Quick Visits
Brief capsules on current movies, TV shows, travel tips, and travel news.
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ltm-christina on
February 17, 2011
The “hamster fight” from “No Strings Attached” took place outside the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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| Tagged ashton kutcher, CA, california, Christina LeBlanc, los angeles, movie, natalie portman, no strings attached
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ltm-christina on
April 23, 2010
The Bradbury Building has been seen in Chinatown, Blade Runner, and Pay it Forward, among other productions. The building’s architecture is interesting and beautiful; if you are in downtown LA it’s a must-see!
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| Tagged 500 days of summer, blade runner, CA, california, chinatown, Christina LeBlanc, harrison ford, jack nicholson, joseph gordon-levitt, kevin spacey, los angeles, pay it forward, zooey deschanel
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ltm-christina on
April 23, 2010
Greystone Park & Mansion are free, open to the public, and an oft-used filming location.
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| Tagged alexis bledel, batman and robin, beverly hills, bruce willis, CA, california, cameron diaz, Christina LeBlanc, death becomes her, ghostbusters, gilmore girls, goldie hawn, greystone mansion, greystone park, indecent proposal, jeff bridges, john goodman, jude law, lauren graham, los angeles, meryl streep, movie, Movies, the big lebowski, the holiday, TV, tv show, TV Shows, x-men
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ltm-christina on
April 20, 2010
Hollywood High School is a film location and home to many famous alumni.
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| Tagged better off dead, CA, california, emma roberts, hollywood, hollywood high school, jackass, john cusack, leighton meester, los angeles, nancy drew, rachael leigh cook, sarah jessica parker, tate donovan
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ltm-christina on
March 21, 2010
“Mystic Pizza” is a much-loved growing up story that was set in Mystic, CT and filmed in Mystic and its neighboring seaside towns. You can visit the pizza place that inspired the film!
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| Tagged 1980s, annabeth gish, connecticut, essex, julia roberts, lili taylor, matt damon, mystic, mystic pizza, stonington, vincent d'onofrio
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ltm-christina on
January 4, 2010
Hillbilly Hot Dogs in West Virginia is so crazy amazing that it was featured on “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives”.
Posted in Quick Visits, TV Shows
| Tagged Christina LeBlanc, diners drive-ins and dives, guy fieri, hillbilly hot dogs, lesage, TV, west virginia, WV
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ltm-christina on
February 1, 2009
Luke’s Diner from “Gilmore Girls” is the same set that was used for Lou’s shoe store in “Mermaids,” and you can see Winona Ryder walk the same streets that Lorelai and Rory did all those years. The town square set still stands on the WB lot, which offers VIP tours daily, Monday through Friday from 8:20 am to 4:00 pm.
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| Tagged 90s, alexis bledel, burbank, CA, cher, Christina LeBlanc, christina ricci, gilmore girls, lauren graham, mermaids, michael schoeffling, Movies, studio tour, TV, winona ryder
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ltm-christina on
January 4, 2009
The Biltmore Estate, a family-owned mansion in Asheville, NC, is a gorgeous place and a popular filming location.
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| Tagged anthony hopkins, asheville, chapel hill, Christina LeBlanc, forrest gump, hannibal, macaulay culkin, NC, patch adams, richie rich, robin williams, tom hanks, university of north carolina
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ltm-christina on
January 4, 2009
If you’re looking for a Hollywood landmark, few are more iconic than Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. It has hosted several Academy Awards ceremonies and countless movie premieres.
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| Tagged academy awards, CA, Christina LeBlanc, forrest gump, grauman's chinese theatre, hollywood, hollywood boulevard, hollywood homicide, los angeles, movie, Movies, old hollywood, rush hour, the godfather
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livethemovies on
January 3, 2009
We’ve identified some of the restaurants spotted in the first two episodes of “The City” and tried to track down some news you can use to consider whether to visit these hotspots.
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| Tagged cafe noir, cornelia street cafe, laguna beach, MTV, nero, new york, new york city, restaurants, tenjune, the city, the hills, whitney port
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