Legendary hotels
Some hotels in the world are steeped in myths and lore. Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles is arguably one of the most legendary hotels in the world, with equally legendary guests.
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Movie locations around the world part 6
This is part 6 of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: Before Sunset, Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Doctor Who, Match Point, Superman 2, In The Line Of Fire, Roman Holiday, Assassin’s Creed.
Inspirational travel movies
Films can be a great inspiration for travel itineraries. Just keep in mind that most of the things we see are edited, green screen or even completely computer generated.
Movie locations around the world part 2
This is part 2 of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: Blade Runner, Star Wars Episode 4, Skyfall, The Living Daylights, The Third Man, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Voyager, Before Sunrise, Easy Rider, Russian House, Californication.
In the footsteps of the Blade Runner
“Los Angeles, November, 2019”. That is the opening line for the classic movie Blade Runner from 1982. Well, this is Los Angeles 2012, and I guess that replicants and flying cars are simply not going to happen within 7 years. But I digress.
The silver screen memory of Los Angeles
It feels good to be back in Los Angeles, the city of angels, devils and Hank Moody. Even though I started the morning by dipping my pale toes in the Pacific at Malibu, I’m not doing Venice this time around.
The magic of green screen
Sometimes we get travel inspiration from exotic scene locations featured in movies, but unfortunately most of it is fake.
Immersive movie experiences
I read a newspaper article today which featured a swimming hall that had showed the classic Jaws movie on a big screen, proudly announced that they will show Piranha next. They even seemed to get visitors for this event!
Azure revealed at PDC08 in Los Angeles
PDC08 kicked off today in Los Angeles with the expected keynote by Ray Ozzie. He presented Azure, a web service platform hosted in data centers all over the world. It will host web applications in “the cloud”, supposedly the best thing since sliced bread if we are to believe Ozzie.