LONDON FILM MUSEUM

Just got back after a short break in London and one of the places I visited was the London Film Museum situated on the South Bank.

It’s full of info on British film studios past and present and its numerous rooms are full of film props and costumes.

There’s the full size Thunderbird 4 prop from the recent Thunderbird film. Although the film itself is best forgotten this little beauty is quite impressive.

There’s a room dedicated to the work of the late special effects wizard,  Ray Harryhausen.

Another room is filled with exhibits from the Horror genre. Some of which looked pretty gruesome to me.   Here’s Pinhead from Hellraiser holding his Puzzle Box.

Sci-fi horror.  There were props from Event Horizon, Sunshine and Lost in Space. This impressive Alien Queen from Aliens filled the room.

This is an ape mask from Stanley Kubrick’s, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

More monkey business. This outfit from The Planet of the Apes shares the room with exhibits and props from various Batman and Superman films.

You couldn’t have a film museum without a contribution from Star Wars.

Remarkably you’re not allowed to take photos of Stars Wars items for copyright reasons, although you can have your picture taken with Darth Vader for an extra charge!

Thankfully, there was no such restriction on taking photos of these Dalek props. I’m led to believe that the Tardis at the back was originally used in the two sixties Amicus films.

The Daleks at the front strike me as having a more dubious pedigree. One looks like it might well have been used in Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 AD, the other looks more like an example used in the TV series, but who cares. Isn't that part of the appeal of the silver screen? Things are not always what they seem.