Since California
is the heart of the movie industry, there are filming locations
everywhere. The diversity of types of locations are mind boggling...
from the mountainous areas where films like High Sierra, Star
Trek V, Temple of Doom, Golden Child, etc. to the Mojave Desert
where other countries and worlds were created like.. Star Wars,
Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind, Lawrence of Arabia, Spartacus.
Almost every corner, city, park, nook or cranny has been used
for a film of SOME kind!
So we'll
try to hit some highlights for you with some areas that you might
not normally hear about. There could easily be several books about
just some of the sites.
Sites
FIDM
Museum - Los Angeles, Cal. ( 919 South Grand Avenue) - A collection
of more than 100 costumes, accessories, and props from all six
films in the Star Wars saga will be on display, including those
from the latest chapter, Episode III Revenge of the Sith. Sept.
19 - Dec. 10, 2005
Hollywood
Entertainment Museum - Hollywood, Cal. (7021 Hollywood Blvd)
- An interactive destination that celebrates the world of entertainment
and the history of Hollywood like none other. Tour the actual
sets of "Cheers," "Star Trek - Voyager" and
"The X-Files," visit the exclusive Max Factor Collection,
journey through a diversity of exhibitions, artifacts and memorabilia
that reveals treasures from motion pictures, television and all
the entertainment arts.
Current Exhibit: December 8th 2005 to March 12th 2006 - Polish
film posters are immediately recognizable for their originality
in graphic design, use of color, and subject matter. Well known
designers include Wojciech Zamecznik, Jerzy Treutler, Maurycy
T. Stryjecki, Romuald Socha, Jacek Neugebauer, Jan Leica, Maciej
Hibner, Viktor Gorka, Jerzy Flisak, Jacub Erol, and Hanna Bodnar.
This exhibition has been culled from the collections of Charles
Evans and Gale Anne Hurd.
Santa
Monica Drive In at the Pier - Santa Monica, Cal. - Annual
summer event of Free classic films shown at the Santa Monica Drive
In every Tuesday starting July 26 through September.
Collector Shows
Ray Courts Shows always have a fairly wide selection
of posters. Their shows will be located at:
Hilton Burbank Airport & Convention Center
2500 Hollywood Way
Burbank, California 91505
1-818-843-6000
January 27th & 28th, 2006
April 22nd & 23rd, 2006
July 15th & 16th, 2006
October 14th & 15th, 2006
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Film Fests
American Indian Film Festival - San Francisco
- Nov. 5-12, 2005 - http://www.aifisf.com/welcome.htm
Big Bear Lake International Film Festival
- Big Bear Lake, Cal. - Sept. 16-18, 2005 -
http://www.bigbearlakefilmfestival.com/
Brainwash Movie Fest - Oakland, Cal. - July
8-9, 2005 - http://www.brainwashm.com/
Dances With Films - Los Angeles, Cal - April
8-14, 2005 - http://www.danceswithfilms.com/dwf8/
FilmOut San Diego - San Diego, Cal. - April
28-May 1, 2005 - http://www.filmoutsandiego.com/
Global Art Film Fest (GAFFERS) - Los Angeles
& Sacramento - June 4-11, 2005 - http://www.gaffers.org/
Hollywood Film Festival - Hollywood - Oct.
18-24, 2005 - http://hollywoodawards.com/festival.html
International Family Film Festival - Valencia,
Cal. - Sept. 22-29, 2005 - http://www.iffilmfest.org/
Los Angeles Film Festival - Los Angeles,
Cal. - June 16-26, 2005 - http://www.lafilmfest.com/home.php
Malibu Film Festival - Malibu, Cal. - April
6-10, 2006 - http://www.malibufilmfestival.org/
Method Fest - Calabasas, Cal. - April 1-8,
2005 - http://www.methodfest.com/
Mill Valley Film Festival - Mill Valley
- Oct. 7-17, 2005 - http://www.mvff.com/children_fest.html
NAPA Valley Wine Country Film Festival -
Oakville, Cal. - July 28-31, 2005 - http://www.winecountryfilmfest.com/
Newport Beach Film Fest - Newport Beach,
Cal. - April 20-30, 2006 - http://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com/index.php
Ojai Film Festival - Ojai, Cal. - Oct. 20-23,
2005 - http://www.filmfestival.ojai.net/filmfest/2005/home.html
Palm Springs International Festival of Short
Films - Palm Springs, Cal. - Sept. 20-26, 2005 - http://www.psfilmfest.org/
Perspectives International Film Fest - Los
Angeles, Cal. - July 22-25, 2005 - http://www.perspectives-iff.org/
San Diego Asian Film Festival - San Diego,
Cal. - Sept. 29-Oct. 6, 2005 - http://www.sdaff.org/
San Diego Film & Screenwriting Festival
- San Diego, Cal. - Sept. 21-25, 2005 - http://www.sdff.org/
San Diego Latino Film Festival - San Diego,
Cal. - Mar. 9-19, 2006 - http://www.sdlatinofilm.com/index.html
San Fernando Valley International Film Festival
- North Hollywood, Cal. - April 8-17, 2005 - http://www.viffi.org/
San Francisco International Film Festival
- San Francisco, Cal. - April 21-May 5, 2005 - http://sfiff.org/
San Francisco International Lesbian &
Gay Film Festival - San Francisco, Cal. - June 16-26, 2005 - http://www.frameline.org/festival/
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival - San
Francisco, Cal. - July 21-Aug 8, 2005 - http://www.sfjff.org/
San Francisco Silent Film Festival - San
Francisco, Cal. - July 8-10, 2005 - http://www.silentfilm.org/home.htm
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
- Santa Barbara, Cal. - Jan. 28-Feb. 6, 2005 - http://www.sbfilmfestival.org/filmfest/index.htm
Sonoma County Wine Country Film Festival
- Healdsburg, Cal. - Aug 11-28, 2005 - http://www.winecountryfilmfest.com/
United Nations Association Film Festival
- Stanford, Cal. - Oct. 19-23, 2005 - http://www.unaff.org/2005/index.html
VC Film Fest - Los Angeles, Cal. - April
28-May 5, 2005 - http://www.vconline.org/ff05/index.html
What IFFF? Kids Film Festival - Valencia,
Cal. - July 11-15, 2005 - http://www.iffilmfest.org/