Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Visiting Filming Locations of "The Omen" (1976) in Rome, Italy / London, England, UK

Directed by Richard Donner
Produced by Harvey Bernhard
Written by David Seltzer
Starring Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner and Billie Whitelaw

Robert Thorn (Gregory Peck), an American diplomat stationed in Rome, learns his son died during birth. Unknown to his unconscious wife, Katherine (Lee Remick), Robert adopts an orphaned newborn at the suggestion of the hospital's Catholic priest, Father Spiletto (Martin Benson). Naming him Damien, Robert and Katherine raise the boy. Five years later, Robert is named Ambassador to the United Kingdom and settles in a large estate just outside London. However, a series of disturbing events begin with the suicide of the estate's nanny during the birthday party of Damien (Harvey Spencer Stephens). - Wikipedia

The taxi driver who takes Thorn around Italy was the son of a Mafioso in real life and was very keen to get into the movies. In one scene, he can quite clearly be seen sporting a large bandage on his thumb - this was because Gregory Peck accidentally slammed a car door on his hand, nearly taking off his finger.

Robert Thorn (Gregory Peck) arrives to Piazza Mincio.
This location was also used by Dario Argento in Inferno (1980).



US Ambassador Robert Thorn (Gregory Peck) is ensconced, naturally, at the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square, London, England, UK.


Sunday, November 3, 2013

Udo Kier at Night Visions 2013

Secret message from Udo. T.K.L.Y.H.T.F.D.I.T.G.
The Fanboys: Jarno (The Cinescapader) and Paavo (The Last Movieblog)





Saturday, June 15, 2013

Visiting Filming Locations of "Mies vailla menneisyyttä" (The Man Without a Past) (2002) in Helsinki, Finland

Written, Directed and Produced by Aki Kaurismäki
Starring Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Juhani Niemelä and Sakari Kuosmanen.

The Man Without a Past (Mies vailla menneisyyttä in finnish) is a 2002 Finnish comedy-drama film directed by Aki Kaurismäki. It is the second installment in Kaurismäki's Finland trilogy, the other two films being Drifting Clouds (1996) and Lights in the Dusk (2006).

The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2002 and won the Grand Prix at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
Kaurismäki boycotted the Oscars and the United States because of the war in Iraq. -wikipedia


The film begins at Helsinki Railway Station.

M (Markku Peltola) walks in Kaisaniemi park and sits down. 

 He gets beaten up and robbed.


A beaten up M walks trough the station...

 and passes in men's room at the railway station.


After waking up in a hospital and escaping there, M lays in beach at Verkkosaari.

 Some bum steals his shoes.








 Vallilan makasiinit


 Pääskylänrinne 3



 Helsinginkatu 22




Kurvi
Vilhovuorenkatu 7