When viewed from above and behind, the Frankenstein Village on the Universal Studios backlot doesn’t seem so scary. Then again, I don’t have a grunting flat-topped, seven-foot Boris Karloff chasing…
What do Los Angeles, Ibiza, Brooklyn, the Canary Islands, Sydney, and Atlanta have in common? Besides being awesome travel destinations, they all have a Cinema Paradiso worthy of a visit. We’ve scoped out some of the best rooftop, beachside and garden hideaways for viewing films in the great outdoors and we’re bringing them straight to you. From retro drive-ins to luxury resorts, we’ve got a bit of every cinema viewing style. Paradise included, of course! Reporter: Alyssa Brown | Location: Soneva Jani
In its heyday, MGM Studios was one of the most amazing movie backlots in Hollywood (or Culver City, to be precise). But after World War II,...
This is a shot of the backlot of Universal Studios. Without a specific film or automobile to help us date it, it’s hard to pin down the year. The land is so sparse that I’m guessing it’s probably o…
Early Hollywood film production pioneer Carl Laemmle dreamed up a city that’s now become the billion-dollar empire known as Universal Studios. Once doubted as “Laemmle's Folly,” its famous behind-the-scenes studio tours still operate today.
Universal Pictures was founded by a German immigrant, Carl Laemmle, who opened his first cinema in Chicago in 1906. In the early days, other studio chiefs laughed at Carl's haphazard Universal City and nicknamed it "Laemmle's Folly". But the ambitious film pioneer would become responsible for creati
Los Angeles helicopter tour, part 6: Hollywood to Downtown LA
Bud in his workshop at Universal.
The basic facades of the streets of Little Europe can easily be redressed and supplemented to transform the street into any location around the...
In this aerial shot from 1918, we can see the movie studios formally known as Triangle Studios (because of the triangular lot) which was renamed Goldwyn Studios when Samuel Goldwyn bought it. It di…
Universal Studios Hollywood has featured a variety of different movie sets over the years from all-time classic movie locations, to sets u...
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History of the Paramount Studios mountain backdrop on its Western Street backlot set.
———– ———– Even though I’ve lived in a real place called “California” for half my life, the California of my imagination continues to have…
The triangular-shaped movie studio lot in Culver City bordered by Washington Blvd, Culver Blvd, and Overland Ave has been many incarnations over the years. When this aerial photo was taken in 1922,…
Aerial view of a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio backlot, Culver City, California, early 1950s. Visible are a number of sets from various films, including the riverboat from the 1951 version of 'Show...
Star Wars fans searching for an extra indulgent treat at Hollywood Studios need look no further than the Darth Vader-themed chicken and waffles being served
Five tips to know before visiting Cinecittà , Rome's movie studio, and photos of the sets of 'Gangs of New York,' 'Rome,' 'Romeo and Juliet' and more.
Original house set used in the first three Psycho movies located back lot Universal Studios, Hollywood. Psycho IV was filmed in Orlando. The house there was used in that movie.
Not sure the original source, but I found it on this page: startrekpropauthority.blogspot.com/2008/12/rare-tos-behin...
The Culver Studios in Culver City has a long history starting with Thomas Ince in the 1910s, followed by Cecil B. DeMille, RKO, David O. Selznick, Howard Hughes, and later Desilu. Its most well-kno…
