In Carol Reed's THE THIRD MAN, the Wiener Riesenrad (German for "Viennese giant wheel"), shot in beautiful black and white, facilitates a pivotal meeting between Joseph Cotton and Orson Welles. Read more.
Kon Ichikawa's Tokyo Olympiad chronicles the greatest dramas and tiniest details of the 1964 Summer Olympics that took place in this stadium. Read more.
Parisian pop singer Cléo has a two hour wait to before she will receive her biopsy results at this centuries-old hospital in Agnes Varda's Left Bank classic, Cléo from 5 to 7. Read more.
In Roman Polanski's CUL-DE-SAC, a gangster on the run intrudes on the psychosexual role-playing of the couple living in this isolated castle abode. Read more.
The final breakdown of a marriage occurs on the cliff-side stairway of this architecturally radical home in Jean-Luc Godard's beautiful, heartbreaking masterpiece, Contempt. Read more.
In the spring of 1968, William Greaves and his crew conducted a baffling, multi-layered experiment on the nature of filmmaking in this iconic park. The name of this experiment? SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM. Read more.
Drive-in fast food joint frequented by the characters in Richard Linklater’s 1993 film “Dazed and Confused.” Still in operation.
Built in 1878 and cited as Texas’ oldest dance hall, the venue has hosted gigs by Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bo Diddley, and George Strait. Famously features no air conditioning.
All that remains of the legendary gate called Rashomon is a marker stone similar to the one at the beginning of another Akira Kurosawa masterpiece, Throne of Blood. Read more.
If someone had a secret they didn't want to share, they went up a mountain, carved a hole into a tree, and whispered into the hole. Then they covered it with mud. And left the secret there forever. Read more.
When a highly-decorated squad of marines held San Francisco for ransom in Michael Bay's most morally complex film, THE ROCK, they chose this "escape-proof" prison as their impenetrable fortress. Read more.
Opening Ceremony, inside the Ace Hotel, has a complete Criterion Collection (every DVD/Blu-ray) on hand at all times. Read more.
Home to ruthless gossip columnist J.J. Hunsecker (a seething Burt Lancaster) in Alexander Mackendrick's SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS. Read more.
The only arthouse cinema in New York whose banana bread is endorsed by postmodern luminary Jacques Derrida. Read more.
In FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, Hunter S. Thompson wrote: "Circus-Circus is what the whole hep world would be doing Saturday night if the Nazis had won the war." Read more.
The longest escalator in the world is home to some of the most memorable shots in Wong Kar-Wai's CHUNGKING EXPRESS. Take a peek inside 663's apartment! Read more.
Allen Baron’s lonely, hard boiled hit-man wanders Rockefeller Center at Christmastime in the b-noir classic BLAST OF SILENCE. Read more.
This iconic Philadelphia hub serves as backdrop to a maniacal John Lithgow in Brian de Palma's 1981 masterpiece BLOW OUT: Read more.
The largest independent video store in the U.S. (maybe the world?) remains unmatched in selection, organization and most importantly expertise.
In Jean-luc Godard's BAND OF OUTSIDERS, our restless trio sprint the expanse of the museum in just 9 min. 43 sec., breaking the record held by Jimmy Johnson of San Francisco. Read more.
The King's grave hosted an unforgettable rendition of "Heartbreak Hotel" by David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls and Nigel Tufnel of legendary rock group SPINAL TAP. Read more.
Not always an exclusive downtown hot-spot. In 1984, the corner of Cleveland and Kenmare hosted one of New York's most spectacular cinematic showdowns. Read more.
While serving time for manslaughter, a DJ (Tom Waits), a pimp (John Lurie), and "a good egg" (Roberto Benigni) screamed for ice cream before plotting their escape from this New Orleans landmark. Read more.
"Royal Tenenbaum bought the house on Archer Avenue," claims Wes Anderson's film, but if you're heading south from the 375th Street Y, we suggest stopping by the corner of 144th and Convent instead. Read more.
Two Japanese tourists took a short, shuffling tour through the history of this legendary recording studio in Mystery Train, Jim Jarmusch's paean to the spirit of Memphis. Read more.
Though it has been restored from its once-ramshackle condition, this East Hampton mansion will forever be frozen in time thanks to the Maysles's intimate documentaries on Big and Little Eadie Beale. Read more.
This is where it all went down on the hottest day of the year in the classic Spike Lee joint, Do the Right Thing. The entire story--and production--took place on this single block in Bed-Stuy. Read more.
"Beware the Blob!" ...or attend the annual Blobfest in Phoenixville, PA and re-enact the famous Colonial Theater run out scene from Irvin S. Yeaworth's cult 50's schlock sci-fi film! Read more.
