19 Mayıs 2013 Pazar

The Outside Man (1972)

French title: Un homme est mort
dir. Jacques Deray

French hitman Lucien Bellon (Jean-Louis Trintignant) arriving at his hotel – Beverly Hilton, 9876 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California.

The Kovacs’ mansion – 809 Hillcrest Road, Beverly Hills, California

Lucien narrowly escapes another hitman, Lenny (Roy Scheider) – the parking lot across the street from Beverly Hilton, Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California.

The Ralph’s parking lot where Lucien takes Mrs. Barnes (Georgina Engel) hostage – 14049 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, California.

Mrs. Barnes apartment building – Medallion Apartments, 8833 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. It was located next to the Tower Records store, but it's the IAC building now..

Lenny sees Lucien and rushes to his car – 8850 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. For some reason, the store name is now spelled "Terner’s", not "Turner’s".

Lucien picks up the young hitchhiker – Vine Theatre, 6321 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.

Lucien enters the old Greyhound bus station – it stood at the corner of E. 6th and Los Angeles Streets, Los Angeles, California. The bus station has since then moved to a different location but the building still stands, now occupied by a variety of small shops.

The Ace-Hi Club where Lucien meets Nancy (Ann-Margret) – it stood at the corner of E. 5th and Los Angeles Streets, Los Angeles, California. The entire block has since been torn down.

Nancy takes Lucien to Venice – Ocean Front Walk at Market Street, Venice, California.

A policeman accompanies Mrs. Barnes’ son to a school bus – 8801 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. The Tower Records store has since then been closed.

Nancy’s apartment building – 1857 N. Wilton Place, Los Angeles, California.

The taxi driver’s apartment – 16 Virginia Court, Venice, California. The front of the house is now obscured by trees, and it’s very hard to get a good view of it.

Lenny shooting at Lucien – the ruins of the Pacific Ocean Park amusement pier, Venice, California. The pier was torn down in the mid-1970s.

The police car chasing Lenny – Dell Avenue at Howland Canal, Venice, California.

Lucien follows Jackie Kovacs (Angie Dickinson) – Robinson’s, 9900 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California. The store closed years ago, and the building lives on borrowed time – there are plans to build a condominium complex on the site.

Nancy and Lucien move into a motel where they wait for Lenny – Heritage Motel (now called East West Suites), 15485 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, California.

Lucien’s friends arrive from Paris – Los Angeles International Airport, 1 World Way, Los Angeles, California.

Kovacs’ funeral – Holy Cross Cemetery, 5835 W. Slauson Avenue, Culver City, California.

Police cars chasing Lucien – 6th Street Bridge, Los Angeles, California.

Lucien stops – 4th Street Bridge, Los Angeles, California.

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11 Mayıs 2013 Cumartesi

L.A. Story (1991)

dir. Mick Jackson

The TV studio where eccentric weatherman Harris K. Telemacher (Steve Martin) works – KCET Studios, 4401 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.

Trudi’s (Marilu Henner) apartment – 884 Palm Avenue, Los Angeles, California

The restaurant where Harris first meets Sara (Victoria Tennant) - 426 S. Norton Avenue, Los Angeles, California. It’s an apartment complex, not a restaurant.

Harris’ house – 1206 N. Orange Grove Avenue, Los Angeles, California.

Sara’s apartment building – 1400 N. Hayworth Avenue, Los Angeles, California.

Ariel’s (Susan Forristal) house – 1216 N. Orange Grove Avenue, Los Angeles, California.

Harris rollerskates through the art museum – Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California

The cemetery where Harris and Sara meet a jolly gravedigger (Rick Moranis) – Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.

The NOW! store where SanDeE* (Sarah Jessica Parker) works – 8491 W. Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.

Harris and SanDeE* going out – Hard Rock Café (now closed), 8500 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, California.

Sara discussing reconciliation with her ex-husband Roland (Richard E Grant) – Tail o' the Pup, 329 San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. Despite being a cultural landmark, the Pup has since been evicted, and the site is now a parking lot.

Harris walking SanDeE* home – Venice Beach Cotel, 25 Windward Avenue, Venice, California.

‘California Colonic Institution’ – 523 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, California.

‘Fourth Reich Bank of Hamburg’ – 650 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, California

Roland and Sara bump into Harris and Ariel at the art museum – Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California

L’Idiot restaurant – Ambassador Hotel, 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. The hotel has since been demolished.

The gas station with ‘full service’ – 859 Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, California. It now stands abandoned, enclosed by a fence.

The boring fundraiser that Harris attends with Sara – 3456 Via Campesina, Rancho Palos Verdes, California. This geometric-shaped structure, known as The Bird of Paradise house, was designed by Lloyd Wright in 1963.

El Pollo del Mar resort - 20 37th Place, Long Beach, California. It’s a gated private residence, not a hotel.

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