It was also used in Guess Who starring Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher. Yes, it's the same house, they updated since Father of the Bride but it still looks amazing!
Friday, November 7, 2008
Addedum-This one is for Leigh
In my last post I forgot (thanks Leigh for the reminder!) what is probably the best house of 90's family movies. The house used in Father of the Bride! Not only is it totally gorgeous but it's not a movie set. This idyllic home is located in Pasadena, CA.
It was also used in Guess Who starring Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher. Yes, it's the same house, they updated since Father of the Bride but it still looks amazing!
It was also used in Guess Who starring Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher. Yes, it's the same house, they updated since Father of the Bride but it still looks amazing!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
90's Classic Family Homes quick roundup
Ms.Doubtfire house on Steiner Street in San Francisco.
Donnie Darko house-4225 Country Club Drive Long Beach, California.
American Pie house-4153 Cedar Drive long Beach, California.
American Beauty-Brentwood, California.
Donnie Darko house-4225 Country Club Drive Long Beach, California.
American Pie house-4153 Cedar Drive long Beach, California.
American Beauty-Brentwood, California.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Movin' on up!
Freedom has never felt so good! After last night's victory, Mr.Obama and his family will be movin on up to the white house. He has a beautiful house in Chicago but something tells me he is more than happy to be moving. ;)
Here is the Obama home in Kenwood, Chicago.
His changes will start at this well known house and yes, it's white!
It's a great time to be an American!
Here is the Obama home in Kenwood, Chicago.
His changes will start at this well known house and yes, it's white!
It's a great time to be an American!
Saturday, November 1, 2008
No way!
My jaw dropped, my stomach dropped. The beautiful cottage in "The Holiday" was just a fake movie set! So much for my dream cottage :(. Well I guess technically it is a movie and movies are fake but aah how lovely it would be. I can just imagine coming home to a nice warm, cozy home, drinking hot tea, getting into the old tub surrounded by rocks with candles and rose petals. Here's what I'm talking about...
This is Cameron Diaz as Amanda Woods soaking in the tub.
The kitchen reminded me of warm cookies, hot coco and a great conversation. Although this is a movie set it feels sooo cozy and inviting. Hollywood's AMAZING!
Oh my beams, I love the fireplace and the not-matching-but-matching furniture. For some reason this bedroom reminds me of Christmas. I want to snuggle up and watch the fire while reading a great book.
The "Rose Hill Cottage" this is really just a plastered facade on an open piece of land...sniff, sniff, tear, tear.
Dan in Real Life
I HAD to find out if this was a fake also because it seemed so original, like it couldn't be. It's not a fake but, it's a summer rental house in Jamestown, Rhode Island. "Riven Rock" is this summer estate's name, on 2 waterfront acres overlooking the "West Passage", includes "Riven Rock", built in 1911, and "Pebble" guest house, rented separately. This is a perfect summer retreat or family reunion setting. The Pebble is heated and is rented in the winter as well as in the summer. It's pretty steep between $5,700-$6200 a week. Hey, at least it's real...
This is Cameron Diaz as Amanda Woods soaking in the tub.
The kitchen reminded me of warm cookies, hot coco and a great conversation. Although this is a movie set it feels sooo cozy and inviting. Hollywood's AMAZING!
Oh my beams, I love the fireplace and the not-matching-but-matching furniture. For some reason this bedroom reminds me of Christmas. I want to snuggle up and watch the fire while reading a great book.
The "Rose Hill Cottage" this is really just a plastered facade on an open piece of land...sniff, sniff, tear, tear.
Dan in Real Life
I HAD to find out if this was a fake also because it seemed so original, like it couldn't be. It's not a fake but, it's a summer rental house in Jamestown, Rhode Island. "Riven Rock" is this summer estate's name, on 2 waterfront acres overlooking the "West Passage", includes "Riven Rock", built in 1911, and "Pebble" guest house, rented separately. This is a perfect summer retreat or family reunion setting. The Pebble is heated and is rented in the winter as well as in the summer. It's pretty steep between $5,700-$6200 a week. Hey, at least it's real...
