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  • The “Pretty Little Liars” Church

    The “Pretty Little Liars” Church

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    ‘ Before we get started, I have a couple of announcements.  Some changes will be coming to the blog in 2016.  The biggest change will be a major site redesign, which the Grim Cheaper is currently working on and which I could NOT be more excited about.  You’”‘”‘ll notice I’”‘”‘ve altered my screen captures a…

  • The “13 Going On 30” Houses

    The “13 Going On 30” Houses

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    ‘ If someone asked me what movie most closely resembles my life, I would have to say 13 Going On 30. I am definitely a child of the 80s, I still dress like a 13 year old most of the time, and I’”‘”‘ve been known to do the Thriller Dance at a few parties, so it’”‘”‘s only natural…

  • The American Cement Building from “Scream 3”

    The American Cement Building from “Scream 3”

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    ‘ While I am admittedly not a fan of MacArthur Park, there is a property situated on the border of it that I would absolutely LOVE to live in – The American Cement Building.  Mike from, MovieShotsLA, pointed out the dramatically stunning structure many moons ago during one of our very first stalks together and…

  • JLo Has Left the Building!

    JLo Has Left the Building!

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    ‘ OK, so while I know that this is old news and that I have blogged about this location once before, I just had to do a little post on JLo’”‘”‘s (former) restaurant, Madres. Way back in early July, I dragged my boyfriend out to Madre’”‘”‘s to grab a bite to eat as this stalker…

  • P.S. I Love You

    P.S. I Love You

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    ‘ In honor of the big premiere that took place on Tuesday night, I just had to do a little stalking this past weekend. Since my boyfriend and I were out in Palm Springs for a little Labor Day vacay, I dragged him to the Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa which was featured in…

  • Cindy’s Restaurant from “Surviving Christmas”

    Cindy’s Restaurant from “Surviving Christmas”

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    ‘ I have made no secret of the fact that I majorly ration Christmas locations from year to year.  The sad truth is that few holiday flicks are lensed in the L.A. area (the city’s constant sunshine and lack of snow doesn’t exactly scream “Noel!”), which translates to a very minimal amount of holiday locales. …

  • New Scene It Before Post – About the “Saved by the Bell” School

    New Scene It Before Post – About the “Saved by the Bell” School

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    ‘ Don’t forget to check out today’s Los Angeles magazine post – about Ulysses S. Grant High School from Saved by the Bell.  You can read it here.  My columns typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • Pinches Tacos from “The Hills”

    Pinches Tacos from “The Hills”

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    ‘ As always seems to happen when Mike, from MovieShotsLA, and I get together, while out doing some stalking in West Hollywood this past Thursday afternoon, the two of us stumbled upon a filming location without even meaning to do so.  After stopping by the Sunset Strip’s new Pink Taco to grab some lunch and…

  • Citizens Bank Building from “The Sting”

    Citizens Bank Building from “The Sting”

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    ‘ Upon landing my new gig writing for Los Angeles magazine’s CityThink blog, I comprised a list of iconic SoCal locales to spotlight in my weekly column, one of which was the Santa Monica Pier Carousel from 1973’s The Sting.  The only problem was that I had never actually seen The Sting.  Neither had the…

  • Simon Fuller’s Walk of Fame Star Ceremony

    Simon Fuller’s Walk of Fame Star Ceremony

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    ‘ As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, bright and early this past Monday morning I headed out to Hollywood to attend the Walk of Fame Star Ceremony for American Idol creator Simon Fuller.  And I really should admit here that, while the Grim Cheaper is a die-hard fan of AI, I have never really been…