A random selection from the site

  • My Day on the Set of “The Goldbergs”

    My Day on the Set of “The Goldbergs”

    ‘ I debated titling this post “How The Goldbergs altered my Thanksgiving.”  The Grim Cheaper and I were introduced to the ABC series, which is like an ‘80s-set The Wonder Years, last fall and quickly became hooked.  We plowed through all of the episodes in just a few weeks and found each to be poignant,…

  • Grand Hope Park from “All About Steve”

    Grand Hope Park from “All About Steve”

    ‘ The Hills are alive and well once again thanks to the recent MTV reboot The Hills: New Beginnings which debuted late last month.  I actually did not have high hopes for the show, despite loving the original, but I have to say that the Grim Cheaper and I are really enjoying it.  More mature…

  • Latest “L.A.” Mag Post – SoCal’s “Furious 7” Locations

    Latest “L.A.” Mag Post – SoCal’s “Furious 7” Locations

    ‘ Don’t forget to read today’s Los Angeles magazine post – about the L.A. locations featured in Furious 7.  My articles typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • The Hartunian House from “Alpha Dog”

    The Hartunian House from “Alpha Dog”

    ‘ Another Palm-Springs-area locale that fellow stalker/location scout Scott Trimble, of the STS Locations website, helped me to find recently was the residence where Frankie Ballenbacher’s (aka Justin Timberlake’s) good friend/”Witness #11”, Susan Hartunian (aka Dominique Swain), lived with her utterly clueless and apathetic mother, Tiffany Hartunian (aka ER’s Alex Kingston), in the 2006 movie…

  • Footsies Bar from “Bad Santa”

    Footsies Bar from “Bad Santa”

    ‘ One location that has been a thorn in my side for as long as I can remember is the gorgeous wood-paneled bar featured in the opening scene of Bad Santa.  Despite having contacted several crew members and spending copious amounts of time searching for it online, I just cannot seem to find the place…

  • My Latest Article for “L.A.” Mag – A DIY Film Locations Tour

    ‘ The December 2017 issue of Los Angeles magazine hit newsstands last week, featuring an article by yours truly.  The blurb, which can be found on page 93, is a detailed itinerary for a tour of twenty L.A.-area film locales.  If you can’t get your hands on a copy, don’t worry – the article can…

  • Villa de Leon

    Villa de Leon

    ‘ Back in September, while doing research on the Glendale Amtrak Station from Bulletproof (which I blogged about here), I came across a fabulous post on the Paradise Leased website about Villa de Leon – a huge Pacific Palisades-area estate that was also designed by architect Kenneth MacDonald Jr.  I quickly became entranced by the…

  • Buy A Set From Laguna Beach!

    ‘ Fave website Real Estalker just posted news that Lauren Conrad’”‘”‘s parents put their here. Stalk It: The Conrad’”‘”‘s home is located at 29 Vista Del Sol in Laguna Beach. You won’”‘”‘t get past the guardshack located at 32350 Pacific Coast Highway, though, so you’”‘”‘ll just have to settle for views of the house from…

  • Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Spencer!

    Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Spencer!

    ‘ Those who have seen Heidi’”‘”‘s new music video “Higher” will totally understand when I say it’”‘”‘s a good thing Spencer comes from money as I really don’”‘”‘t see a bright future for him in the music video industry. For those of you who have yet to see Heidi’”‘”‘s video, you really must do so…

  • Sidney’s House from “Scream 3”

    Sidney’s House from “Scream 3”

    ‘ One location that I was absolutely desperate to find in time for this year’s Haunted Hollywood posts was the isolated house where Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) lived in Scream 3.  I knew from the flick’s Wikipedia page that the residence was located somewhere in the Topanga area, but other than that, I had very…