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café des artistes (former)
from my dinner with andré posted in movies by elvis_crabs
Although the 1981 film My Dinner with André was shot on a soundstage, the set was modeled after the historic fine dining establishment Café des Artistes. A favorite of upscale bohemians because of its hip seclusion, the former restaurant closed in 2009.
The new restaurant, The Leopard at des Artistes, still retains the original murals done by artist Howard Chandler Christy. If you go there, you have to talk about transcendental experiences and the myopic insanity of modern society.
view full location details...old post office building
from batman begins & batman: the dark knight posted in movies by fuzzydisco
In Batman Begins, the north-east corner of the old post office building was used as a facade for the Gotham police station.
In The Dark Knight, the north-west corner was used as the facade of the Gotham city bank which gets robbed in the opening sequence.
kickapoo high school
from brad pitt posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
Brad Pitt (class of '82) attended Kickapoo High School here in Springfield, Missouri.
view full location details...berklee performance center
from chewed up, louis c.k. posted in movies by prof_improbable
Louis C.K. filmed his stand-up special Chewed Up here in 2008.
He received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special.
The performance was dedicated to George Carlin, and "my two girls, who are simply the two greatest living people that I know on the planet."
view full location details...pabst theater
from hilarious, louis c.k. posted in movies by prof_improbable
Louis C.K.'s aptly-named stand-up special Hilarious was filmed at this location in 2010. Louis C.K. did the writing, performing, directing, and editing of this live performance (as he does with his FX TV series Louie). This show was nominated for two Primetime Emmys (Editing for a Special, and Writing for a Special), of which Louis C.K. was the recipient of both nominations.
"You are sitting in a chair in the sky! You are basically a Greek myth!" (on his disbelief that people complain about flying)
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