When Andrei Tarkovsky wanted to take his audience on a tour through the city of the future, he chose the expressways of Tokyo as the route. The resulting scene remains one of cinema's most haunting. Read more.
Jimi Hendrix. Janis Joplin. Otis Redding. Simon and Garfunkel. The Mamas and the Papas. The Who. The Byrds. Hugh Masekela. Ravi Shankar. D. A. Pennebaker. The Complete Monterey Pop Festival. Read more.
The lost souls of Dennis Hopper's Easy Rider dropped some acid and encountered a few ghosts of their own in this New Orleans cemetery that's also home to the bones of Voodoo queen Marie Laveau. Read more.
The legendary Stan Brakhage taught classes on this campus while creating many of his lyrical meditations on the unnameable, 56 of which are collected in BY BRAKHAGE: AN ANTHOLOGY, VOLUMES ONE AND TWO. Read more.
Say, man, you ever been to a party at the Moon Tower? 'Cause it'd be a lot cooler if you did. Read more.
Order an omelet--plain--and a chicken salad sandwich on wheat toast. No mayonnaise, no butter, no lettuce. Then all you have to do is hold the chicken... and you haven't broken any rules. Read more.
"The premiere work of art in perhaps the whole Western world is without a signature... maybe a man's name doesn't matter so much," Orson Welles suggests in his free-form documentary, F FOR FAKE. Read more.
While the angels of WINGS OF DESIRE observe the library's many patrons, director Wim Wenders gently breaks the fourth wall in one of cinema's greatest POV shots. Read more.
Not just a neighborhood camera shop, but also a historical rally point for politically-minded gay people under the leadership of the "Mayor of Castro Street," Harvey Milk, in the 1970s. Read more.
When the camera caught a member of the Rolling Stones' Hells Angels security team putting an end to Meredith Hunter on film, Altamont became the site of the most infamous rock concert in history. Read more.
This is where the era of the Sam the Lion came to an end, when two friends watched the last picture show together in the late, great man's movie theater. Read more.
When you're going through a rough patch, just remember things'll be better when you get to America. Then remember you've already been here a week. The Chelsea Hotel is in America. Read more.
This is an airport marked by images from a film. Those who come here may find themselves haunted by the feeling of those moments from La Jetée. Read more.
The fate of the young girls who vanished during a Picnic at Hanging Rock remains as mysterious and unknowable as it was at the 1975 premiere of Peter Weir's masterpiece. Read more.
It was here that Yukio Mishima committed his final act of art: a meticulously planned ritual suicide. This chapter--and three others--from the author's life are depicted in Paul Schrader's MISHIMA. Read more.
Werner Herzog and his crew risked life and limb to film a scene for Fitzcarraldo in these dangerous rapids... and didn't come out entirely unscathed, as captured in Les Blank's Burden of Dreams. Read more.
In Olivier Assayas's gentle family drama, Summer Hours, three bereaved siblings consider donating the art and artifacts from their mother's estate to this prestigious museum. Read more.
François Truffaut opened his masterful first film, The 400 Blows, with a series of tracking shots that beheld this most iconic of Parisian landmarks with a child-like gaze. Read more.
A portal into the world of The Mikado and other works by Gilbert and Sullivan, this theater is home to much of the joyful--and sometimes painful--artistic process depicted in Mike Leigh's Topsy-Turvy. Read more.
This architectural masterpiece has continued to grow and evolve since Hiroshi Teshigahara captured its otherworldly beauty in his poetic documentary, Antonio Gaudí. Read more.
A clique of young men found themselves unable to move on after graduation and continued to haunt this attractive campus in Noah Baumbach's ever-quotable Kicking and Screaming. Read more.
One of the most iconic locales in Paris, this avenue immortalized a newspaper-hawking Jean Seberg in Jean-Luc Godard's French new-wave landmark, BREATHLESS. Read more.
One of my favorite nightclubs. The best seat in the house are the reserved white couch tables. This is the place my husband & I go to for dancing, fun & Las Vegas excitement! -Michaele Salahi, RHDC
SF: Manis and Music! Try not to ruin your nail job while doing the robot. -IFC Viewer Read more.
Gallons of diet coke offered to you, if you are swearing off the sake.
It's the snow fort you've always dreamed of! Open daily with occasional closures for maintenance. Call 970-496-4FUN (4386) for more info.
See, Feel and Feed at Stingray Lagoon. Despite their name, stingrays are one of the most docile animals to inhabit the oceans.
A bike co-op that sells used bikes and bike parts. Volunteers will also help you learn to fix up your bike and loan you the necessary tools!
