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Comet TV’s Monster Summer Giveaway!
‘ UPDATE – This contest has ended. Congratulations to Sarah M. for winning the Monster Summer Prize Pack! Calling all monster movie fans! This summer, Comet TV is hosting Monster Summer by running two classic monster movies like Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Phantom from 10,000 Leagues every Sunday night from Memorial Day weekend…
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Skylight Books from “Veep”
‘ While we are on the subject of historic book shops featured in Washington, D.C.-based productions (you can read my post on Idle Time Books from A Few Good Men here), I would be remiss if I did not mention a bookseller that popped up on my new favorite show, Veep. The Grim Cheaper and…
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Eagle Rock Plaza from “Glee” and Michael Buble’s “Crazy Love” Photoshoot
‘ This past Monday morning, Mike, from MovieShotsLA, called me up to ask if I wanted to do some stalking with him in the San Gabriel Valley. As it turns out, Monday was a holiday – although I hadn’t realized it beforehand – and Mike had the day off from work. So, after first loading…
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Caffe’ Opera – aka Dog Years Diner from “American Pie”
‘ Shortly after selling their house a few months back, my parents moved into an apartment building in Old Town Monrovia. Since that time, they have become regular patrons of their new favorite restaurant, Caffe’ Opera – the very spot that stood in for Dog Years Diner, the supposed Grand Rapids, Michigan-area hangout of Jim…
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Citizens Bank Building from “The Sting”
‘ Upon landing my new gig writing for Los Angeles magazine’s CityThink blog, I comprised a list of iconic SoCal locales to spotlight in my weekly column, one of which was the Santa Monica Pier Carousel from 1973’s The Sting. The only problem was that I had never actually seen The Sting. Neither had the…
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The Witch’s House from “Clueless”
‘ One of my favorite sites to stalk in all of Beverly Hills is known simply as “The Witch’”‘”‘s House” and it just so happens to fit in perfectly with this month’”‘”‘s Halloween theme. Although not really a filming location, the house is a Beverly Hills landmark of sorts. Known formally as “The Spadena House”,…
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A Day Off
‘ I spent all day Friday running around and, unfortunately, did not have time to write a post for today, but I will be back tomorrow with a whole new location. I hope all of my fellow stalkers had a fabulous weekend! And in the meantime, check out this fabulous new blog I just discovered…
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Burbank Town Center Mall from the Season 3 Finale of “The Mentalist”
‘ While watching the two-part Season 3 finale of fave show The Mentalist titled “Strawberries and Cream” a few weeks back, I just about died when I realized that the Burbank Town Center had stood in for the supposed Sacramento-area “Pinewood Shopping Mall” in the episode’s climatic final scene. While Burbank Town Center is not…
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Movie Locations in the Great Outdoors
‘ Be sure to check out my latest post for Discover Los Angeles, about L.A. movie locations that celebrate the great outdoors. ‘
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Happy Memorial Day
‘ I would like to wish all of my fellow stalkers a happy Memorial Day. I hope that everyone has a safe holiday and takes a moment to remember those who gave their lives fighting for our country. I will be back tomorrow with a special giveaway and on Wednesday with a new location, so…