A random selection from the site

  • The Other 17 Again House

    The Other 17 Again House

    ‘ After stalking Zac Efron’s house from the movie 17 Again, I set my sights on finding the home belonging to his zany, long time best friend Ned Gold in the flick.  In the movie, Ned, who has made an absolute fortune inventing various software programs, lives in an ultra-modern, ultra-posh pad somewhere high up…

  • Footsies Bar from “Bad Santa”

    Footsies Bar from “Bad Santa”

    ‘ One location that has been a thorn in my side for as long as I can remember is the gorgeous wood-paneled bar featured in the opening scene of Bad Santa.  Despite having contacted several crew members and spending copious amounts of time searching for it online, I just cannot seem to find the place…

  • The Ransom Apartment

    The Ransom Apartment

    ‘ This past December while in New York I dragged my boyfriend out to stalk Mel Gibson and Rene Russo’”‘”‘s Upper East Side apartment building from the 1996 movie . I found this location in fave stalking book The apartment building is very beautiful in person, with ornate stone balconies, large windows overlooking Central Park,…

  • Griffith Park’s Pote Field from “Jerry Maguire”

    Griffith Park’s Pote Field from “Jerry Maguire”

    ‘ Another location that Mike, from MovieShotsLA, and I stalked way back in early June (shortly before we stalked the legendary Perino’s restaurant, which I blogged about yesterday) was Pote Field in Griffith Park, which was featured in the closing scene of one of my favorite romantic comedies of all time – 1996’s Jerry Maguire. …

  • Isn’t It Romantic!

    Isn’t It Romantic!

    ‘ A few weeks ago while watching my all time favorite episode of Beverly Hills, 90210, entitled “Isn’”‘”‘t It Romantic”, I noticed something I had never noticed before in all of my previous times watching it.   In the episode, Dylan takes Brenda on a date to a scenic lookout point to discuss their burgeoning relationship.  While watching…

  • New “L.A.” Mag Post – About the U.S. Bank Tower from “Independence Day”

    New “L.A.” Mag Post – About the U.S. Bank Tower from “Independence Day”

    ‘ Be sure to check out today’s post for L.A.mag.com, about the U.S. Bank Tower from Independence Day.  My articles typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • The Bulge from “Parks and Recreation”

    The Bulge from “Parks and Recreation”

    ‘ Another day, another location from fave show Parks and Recreation!  Seriously, I hope you guys aren’t getting sick of P&R locales yet.  Anyway, a couple of weeks ago, Mike, from MovieShotsLA, and I hit up the Oxford Inn in Van Nuys, aka the bar that stands in for the Bulge – Pawnee, Indiana’s local…

  • Villa de Leon

    Villa de Leon

    ‘ Back in September, while doing research on the Glendale Amtrak Station from Bulletproof (which I blogged about here), I came across a fabulous post on the Paradise Leased website about Villa de Leon – a huge Pacific Palisades-area estate that was also designed by architect Kenneth MacDonald Jr.  I quickly became entranced by the…

  • Hotel Erwin from “Cougar Town”

    Hotel Erwin from “Cougar Town”

    ‘ I have never been a big fan of Venice Beach, but during my weeklong birthday celebration in L.A. my pals Lavonna, Kim, Katie, and Kaylee wanted to do some shopping, so I suggested hitting up Abbot Kinney Boulevard.  While there, Lavonna asked if I had any stalking to do in the area and a…

  • Interview With the BBC!

    Interview With the BBC!

    ‘ Got a comment on my blog this morning from a man named Iain Mackenzie who works for the radio station BBC Radio 1 out of New York. Iain is currently in LA doing a piece on the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) and he thought that, while in town, he’”‘”‘d record a brief segment on…