Friday, October 31, 2008
All Hallows eve....
Jamie Lee Curtis made her movie debut in the thriller , "HALLOWEEN." The movie was supposed to be set in the little Midwestern town of Haddonfield, Illinois. But those tree-lined residential streets were really right here in sunny California.
One of those streets was Orange Grove Avenue in suburban Hollywood, just north of Sunset Blvd., where two of the film's familiar houses are still to be found.
Much of the action in the movie took place in the Doyle residence, where Jamie was baby-sitting Tommy. This house is located at 1530 N. Orange Grove Avenue.
That's on the east side of Orange Grove Ave.,
between Sunset Blvd & Selma Ave.
Her best friend, Annie, was murdered while baby-sitting in the Wallace residence across the street (the house with the jack-o-lantern on the porch), at 1537 N. Orange Grove Avenue.
That's on the west side of Orange Grove Ave.,
between Sunset Blvd & Selma Ave.
OK, so I looked exactly like the little girl from the Poltergeist when I was young. I was not allowed to watch the movie because I was not old enough. When I was about 12 I watched it for the first time and it scared me! Anyway, this is what the house looks like today and hopefully whoever lives there do not experience any supernatural beings.
One of those streets was Orange Grove Avenue in suburban Hollywood, just north of Sunset Blvd., where two of the film's familiar houses are still to be found.
Much of the action in the movie took place in the Doyle residence, where Jamie was baby-sitting Tommy. This house is located at 1530 N. Orange Grove Avenue.
That's on the east side of Orange Grove Ave.,
between Sunset Blvd & Selma Ave.
Her best friend, Annie, was murdered while baby-sitting in the Wallace residence across the street (the house with the jack-o-lantern on the porch), at 1537 N. Orange Grove Avenue.
That's on the west side of Orange Grove Ave.,
between Sunset Blvd & Selma Ave.
OK, so I looked exactly like the little girl from the Poltergeist when I was young. I was not allowed to watch the movie because I was not old enough. When I was about 12 I watched it for the first time and it scared me! Anyway, this is what the house looks like today and hopefully whoever lives there do not experience any supernatural beings.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Prices on fame
I love the movie Disturbia. It is mostly due to the craftsman home used in the movie. So I was surprised to see it is for sale, at 6222 Painter Ave in
Whittier, CA you can purchase this house for only $1,250,000! I little more than I'm willing to pay-LOL. 5 Bed, 4 Bath, 4,100 Sq Ft on 0.6 Acres (26,250 Sq Ft Lot) is what you get for the price.
Two words- Dirty Dancing. LOVE IT. The resort where baby stayed is actually the Mountain Lake resort in Pembroke, Virgina. Rates start at $400.00.
In the movie Wedding Crashers there are several locations that are beautiful. The affluent couple getting married hold a wedding reception and in reality it is filmed at The Inn at Perry Cabin. St Michaels, Maryland by the Chesapeake, is where this gem is located and rates start as low as $190.00.
Now go relax....
Whittier, CA you can purchase this house for only $1,250,000! I little more than I'm willing to pay-LOL. 5 Bed, 4 Bath, 4,100 Sq Ft on 0.6 Acres (26,250 Sq Ft Lot) is what you get for the price.
Two words- Dirty Dancing. LOVE IT. The resort where baby stayed is actually the Mountain Lake resort in Pembroke, Virgina. Rates start at $400.00.
In the movie Wedding Crashers there are several locations that are beautiful. The affluent couple getting married hold a wedding reception and in reality it is filmed at The Inn at Perry Cabin. St Michaels, Maryland by the Chesapeake, is where this gem is located and rates start as low as $190.00.
Now go relax....
