What fictional house felt like home growing up? We’ve all had shows like Friends that we spent far too much time with, but that felt cozy and comfortable, like home. And some of the homes used to create some of the most iconic movie or TV homes are actually real — places you can go visit or simply learn more about.
And then there are the homes you can’t help but dream about. Iron Man’s stunning mansion on an oceanside cliff, Bilbo Baggins’ adorable hobbit house, Gianni Versace’s opulent Miami mansion. Are they real? Do these homes exist in real life? What are their stories? Well, that’s exactly what we’re about to find out.
“Someone in the crowd could be the one you need to knowThe one to finally lift you off the groundSomeone in the crowd could take you where you wanna goIf you’re the someone ready to be found…” So goes the second half of the musical number “Someone in the Crowd”, set at a raucous party […] More
Georgie Mihaila
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Skyfall, the childhood home of James Bond, did more than just give a catchy title — and provide a nice explosion site — for the 23rd movie in the James Bond series. It put James Bond’s story into context and gave us a glimpse into how 007 was born (both literally and figuratively), serving as […] More
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Known as the setting of one of the most watched shows on television — ABC’s iconic Full House — and now featured in the Netflix version Fuller House, the 1709 Broderick Street home in San Francisco is soon heading back to market. As the home is wrapping up renovations and getting ready for a late […] More
Can you believe it’s been over 20 years since Sex and the City first hit our screens back in 1998 and we first set our sights on the iconic Carrie Bradshaw apartment? This whirlwind series gave us a glimpse into the chronically busy social lives of Manhattan’s socialites and oh-so-relatable dating dramas, and was the […] More
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Alex Garland’s 2015 psychological thriller was famous for quite a few things: stand-out performances from Oscar Isaac, Alicia Wikander and Domhnall Gleeson, the blurred lines lines between humanity and machinery, and the phenomenal secluded house that served as the main backdrop for the movie. And while we can’t help answer some of the deeper questions […] More
Released on November 1990, Home Alone is an all-time classic comedy about eight-year-old Kevin McCallister who, accidentally left behind by his family on Christmas, is forced to defend his home from two dimwit burglars. The movie gained such notoriety that today, “it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” only when TV channels start running Home […] More
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Now here’s one for the history books. In the second season of American Crime Story, FX made the world turn their eyes to Miami Beach and a very grim part of its history: the assassination of Gianni Versace. And with the Miami Beach mansion playing a huge role in the narrative, let’s take a moment to […] More
Richie Rich is one of those movies that mark your childhood – it’s fun to watch and it teaches us that no amount of money can make up for true friendship. Starring Macaulay Culkin as one of the richest kids in the world, the Richie Rich movie was filmed on a set in Chicago, with […] More
“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.” – J.R.R. Tolkien […] More
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Tony Stark’s mansion in the Iron Man movies – The Storyline The private residence of billionaire philanthropist — and everyone’s favorite superhero — Tony Stark, is a massive, futuristic mansion set on a sea-side cliff along the coast of Malibu. The high tech house comes with an integrated artificial intelligence system initially created to help […] More
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Despite topping every ‘worst movie’ list last year, Fifty Shades of Grey — the movie, not the book (check out my honest thoughts on the Fifty Shades books, if you’re into that) — served one purpose: good PR for the Escala penthouse said to be owned by Christian Grey. And while the movie wasn’t even shot in the 1920 […] More
