A random selection from the site

  • Beau Burroughs’ Mansion from “Rumor Has It”

    Beau Burroughs’ Mansion from “Rumor Has It”

    ‘ Back in April, when fellow stalker Geoff, of the 90210Locations website, let me know that he had found the Fundraiser House from L.A. Story (which I blogged about here) at 3456 Via Campesina in Rancho Palos Verdes, I remembered that a few years prior I had tracked down a different Palos Verdes locale –…

  • The Erin Brockovich House

    The Erin Brockovich House

    ‘ Many, many months ago my very good friend and fellow stalker Kerry challenged me to find Julia Roberts‘”‘”‘ house from the Academy Award winning movie Erin Brockovich.  Kerry knew that the home was located somewhere in the Ventura area, but had no idea of its exact whereabouts.  So, I, of course, enlisted the help of Mike,…

  • Watching The Hills Be Filmed!

    Watching The Hills Be Filmed!

    ‘ Got one of the most exciting phone calls of my life on Tuesday! A good friend who has an in at the Project Beach House in Malibu called to invite me to a little shindig being held there yesterday, which would have been exciting news in and of itself. But what she said next…

  • Idle Time Books from “A Few Good Men”

    Idle Time Books from “A Few Good Men”

    ‘ There’s pretty much nothing I love more than bookstores.  They run second only to Starbucks and film locations in my book (pun intended).  If I come across a good one, I can get lost amongst the stacks for hours.  So there was no way I was leaving Washington D.C. without checking out Idle Time…

  • The Carlyle Hotel

    The Carlyle Hotel

    ‘ Yet another of my favorite New York haunts is the ultra-exclusive Carlyle Hotel, located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.  I blogged about the Carlyle’s famous Bemelman’s Bar, which was featured in Sex and the City: The Movie, after last year’s trip to the Big Apple, but didn’t include much information on the actual hotel…

  • The Meiks’s House from “Frailty”

    The Meiks’s House from “Frailty”

    ‘ One of my absolute, hands-down, favorite movies of all time is the 2001 thriller Frailty, which just so happens to be actor Bill Paxton’s directorial debut.  And I am apparently in good company with that opinion – according to the Contact Music website, James Cameron, Sam Raimi and Stephen King are also huge fans…

  • “Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare” Giveaway!

    “Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare” Giveaway!

    ‘ Truth or Dare, the latest horror flick from Blumhouse Productions, was released this past Friday and I, for one, could not be more excited!  Not only does the film star Pretty Little Liars’ Lucy Hale, but it was filmed exclusively in Los Angeles!  So be prepared for some Truth or Dare locations to be…

  • Simon Fuller’s Walk of Fame Star Ceremony

    Simon Fuller’s Walk of Fame Star Ceremony

    ‘ As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, bright and early this past Monday morning I headed out to Hollywood to attend the Walk of Fame Star Ceremony for American Idol creator Simon Fuller.  And I really should admit here that, while the Grim Cheaper is a die-hard fan of AI, I have never really been…

  • The Chaplin Court Apartment Complex

    The Chaplin Court Apartment Complex

    ‘ While doing research on the Sierra Bonita apartments from the 2001 thriller Mulholland Drive, which I blogged about back in October, I came across a mention of an absolutely adorable courtyard apartment complex in Hollywood about which legends abound. The complex is known by quite a few different monikers across the web, including Chaplin…

  • Copley’s on Palm Canyon – Cary Grant’s Former Guesthouse

    Copley’s on Palm Canyon – Cary Grant’s Former Guesthouse

    ‘ One location that I had been chomping at the bit to stalk for what seemed like ages was Copley’s on Palm Canyon – a restaurant created out of what is said to be Cary Grant’s former Palm Springs guest house.  Because the eatery does not open until 6 p.m. each night, though (I am…