Saturday, October 25, 2008
A Taste of Plantation
I will really have to do my homework to go all the way with this, so this is just a taste of what I'm learning about plantation roles in film.
The Oak Alley Plantation
The Following were filmed here at what I would like to call "my dreams realized" plantation. It's GORGEOUS!
Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte
Bette Davis. Exterior shots only. Subsequent production changes limited originally predicted film time at Oak Alley.
Nightrider
Filmed in October of 1978, starring David Selby.
Dixie: Changing Habits
September of 1982. For CBS television, starring Suzanne Pleshette and Cloris Leachman. Filmed entirely on location at Oak Alley Plantation and the French Quarter in New Orleans.
Days of our Lives
Segment of NBC Daytime Television Series ("Soap Opera") filmed at Oak Alley in mid 1984 during the World's Fair in New Orleans. One day, dawn to dark, film session starring Peter Reckell (Bo Brady) and Kristian Alfonso (Hope Welch). Aired on NBC in August of 1984 with numerous flashbacks over the years. Exterior shots and a balcony scene at mansion.
The Long Hot Summer
Produced for NBC and filmed on location at Oak Alley in April of 1985. A made-for-television version of the original 1958 motion picture which starred Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, this cast included such celebrities as Don Johnson, Cybill Shepherd, Jason Robards, Judith Ivey and Ava Gardner.
Interview with a Vampire
A Warner Brothers/Finewood Studios production, in conjunction with Geffen Pictures, starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. Based on the Anne Rice best seller by the same name. The film featured Oak Alley as Louis' homeplace. Some graveyard scenes and the loading dock scenes were filmed here as well. October 1993.
Primary Colors
A Universal Picture Production starring John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Kathy Bates, Bill Bob Thornton, Larry Hagman, Maura Tierney, and Adrian Lester, based on the novel "Primary Colors" by Joe Klein. The movie follows a southern governor's campaign to win the Democratic nomination to run for President of the United States.
The Skeleton Key
Creepy Movie, Awesome house,Plantation home in Louisiana. Sorry couldn't find a better picture to post.
The Oak Alley Plantation
The Following were filmed here at what I would like to call "my dreams realized" plantation. It's GORGEOUS!
Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte
Bette Davis. Exterior shots only. Subsequent production changes limited originally predicted film time at Oak Alley.
Nightrider
Filmed in October of 1978, starring David Selby.
Dixie: Changing Habits
September of 1982. For CBS television, starring Suzanne Pleshette and Cloris Leachman. Filmed entirely on location at Oak Alley Plantation and the French Quarter in New Orleans.
Days of our Lives
Segment of NBC Daytime Television Series ("Soap Opera") filmed at Oak Alley in mid 1984 during the World's Fair in New Orleans. One day, dawn to dark, film session starring Peter Reckell (Bo Brady) and Kristian Alfonso (Hope Welch). Aired on NBC in August of 1984 with numerous flashbacks over the years. Exterior shots and a balcony scene at mansion.
The Long Hot Summer
Produced for NBC and filmed on location at Oak Alley in April of 1985. A made-for-television version of the original 1958 motion picture which starred Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, this cast included such celebrities as Don Johnson, Cybill Shepherd, Jason Robards, Judith Ivey and Ava Gardner.
Interview with a Vampire
A Warner Brothers/Finewood Studios production, in conjunction with Geffen Pictures, starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. Based on the Anne Rice best seller by the same name. The film featured Oak Alley as Louis' homeplace. Some graveyard scenes and the loading dock scenes were filmed here as well. October 1993.
Primary Colors
A Universal Picture Production starring John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Kathy Bates, Bill Bob Thornton, Larry Hagman, Maura Tierney, and Adrian Lester, based on the novel "Primary Colors" by Joe Klein. The movie follows a southern governor's campaign to win the Democratic nomination to run for President of the United States.
The Skeleton Key
Creepy Movie, Awesome house,Plantation home in Louisiana. Sorry couldn't find a better picture to post.
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