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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 […]
Film Grimoire is NYC-bound!
Hi all, just a brief update following up from my anniversary post! I’m heading off overseas today to stay in New York City for about two weeks, to do a bit of exploring and sightseeing, and also to help out my partner who’s producing a film in the city. From today onwards (until the 7th […]
One year blogiversary!
Today marks my one year anniversary of writing here at Film Grimoire! I’m actually pretty excited and have a couple of fun things to announce.
The Shame List
“You haven’t seen that film?!” – Normally I’m the person to be incredulously asking this question, but not always. I’ve seen a lot of cinema in my time, but occasionally there will be super well-known films that I’ve missed out on for some reason, but have always meant to see at some point in time. […]
The Ten Most Iconic Female Movie Characters Blogathon!
I love watching films about strong women. I think they’re so important to see and to celebrate, so when I found out that Martin of Martin Teller’s Movie Reviews passed the baton to me in this most excellent of relay blogathons, I was really excited! Any chance to highlight the diversity, strength, and iconic status […]
The Six Degrees of Separation Blogathon!
Everyone knows the concept of six degrees of separation – that everything or everyone can be essentially connected in six steps, or even fewer. Luckily we have awesome film bloggers like Nostra of My Filmviews to create a super fun blogathon around this intriguing concept! Here’s what Nostra says about this challenge of cinematic connection: […]
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