A random selection from the site

  • New “Los Angeles” Magazine Post – Eli Wallach’s House from “The Holiday”

    New “Los Angeles” Magazine Post – Eli Wallach’s House from “The Holiday”

    ‘ Today’s Los Angeles magazine post was written in honor of the legendary actor Eli Wallach, who passed away yesterday at the age of 98.  Wallach portrayed one of my favorite movie characters of all time.  Rest in peace, dear Arthur Abbott.  You can read the post here.  My columns typically get published in the…

  • The Bewitched House!

    The Bewitched House!

    ‘ This weekend I stalked the house used as Darrin and Samantha’”‘”‘s home on the 1964 TV series . Interestingly enough, the house, located in Santa Monica, California, was only the inspiration for the home seen on the series, but was never actually used for filming. An exact replica of the Santa Monica house was…

  • The Daily Grill at LAX from “Red Eye”

    The Daily Grill at LAX from “Red Eye”

    ‘ I am officially back from vacation today (yesterday’s post was pre-written).  I could not have had a more fabulous time and was heartbroken when my best friend, Robin, and his family returned to their native Switzerland.  During moments like this, I am reminded of the quote, “Don’t be sorry it’s over.  Be glad it…

  • New “L.A.” Mag Post – The Orpheum Theatre from “Pretty Little Liars”

    New “L.A.” Mag Post – The Orpheum Theatre from “Pretty Little Liars”

    ‘ Be sure to check out my latest post for L.A.mag.com today, about the Orpheum Theatre from Pretty Little Liars.  My articles typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • Seaside Coffee Shop from “Big Little Lies”

    Seaside Coffee Shop from “Big Little Lies”

    ‘ My favorite filming location find from this season of Big Little Lies isn’t actually a filming location at all!  Back on March 19th, 2018, shortly after shooting of S2 commenced, Reese Witherspoon posted an Instagram photo of herself sitting in front of the supposed Central Coast-area Seaside Coffee Shop with costar Laura Dern, captioning,…

  • Fill ‘Er Up!

    Fill ‘Er Up!

    ‘ In the film-friendly city of Altadena, where pretty much every other house has been featured in a movie or television show, it seems that even the gas stations are famous! 🙂 Last week, while doing some Altadena stalking with Mike, from MovieShotsLA, he drove me by Ronnie’”‘”‘s Automotive, a gas and service station that…

  • Casa Vega from “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”

    Casa Vega from “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”

    ‘ One of the things I most appreciate about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is the lengths director Quentin Tarantino went to portray an authentic 1960s-era Los Angeles onscreen.  To that end, he featured several local historic restaurants from the time that are, thankfully, still around today, including Musso and Frank Grill, El Coyote,…

  • Speidi’s Wedding

    Speidi’s Wedding

    ‘ Well, it finally happened!   Yesterday was the big day!  The reality TV event of the season!  What I’”‘”‘m sure was for some fans the wedding of the century!   I, of course, am talking about the nuptials of Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag that took place yesterday at around 5 p.m. in Pasadena.  And, I, of…

  • Mr. and Mrs. Homewrecker

    Mr. and Mrs. Homewrecker

    ‘ It’”‘”‘s no secret that I am a HUGE Jen Aniston fan and so NOT a fan of Brangelina – but my boyfriend did manage to drag me to see Mr. and Mrs. Smith while it was in theaters. So when I found the address of the house from the movie in my fave stalking…

  • The Kaufmann House – One of the World’s Most Famous Houses

    The Kaufmann House – One of the World’s Most Famous Houses

    ‘ I thought I’d take another break from my wedding blogging today to write about a location that has occupied a spot at the very top of my “To-Stalk” list for over two years now, but had, for whatever reason, eluded me up until this past weekend when the Grim Cheaper and I headed to…