A random selection from the site

  • Stalking the WB – For the Third Time!

    Stalking the WB – For the Third Time!

    ‘ As I’ve mentioned a few times before, this past October, my good friends from Switzerland came to visit my family for a few weeks.  While they were here, I decided to take them on a Hollywood studio tour.  The only problem was I couldn’t decide exactly which Hollywood studio tour to take them on.  So,…

  • Dolly Oesterreich’s House

    Dolly Oesterreich’s House

    ‘ It is finally that time again, my fellow stalkers – time for my annual Haunted Hollywood postings!  I, for one, could not be more excited!  Though I should mention here that postings this year will be rather light as I have two trips planned this month (as I mentioned last week, I’ve traveled more…

  • The Cobb Estate from “Phantasm”

    The Cobb Estate from “Phantasm”

    ‘ One locale that I came across (thanks to an article on Amoeblog) while doing research for my 2012 Haunted Hollywood posts was the former Cobb Estate in Altadena, the gates of which appeared in the 1979 cult horror film Phantasm.  And while I stalked the location shortly thereafter, for whatever reason I never got…

  • Reading Terminal Market from “National Treasure”

    Reading Terminal Market from “National Treasure”

    ‘ Philadelphians really know their filming locations!  During our visit to the City of Brotherly Love, the Grim Cheaper and I stalked Reading Terminal Market, an enclosed public emporium and city icon that was featured in a memorable scene in National Treasure.  While there, I was determined to figure out the exact area of the…

  • William Desmond Taylor’s Former House

    William Desmond Taylor’s Former House

    ‘ Last Saturday, my mom, the Grim Cheaper and I attended a book signing for William J. Mann’s latest tome, Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood.  My mom had heard about the event on our favorite desert radio show, The Bill Feingold Show Featuring Kevin Holmes, and thought I would be…

  • Chaya Venice from “The Holiday”

    Chaya Venice from “The Holiday”

    ‘ It’s finally that time of year again, folks!  Time for some Christmas-themed posts!  And I could NOT be more excited.  First up is a locale that I had been searching for for years – the sushi restaurant where Iris Simpkins (Kate Winslet) and Miles (Jack Black) dined towards the end of The Holiday.  During…

  • Franck’s Wedding Coordinator Shop from “Father of the Bride”

    Franck’s Wedding Coordinator Shop from “Father of the Bride”

    ‘ When the Grim Cheaper and I first showed up to stalk Fig & Olive restaurant, from the 2012 “Matthew’s Day Off” Honda CR-V Super Bowl commercial which I blogged about last week, I became absolutely enchanted with Melrose Place, the tiny tree-lined street on which the eatery is located.  Even though I had been…

  • Carmine’s II Restaurant from “Modern Family”

    Carmine’s II Restaurant from “Modern Family”

    ‘ This past Saturday night, I dragged the Grim Cheaper out to stalk a historic restaurant named Carmine’s II, which was featured prominently in the recently-aired Season 2 episode of Modern Family titled “Boys’ Night”.  Carmine’s has been a virtual West-L.A.-institution for almost four decades now, having originally been founded in 1972 by New York…

  • Red Carpet Wine & Spirits from “Crazy, Stupid, Love.”

    Red Carpet Wine & Spirits from “Crazy, Stupid, Love.”

    ‘ A couple of weeks ago, a fellow stalker named Emily wrote a comment on my post about the Weaver house from fave movie Crazy, Stupid, Love. in which she informed me that the liquor store that appeared in the flick was Red Carpet Wine & Spirits (what a great name!) in Glendale.  As fate…

  • Mountain View Cemetery from “The Office”

    Mountain View Cemetery from “The Office”

    ‘ Since my favorite holiday, Halloween, is fast approaching, I thought it would only be appropriate to devote the next few blog posts to some filming locations of a spookier nature.  So, this past Sunday morning, Mike, from MovieShotsLA, the Grim Cheaper, and I went on a joint stalking venture up to Altadena to stalk…