This probably isn't considered an "art" collection but I was reading Forget the Alamo and learned that Phil Collins has a huge Alamo memorabilia collection. weird.
Oh yeah, that's a really good point. Like I cannot relate whatsoever to men who do civil war reenactments for fun. What even....I just can't. Makes zero sense to me and reminds me of that Fleabag scene between Fleabag and Kristin Scott-Thomas about women and pain built in vs. men seeking out pain and violence.
Oooh I don't have BritBox but I do have the high seas 🏴☠️⚓ and a VPN. Do you recall the title? Thanks!
as a Texan i wondered the same thing. Also according to the book most of his collection has been deemed fake by other experts or collectors and he threw a hissy fit about it and threatened to withdraw his donation (he is donating the entire collection to the Alamo)
That's fascinating! I had to look it up and read more, turns out one of the pieces was authenticated by a psychic??? And I always thought Phil Collins was a boring celeb.
According to the Alamo’s website, Collins saw the Disney production of "Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier" when he as young boy and became enthralled by the Alamo. It became his passion to collect artifacts and documents related to the landmark.
The book’s authors say a majority of the pieces in the collection appear to be real, but experts question dozens of the smaller items. In one example, they talk about a psychic who claimed a head injury gave him special powers and was part of authenticating a Bowie knife.
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Far From the Madding Crowd (1967)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
The Day of the Locust (1975)
Marathon Man (1976)
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I'm currently watching a BritBox docuseries about British cinema and they cover Schlesinger going to America, really interesting if you have BritBox.
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Oooh I don't have BritBox but I do have the high seas 🏴☠️⚓ and a VPN. Do you recall the title? Thanks!
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How much of that is going to be thrown away because it's fake?
WTF, Phil?
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According to the Alamo’s website, Collins saw the Disney production of "Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier" when he as young boy and became enthralled by the Alamo. It became his passion to collect artifacts and documents related to the landmark.
The book’s authors say a majority of the pieces in the collection appear to be real, but experts question dozens of the smaller items. In one example, they talk about a psychic who claimed a head injury gave him special powers and was part of authenticating a Bowie knife.
https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/phil-collins-alamo-artifacts-under-scrutiny/273-38ac0968-62d9-440d-ac2e-8431aeabbb87
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