A random selection from the site

  • The Bedtime Stories School

    The Bedtime Stories School

    ‘ Last week, while searching for the Bedtime Stories  house, Mike, from MovieShotsLA, and I decided to also try to find the school featured in the movie.  We started our search by looking at street views of different elementary schools in the Los Angeles area, but pretty much came up empty-handed.  So, I decided to once…

  • The Firehouse Restaurant from “Speed”

    The Firehouse Restaurant from “Speed”

    ‘ Pop quiz, hotshot!  You’re hanging around Venice Beach, in dire need of a latte, and you happen to pass by The Firehouse Restaurant from the 1994 action hit Speed.  What do you do?  What do you do?  Why, you head in for some stalking and a cup of joe, of course!  I’m really reaching…

  • Westin Bonaventure Hotel

    Westin Bonaventure Hotel

    ‘ Chances are, if you’”‘”‘ve ever taken the 110 Freeway through Downtown Los Angeles, you’”‘”‘ve noticed the futuristic, space-age style structure located on the west side of the freeway. That building is the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, and it has been featured in countless movie and TV productions. The hotel, which is just as futuristic and…

  • New “L.A.” Mag Post – The TCM Movie Locations Tour

    New “L.A.” Mag Post – The TCM Movie Locations Tour

    ‘ Be sure to check out today’s Scene It Before post for L.A. magazine – about the new TCM Movie Locations Tour.  You can find it here.  My columns typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • The “Little Miss Sunshine” Gas Station

    The “Little Miss Sunshine” Gas Station

    ‘ A few months back, while doing research on Wokcano from Get Shorty (which I blogged about here), I came across a Chowhound message board titled “Restaurants Seen in the Movies.”  One of the eateries mentioned on the page was Pann’s restaurant at 6710 La Tijera Boulevard in Ladera Heights, which a commenter named Kevin…

  • The Coffee Pot from “90210”

    The Coffee Pot from “90210”

    ‘ As I mentioned back in March in my post about Bar Keeper in Silver Lake, the whimsical little barware store that stood in for Upon Galley in the 2005 movie A Lot Like Love, one locale that I had been absolutely itching to stalk in recent weeks was the Coffee Pot, an Echo Park-area…

  • 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…

  • The Hungry Fox Restaurant from “The Office”

    The Hungry Fox Restaurant from “The Office”

    ‘ Another location that I stalked back in April while fellow stalker Lavonna and her daughter Melissa were in town was the Hungry Fox Restaurant, which appeared in the Season 3 episode of The Office titled “The Negotiation”.  We found this location thanks to fellow stalker “Snidely Whiplash”, who posted a comment on my site…

  • New “L.A.” Mag Post – About the Queen Mary

    New “L.A.” Mag Post – About the Queen Mary

    ‘ Don’t forget to check out my latest Los Angeles magazine blog post – about the 80th birthday of the Queen Mary – on LAMag.com.  My columns typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • The 13 Going On 30 Bar

    The 13 Going On 30 Bar

    ‘ Those of you who read my blog regularly know that the restaurant where Jennifer Garner hit on the 13-year-old boy in fave movie 13 Going On 30  has long been a thorn in my side.  For whatever reason, it seems that no matter how hard I tried or how badly I wanted to stalk…