Quick Visits
Brief capsules on current movies, TV shows, travel tips, and travel news.
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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.
Posted in Movies, Quick Visits, TV Shows
| 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.
Posted in Cities, Movies, Quick Visits
| 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.
Posted in Movies, Quick Visits
| 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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By
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.
Posted in Quick Visits
| 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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ltm-christina on
January 2, 2009
Whose heart didn’t skip a beat when dreamy teacher Sam Coulson stepped in to ride the ferris wheel with outcast student Josie Geller so she wouldn’t have to ride alone in “Never Been Kissed”? That romantic scene took place at Chicago’s Navy Pier.
Posted in Cities, Quick Visits
| Tagged chicago, Christina LeBlanc, drew barrymore, ferris wheel, IL, michael vartan, movie, Movies, navy pier, never been kissed, prison break, teen movie, teen movies, the dark knight, the lake house, TV Shows
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ltm-bobby on
July 25, 2008
We were in Boston a few weeks ago and a friend pointed out a diner near South Station as the place where college students go when the bars close, with a good crowd and relatively affordable late-night prices. When watching “21,” we spotted it as an exterior shot.
Posted in Cities, Quick Visits
| Tagged 21, boston, las vegas, quick visit, south street diner
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ltm-bobby on
July 3, 2008
Secret Service-themed thriller “Vantage Point,” out on DVD this week, is an hour-and-a-half of nonstop action sequences. It stars Matthew Fox from ABC’s “Lost,” Forrest Whitaker, and Dennis Quaid.
Posted in Quick Visits
| Tagged dennis quaid, forrest whitaker, la plaza mayor, matthew fox, mexico, mexico city, salamanca, spain, vantage point
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ltm-christina on
June 23, 2008
A short feature revealing the filming location of “Hey Dude,” one of Nickelodeon’s most loved – and most missed – shows.
Posted in Quick Visits, TV Shows
| Tagged 1980s, 1990s, AZ, Christina LeBlanc, christine taylor, david brisbin, david lascher, debrah kalman, dude ranch, hey dude, joe torres, jonathan galkin, josh tygiel, kelly brown, nickelodeon, quick visit, tanque verde guest ranch, tucson, TV, TV Shows
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ltm-bobby on
June 23, 2008
Although the TV series came long before our time – our parents hadn’t even met when “Get Smart” first aired on NBC and CBS – we found this 21st-century adaptation fun and, well, smart.
Posted in Movies, Quick Visits
| Tagged adaptations, anchorman, anne hathaway, dan in real life, david koechner, filming locations, get smart, heroes, los angeles, los angeles philarmonic, masi oka, national museum of american history, national museum of natural history, quick visit, smithsonian institution, steve carell, the 40-year-old virgin, the office, walt disney concert hall, washington, washington d.c.
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ltm-bobby on
June 20, 2008
We’ve got three ways to make sure that rising transportation costs don’t disrupt your summer plans.
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| Tagged airlines, airtran airways, Bobby Guerette, boltbus, boston, buses, d.c., jetblue, jetting, new york city, philadelphia, sex and the city, southwest airlines, Three Tips, united airlines, us airways, washington, zipcar
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