US/Canada Locations

[EnLinea Media]

It's a big country, and though Hollywood tends to focus too much on North America's coasts and big cities, there's plenty of cinematic material depicting diverse locations from sea to shining sea.

some notable locations (let us know what we've missed!):
California: Basic Instinct, Chinatown; Mulholland Drive; Pacific Heights; Reservoir Dogs; Sideways, Sunset Boulevard
Florida: The Bird Cage, The Boynton Beach Bereavement Club; Scarface; Where The Boys Are
Hawaii: Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Iowa: Field of Dreams
Louisiana: Benjamin Button; The Big Easy, Interview With The Vampire
Massachusetts: Jaws
Nevada: Escape to Witch Mountain; Ocean's Eleven; The Hangover
New Jersey: Clerks
New York: Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Godfather series; Manhattan Men in Black; The Day The Earth Stood Still; Rosemary's Baby; Sex and the City, Taxi Driver.
Washington, DC: The Exorcist, Minority Report.

[David Paul Appell]

Did anybody see The Hangover? Talk about a wacked-out, "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" kind of plot. But it sure is all there, from the glitzy casinos to the wedding chapels to the grotty little motels. (A couple of neat cameos, too!)

[José Balido]

Just saw "New York I Love You" last night. Fab writing, fab dialogue, and visually, the movie is sheer poetry (and, to my taste, much better than the original "Paris, Je T'aime"). After 18 years in New York, this movie made me fall in love with the city all over again. I recommend it to all and sundry, but especially those who have doubts about living in or visiting the Big Apple. Fave stories: Julie Christie as a fading diva and Shia LaBeouf (who really needs to spell his surname à la française, LeBoeuf!) as the physically-impaired Russian bellhop she falls for; and possibly film's first love story between a Hassidic woman (Natalie Portman) and a Jain diamond dealer. But there were moments all throughout that were, er, gems.

[Max Pesling]

Just saw "Up In The Air" with George Clooney. Very well made, for sure -- a little depressing, but great conceptually. Amazing that anyone could love airports and flying that much -- but then again, the dude was never going coach, right?

[Scott J. Michaels]

If you are interested in seeing film locations in Los Angeles - while on an intimate bus with a large television showing you the actual clips that were filmed in front of you, check out www.HollywoodMovieTour.com

[Murray Lundberg]

Alaska - years ago (back in the days of large floppy disks) I created a database of movies shot in Alaska or the Yukon Territory, or pretending to be in those places. Somewhere I still have that file of 300 or so movies, hopefully at least in print. Anyway, imdb currently lists 308 movies using the keyword "alaska" and 51 using "yukon" to get an idea - http://www.imdb.com/keyword/alaska/ and http://www.imdb.com/keyword/yukon/  I've driven by a few of them being shot - the most notable being the 2005 dog "The Big White" which was shot partially in the White Pass near Skagway, Alaska - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402850/ (you can see what that area looked like a few days ago at http://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/a-bitterly-cold-drive-to )

 

Murray