia Coppola’s movies!
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I love this
my mom taught me there's two kinds of businesses: hot dog stands and art galleries
- hot dog stands protect territory and keep competition off their turf
- art galleries benefit from more adjacent art galleries, cluster together to amplify reach/support
youre an art gallery, not a hot dog stand
- hot dog stands protect territory and keep competition off their turf
- art galleries benefit from more adjacent art galleries, cluster together to amplify reach/support
youre an art gallery, not a hot dog stand
Play and discuss as if you were friends trying to get to know each other better, rather than as if you were rival squawking merchants trying to sell competing goods in a marketplace. The world is full of friends and potential friends, and it's much lonelier and more frightening when it isn't.
August 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I love this
Working on my final chapter this weekend. Is this literal, metaphorical or a little of both?
August 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Working on my final chapter this weekend. Is this literal, metaphorical or a little of both?
Love how The Walking Dead employs so many actors from The Wire, whereas Fear the Walkjng Dead draws from the pool of Deadwood actors.
August 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Love how The Walking Dead employs so many actors from The Wire, whereas Fear the Walkjng Dead draws from the pool of Deadwood actors.
Love The Gilded Age, but what if they did an in-character aftershow where the characters just complain about each other? Like The Valley’s aftershow but with corsets.
July 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Love The Gilded Age, but what if they did an in-character aftershow where the characters just complain about each other? Like The Valley’s aftershow but with corsets.
Very excited that Strange New Worlds is back!
July 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Very excited that Strange New Worlds is back!
Looking for a panel to join for @scmstudies.bsky.social . Any @scmsfaas.bsky.social folks looking a panelist working on Acting, collecting the or the auction market?
July 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Looking for a panel to join for @scmstudies.bsky.social . Any @scmsfaas.bsky.social folks looking a panelist working on Acting, collecting the or the auction market?
Still buzzing! @heritageauctions just pulled off the 2nd most successful Hollywood entertainment auction of all time — and there’s still one more day to go! apnews.com/article/indi...
Saw the magic up close: Indy’s whip! Rosebud sled!
Proud to be part of the incredible team that made it happen!
Saw the magic up close: Indy’s whip! Rosebud sled!
Proud to be part of the incredible team that made it happen!
Indiana Jones' whip, Kane's Rosebud sled and Culkin's 'Home Alone' snow cap are going up for auction
Many of movies’ most sought-after props are going up for auction, including the Rosebud sled from “Citizen Kane,” Macaulay Culkin’s snow cap from “Home Alone” and a whip wielded by Harrison Ford in “I...
apnews.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Still buzzing! @heritageauctions just pulled off the 2nd most successful Hollywood entertainment auction of all time — and there’s still one more day to go! apnews.com/article/indi...
Saw the magic up close: Indy’s whip! Rosebud sled!
Proud to be part of the incredible team that made it happen!
Saw the magic up close: Indy’s whip! Rosebud sled!
Proud to be part of the incredible team that made it happen!
Finished watching Throne of Blood! Man, what an ending !!
July 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Finished watching Throne of Blood! Man, what an ending !!
Just published my piece for Intelligent Collector on how provenance is transforming the collectibles market — from boosting trust to breaking auction records. 📈🔍
Read it here: intelligentcollector.com/how-provenan...
cc @heritageauctions
#Collecting #Provenance #AuctionWorld #IntelligentCollector
Read it here: intelligentcollector.com/how-provenan...
cc @heritageauctions
#Collecting #Provenance #AuctionWorld #IntelligentCollector
More Than a Name: How Provenance Makes Icons Out of Objects
A CAPTIVATING BACKSTORY COMBINED WITH OWNERSHIP BY A NOTABLE PERSONALITY CAN TURN ORDINARY ITEMS INTO AUCTION BLOCKBUSTERS
intelligentcollector.com
July 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Just published my piece for Intelligent Collector on how provenance is transforming the collectibles market — from boosting trust to breaking auction records. 📈🔍
Read it here: intelligentcollector.com/how-provenan...
cc @heritageauctions
#Collecting #Provenance #AuctionWorld #IntelligentCollector
Read it here: intelligentcollector.com/how-provenan...
cc @heritageauctions
#Collecting #Provenance #AuctionWorld #IntelligentCollector