A random selection from the site

  • Stalking the WB!

    Stalking the WB!

    ‘ This past Monday, Mike, from MovieShotsLA, and I took a little stalking field strip to both Warner Brothers Studios and the Paramount Lot. I’”‘”‘ll get to the Paramount tour tomorrow, but today it’”‘”‘s all about the WB. What can I say – the Warner Brothers tour was awesome! It is nothing at all like…

  • O’Hara’s Pub from “Bad Santa”

    O’Hara’s Pub from “Bad Santa”

    ‘ I realize that Christmas has passed, but I have one more holiday locale to write about before bidding adieu to the Yuletide season.  Two Fridays ago, after reading my post on Footsies bar from Bad Santa, fellow stalker Owen, of the When Write Is Wrong blog, miraculously managed to track down the exterior of…

  • Watching “The Mentalist” Being Filmed – A Second Time!

    Watching “The Mentalist” Being Filmed – A Second Time!

    ‘ This past Tuesday morning I was interviewed about my website for an article on filming locations that will be published sometime in early April in a few local, San Gabriel Valley-area newspapers.  While we were talking, the reporter happened to mention that she had just spoken with the City of Monrovia’s Film Liaison who…

  • Pat’s Topanga Grill from “Medium”

    Pat’s Topanga Grill from “Medium”

    ‘ Way back in December, after stalking the Topanga Canyon house where Paula (Sissy Spacek) lived in the 2008 Yuletide comedy Four Christmases (which I blogged about here), the Grim Cheaper and I passed by Pat’s Topanga Grill and decided to pop in for some breakfast. Because the GC always likes to joke that businesses…

  • The Warehouse Restaurant from “Anger Management”

    The Warehouse Restaurant from “Anger Management”

    ‘ While visiting L.A. last week, the Grim Cheaper and I stayed in Marina del Rey.  One late afternoon, during a waterfront stroll, we found ourselves passing by a unique eatery that had long been on my To-Stalk List.  Situated on the bustling Admiralty Way amongst upscale hotels and high-rise apartment buildings, the nautical-themed The…

  • The Pasadena Main Branch of Bank of the West from “Falcon Crest”

    The Pasadena Main Branch of Bank of the West from “Falcon Crest”

    ‘ For years now, I have been trying to track down the bank where Terry Dolittle (Whoopi Goldberg) worked in the 1986 comedy Jumpin’ Jack Flash.  It is one of those locations that always sits fixed at the back of my mind, images of it constantly floating around in my head.  So when I came…

  • Isn’t It Romantic!

    Isn’t It Romantic!

    ‘ A few weeks ago while watching my all time favorite episode of Beverly Hills, 90210, entitled “Isn’”‘”‘t It Romantic”, I noticed something I had never noticed before in all of my previous times watching it.   In the episode, Dylan takes Brenda on a date to a scenic lookout point to discuss their burgeoning relationship.  While watching…

  • Celeb Dining in the Desert

    Celeb Dining in the Desert

    ‘ Got a tip from a good friend who lives in Palm Springs that Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell often frequent the Mexican restaurant Armando’”‘”‘s Bar and Grill when they are in the Desert. So I just had to go stalk it this weekend. Armando’”‘”‘s is a really cute little Mexican restaurant located right in…

  • Latest L.A. Mag Post – About My Filming Location Holy Grail

    Latest L.A. Mag Post – About My Filming Location Holy Grail

    ‘ Don’t forget to read today’s Los Angeles magazine post – about the the Girls Just Want to Have Fun apartment building.  My articles typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • Sloane’s House from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”

    Sloane’s House from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”

    ‘ Once the pizza parlor from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off had been found, my friend Owen, of the When Write Is Wrong blog, starting hunting for the home belonging to Sloane Peterson (Mia Sara) – one of the last unknown locations from the 1986 comedy.  We had known for a while, thanks to a helpful…