Author Archives: Anna (Film Grimoire)
On Location: The Time & Life building
This was one of those film locations that I stumbled upon accidentally – whilst walking past, I noticed the strange pattern in the concrete footpath and that it looked a lot like a certain scene in Rosemary’s Baby (1968). Then I looked at the mural inside the building next to the footpath, and the name […]
On Location: The iconic Manhattan scene
One of the most iconic scenes from Woody Allen’s classic film Manhattan (1979) is a scene between his character Isaac, and Diane Keaton’s character Mary. After catching up with one another at a fundraising event at the Museum of Modern Art and striking up a conversation, they talk together until sunrise, ending with the iconic […]
On Location: Wayne Enterprises
This is the one photo I’ve felt the most shame in taking as I looked like a total wanker taking a picture of Donald Trump’s stomping grounds. At the same time I couldn’t resist taking a photo of the building that featured as the billionaire secret superhero Bruce Wayne slash Batman’s place of business in […]
On Location: Cary Grant at The Plaza Hotel
Approximately one thousand bazillion films have been shot at the Plaza, including: Crocodile Dundee (1986), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Almost Famous (2000), The Great Gatsby (2013), and American Hustle (2013), to name a very small selection. But the film location I’ve scouted for you all today is […]
On Location: Ghostbusters HQ
I feel like everyone had films that they obsessed over as a kid. For me, it was definitely Mrs Doubtfire (1993), and Sister Act (1992). Another film I would watch over and over again was the kooky/spooky classic Ghostbusters (1984). And I still love it, which is why I was so excited to visit the […]
On Location: The Oh Cult Voodoo Shop
It was only the other day that I suddenly remembered one of my favourite Bond films is partially set in New York City. That stellar film is Live and Let Die (1973), starring Roger Moore as famous secret agent James Bond; his first time playing the role. Lots of people dislike Live and Let Die […]
On Location: Central Park’s Alice in Wonderland statue
Nestled away in the heart of Central Park lies a big, bronze statue of Alice in Wonderland, with her friends the Mad Hatter, the dormouse, the White Rabbit, and the Cheshire Cat. This sculpture was designed by Hideo Sasaki and Fernando Texidor in 1959, and is designed so that children can climb up on it […]
On Location: Monk’s Café
This was almost a religious experience for me. Wandering down Broadway we came across West 112th St, and there was the restaurant I’d seen on television so many times before – Monk’s Café, from one of my favourite shows of all time, the one and only Seinfeld. In real life it’s Tom’s Restaurant, however, and […]
On Location: The Bramford
On the corner of 72nd St and Central Park West sits a very imposing looking building called The Dakota, or as it’s called in Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby (1968), The Bramford. The Bramford is home to Guy and Rosemary Woodhouse, and their strange neighbours Roman and Minnie Castevet. I was pretty psyched to get to […]
On Location: The Royal Tenenbaums house
The first of my New York City travel posts is conveniently of the film location closest to where I’m staying. On the corner of 144th St and Convent Avenue in the Hamilton Heights area is the residence used for the exteriors of the house in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), directed by Wes Anderson. With its […]
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