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  • The World’s Most Famous Subway Grate

    The World’s Most Famous Subway Grate

    ‘ The other night in my acting class we were talking about Marilyn Monroe and the movie . One of my classmates asked me if I had ever seen the famous scene of Marilyn standing on top of a subway grate from the movie. I told him that not only had I seen it, I’”‘”‘ve…

  • The Tate Mansion from “Soap”

    The Tate Mansion from “Soap”

    ‘ I have a pretty amazing memory, especially when it comes to things most people find useless, such as filming locations and movie quotes.  I’m like a vault.  Or an elephant.  Once something enters my brain, it locks in and I don’t forget it.  So I was shocked when I received an email a couple…

  • The “Step by Step” House

    The “Step by Step” House

    ‘ One location fellow stalker Owen has been on the lookout for for quite some time now is the house where the Lambert Family lived in the 1990′”‘”‘s television sitcom Step by Step.  Because of the house’”‘”‘s Crafstman style architecture, Owen was pretty convinced that it was located somewhere in South Pasadena, a city which is known for its…

  • Joyce’s House from “Little Black Book”

    Joyce’s House from “Little Black Book”

    ‘ Last week, while doing research on locations from fave movie Little Black Book, I decided to watch the “Live & On-Air: The Making of Little Black Book” DVD special feature in which the filming of a deleted scene happened to be shown taking place in front of a house that I immediately recognized.  I…

  • Another Day of Cleaning . . .

    Another Day of Cleaning . . .

    ‘ I swear, I feel like all I do is clean lately!  I have not mentioned this before, but the Grim Cheaper and I have a vacation rental that I clean almost weekly.  The GC is also starting a new company with his boss, so I have been doing all of the cooking over the…

  • Jackie Robinson Stadium from “Never Been Kissed”

    Jackie Robinson Stadium from “Never Been Kissed”

    ‘ One location that I attempted to stalk far more times than I actually care to admit is the supposed Chicago, Illinois-area Municipal Stadium where Sam Coulson (aka Michael Vartan) kissed Josie Geller (aka Drew Barrymore) for the very first time during the final scene of fave movie Never Been Kissed.  Fellow stalker Owen had…

  • The Schaffer Residence from “A Single Man”

    The Schaffer Residence from “A Single Man”

    ‘ A couple of weeks ago, I dragged my new husband out to stalk an architecturally and cinematically famous house located in Glendale at the base of the Verdugo Mountains – the John Lautner-designed Schaffer Residence which appeared in fashion designer Tom Ford’s directorial debut, A Single Man.  I found this location thanks to fellow…

  • Charles W. Eliot Middle School from “The Mentalist”

    Charles W. Eliot Middle School from “The Mentalist”

    ‘ Located directly across the street from the Larry Crowne apartment building in Altadena, which I blogged about last Friday, is Charles W. Eliot (not Elliot) Middle School – a very unique and arresting structure that looms over the neighborhood thanks to its large fortress-like bell tower.  My veterinarian is located just up the street…

  • Angela Bennett’s House from “The Net”

    Angela Bennett’s House from “The Net”

    ‘ Two weekends ago, while Mike, from MovieShotsLA, and I were driving around looking for a parking place in Venice Beach (NEVER an easy task!), we passed by the dwelling pictured above and he announced, “That’s the house where Sandra Bullock lived in The Net.”  Well, as you can imagine, I was absolutely bowled over…

  • A Weekend in Newport

    A Weekend in Newport

    ‘ My parents, the GC and I headed down to Newport Beach for the weekend to celebrate my dad’s birthday.  We stayed at the Balboa Bay Club, which, as you can see above, was decorated quite beautifully for Christmas.  If you are in the area, I HIGHLY recommend stopping by to see their lights.  Anyway,…