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  • The Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead House

    The Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead House

    ‘ Thought I’d take a little break today from writing about New York filming locations as there is a movie house that Mike, from MovieShotsLA, and I stalked a few weeks back that I am just dying to blog about – Christina Applegate’s home from fave movie Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead!  I swear,…

  • The Last Bookstore from “Gone Girl”

    The Last Bookstore from “Gone Girl”

    ‘ I love bookstores – and books.  Actual books, not the digitized versions.  You will never catch me reading on a Kindle.  I like the feel of a book in my hands, the physical act of turning the pages and the smell.  I love, love, love the smell of books.  The Grim Cheaper always makes…

  • The Evers’ House from “The Haunted Mansion”

    The Evers’ House from “The Haunted Mansion”

    ‘ My Los Angeles magazine editor is on vacation this week, so I will not have a post on LAmag.com today.  To make up for it, though, I’ve got a Haunted Hollywood locale for you right here!  One of my favorite parts about the Halloween season is watching scary movies.  (And of course stalking their…

  • Hotel Constance from “Café Society”

    Hotel Constance from “Café Society”

    ‘ It is always such a thrill to discover that a beloved restaurant, building, bar or boutique I wasn’t aware was a filming location has actually appeared onscreen.  Such was the case with Hotel Constance, one of my favorite Pasadena-area lodgings.  You’ve seen me talk about the place before in My Guide to L.A. –…

  • 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…

  • Donna Martin Graduates!

    Donna Martin Graduates!

    ‘ Can’”‘”‘t tell you how excited I am about Tori Spelling‘”‘”‘s new book, ! I absolutely can’”‘”‘t wait to start reading it!!! I love me some gossip! In honor of Miz Spellings new tell-all, I thought I’”‘”‘d do a little post about the gang’”‘”‘s alma mater, the fictional West Beverly High School, which I stalked…

  • My Latest Interview – with “The Nowman Show”

    ‘ The Grim Cheaper and I are back from our whirlwind trip to NYC, which was an absolute blast!  I have countless Big Apple locations to post in the coming weeks, as well as a slew of L.A. locales.  Today, though, I wanted to share my latest interview with The Nowman Show, which you can…

  • The Cree Estate in Cathedral City

    The Cree Estate in Cathedral City

    ‘ While doing research on Las-Vegas-Dunes-Hotel-owner Charlie “Kewpie” Rich’s former Palm Springs home, which I blogged about last Tuesday, I came across some information about another Coachella Valley location where my girl Jen Aniston and former-husband Brad Pitt had once vacationed.  The property is known as the historic Cree Estate in Cathedral City and it…

  • Judge Crawford’s House from “Fracture”

    Judge Crawford’s House from “Fracture”

    ‘ After tracking down the hilltop abode Willy Beachum (aka cutie Ryan Gosling) called home in fave movie Fracture, which I blogged about last Tuesday, I became just a wee bit obsessed with finding the large brick mansion where Judge Gardner (aka Bob Gunton) lived in the flick.  Even though the dwelling showed up only…

  • Louis B. Mayer’s Former House – The Birthplace of the Academy Awards

    Louis B. Mayer’s Former House – The Birthplace of the Academy Awards

    ‘ Last week, the Grim Cheaper emailed me a fabulous Vanity Fair article about the genesis of the most iconic night in Hollywood – the Academy Awards. According to the blurb, in January 1927, legendary producer Louis B. Mayer was enjoying some idle conversation with friends Conrad Nagel and Fred Niblo at his beachfront home…