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Slideshow: ‘jOBS’ to film in famous Silicon Valley garage

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Mon, 21 May 2012 04:18:51 +0000

Five Star Feature Films announced on Friday that principal photography for ‘jOBS’ – the tentative title for an upcoming biopic chronicling Steve Jobs’ life between 1979 and 2000 – will begin in June. In addition to...

Venice movie location tours in California (slideshow)

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:07:47 +0000

If you’re planning a Southern California beach vacation, may we suggest you learn about the unique Venice Beach area in a fashion fitting this fascinating location? Vintage Venice Reel to Real Tours offers just such an experience...

San Diego museum 'Titanic' exhibit to remain open overnight

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 06:26:04 +0000

The San Diego Natural History Museum – part of the famed Balboa Park-San Diego museum enclave – will remain open from 9:30 a.m. Saturday until 3 a.m. Sunday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of two historical...

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie marriage plans surface in Los Angeles

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:20:40 +0000

Score an EPIC win for the Brangelina clan of six children. In an interview earlier this year, actor Brad Pitt shared on the CBS ‘Sunday Morning’ television show: It means something to them," he...

James Cameron’s hands in ‘Titanic’ nude scene

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:22:20 +0000

The Fox Baja Studio built especially for filming ‘Titanic’ was still incomplete at the production start date, and director James Cameron was forced to begin with scenes that could be shot anywhere. Consequently, the scene in which...

The making of ‘Titanic’ 3D

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:38:56 +0000

In January, we compiled and shared a list of 2012 Titanic travel events planned at sea and in various cities to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the “unsinkable” ship’s launch and demise in April 1912. &nbsp...

Look, kids, there’s Big Beth!

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:38:57 +0000

Fans of the 1985 film ‘National Lampoon’s European Vacation’ surely remember the scene in which “The Griswolds” get stuck driving ‘round and ‘round London’s Lambeth Bridge Roundabout. Unable to...

‘Harry Potter’ and the London Warner Bros. Studio tour (slideshow)

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:52:50 +0000

The wait is almost over. The “making of” tour experience for fans of the ‘Harry Potter’ film franchise will open its doors for the very first time at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden (near London) on...

'To Rome With Love' – third name charm!

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 04:39:12 +0000

On our first peek at ‘To Rome With Love’ – last summer, just as Woody Allen’s latest production was about to wrap its shoot in the Eternal City – the film was called ‘The Bop...

Vanity Fair magazine celebrates Hollywood

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:37:42 +0000

As if on cue to celebrate Hollywood’s 125th birthday – and with more than a passing nod to American film’s “Golden Age,” the beginnings of which are chronicled in this year’s &lsquo...

Happy 125th birthday, Hollywood!

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:35:35 +0000

On February 1, 1887, southern California real estate developer Harvey Wilcox registered a name for his new community with the Los Angeles County recorder’s office, and the existence of “Hollywood” became official. Reportedly, the...

Travel to stunning Smithers with ‘The Grey’

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:12:00 +0000

With a population of only about 5,000 and situated in northwestern British Columbia’s vast wilderness (about a 16-hour drive north of Vancouver), adventure travel is the big tourism draw for the town of Smithers. In...

Enter Southwest Airline’s Lake Tahoe Ski or Sail sweepstakes!

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:51:20 +0000

While the 2008 film ‘Lake Tahoe’ was actually filmed in Mexico (it’s a long story), you’ve probably seen movies that used the real thing as a filming location. Does ‘Godfather II&rsquo...

'Titanic' travel events for 2012

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:51:48 +0000

Even before James Cameron’s 1997 mega-hit ‘Titanic’ – that featured Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet at the beginning of their now illustrious careers – most people had heard about the tragic sinking of the RMS...

WIN and SLEEP where George Clooney slept on Kauai… HURRY!

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:49:30 +0000

In director Alexander Payne’s new film – ‘The Descendants’ – George Clooney plays “Matt King,” a descendant of an American missionary who married into Hawaiian royalty. If you’re the grand prize...

Twilight’s Stewart, Pattinson and Lautner immortalized in Grauman’s cement

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:21:48 +0000

The ‘Twilight Saga’ franchise’s trio of stars took a huge step forward this morning in making the latest installment’s poster tagline – “Forever is only the beginning” -- a reality. A throng...

Looking for ‘Twilight Breaking Dawn - Part 1’ premiere tickets?

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:29:48 +0000

Fans eagerly awaiting the arrival of the ‘Twilight’ franchise’s second-to-last installment in theaters on November 18, 2011, may want to pop over to Moviefone’s Facebook page and try to get a bit...

Cincinnati snubbed by Clooney's 'The Ides of March'

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:44:23 +0000

If you watched ‘The Ides of March’ on yesterday’s opening day release, you may have noticed the closing credits tout “Filmed on location in Michigan.” While the production did film in Michigan (and...

'Breakfast at Tiffany's' anniversary celebration in NYC

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:51:56 +0000

Break out your favorite LBD (little black dress) and head to Nino’s in NYC (New York City) today (Wednesday, October 5, 2011) at 2:00 p.m. to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of ‘Breakfast...

‘Breakfast At Tiffany’s’ turns 50

Debi Willis, Movie Locations Travel Examiner — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:55:30 +0000

While New York City has no doubt changed since it was showcased in 1961’s ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’, the iconic location in its title – and the “It Girl” style-icon status anointed...