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VIDEO: Jerusalem In 1896
Apr 16th, 2013 at 2:00PM:
Jerusalem is one of those cities that clings to you long after you leave it. The mix of faiths, the musky scents of the markets, the muezzin's call ... once you've been there you can't forget it.
It's prominent in the imaginations of many who haven't even been there, so it's no surprise it was one of the first travel destinations filmed in the first years of motion pictures. In 1896, a crew ...
Video Of The Day: 'Samsara' Captures Imagery From Across The Globe
Aug 13th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Today's Video of the Day is an exclusive clip from "Samsara," a new movie featuring mesmerizing scenes from more than 20 countries. Filmed over a period of five years, the footage covers sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial sites and natural wonders, demonstrating that human's life cycle mirrors that of the rest of the planet. The film's title is a Sanskrit word meaning "the ever ...
Vanishing America: The Drive-In Theater
May 31st, 2012 at 9:00AM:
It's one of the icons of American civilization, combining Hollywood with car culture. The drive-in movie theater was once a mainstay of every American city, and plenty of small rural towns too. In the 1950s there were more than 4,000 of them. They were a place for families to enjoy a night out together, and for teenagers to be initiated into the games of adulthood.
Now the drive-in theater ...
Budget travel tips from the girls of Sixpenny Globe
Feb 4th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Last year, recent college graduates Kelsey Ogden and Kristen Refermat set off on the adventure of their lives -- a four-month, 12-country backpacking trip -- armed with two packs, four cameras, and a desire to document the ups and downs of traveling on $30 per day.
The result is Sixpenny Globe, a Kickstarter-crowdfunded travel documentary series following Kelsey and Kristen on their budget ...Photo of the day: Playing Chopsticks
Jan 26th, 2012 at 7:00PM:
If you can think of a movie scene set in a toy store, odds are it's the Chopsticks scene at New York City's FAO Schwarz from Big. Though the movie is now over 20 years old (!), few can resist sliding across the big keyboard and recreating Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia's duet medley of "Heart and Soul" and "Chopsticks." Today's Photo of the Day by Flickr user snowjumpr shows how fun it can be to ...The Way: Martin Sheen treks the Camino de Santiago
Oct 7th, 2011 at 1:30PM: I'm often skeptical when Hollywood forays into the realm of 'travel films'.
Don't get me wrong; there have been some wonderful movies in recent years that capture the true essence of the world of travel & the beauty of venturing on a grand journey: Lost in Translation, Into the Wild, L'Auberge Espagnole, Before Sunrise, Up in the Air, and The Beach (did you really think I wouldn't mention ...National Geographic builds Pixar's Up floating house
Mar 7th, 2011 at 12:00PM:
Did the floating house from Pixar's animated film Up inspire you to fly to South America? This weekend, somewhere east of Los Angeles, a house tied to 300 helium-filled balloons flew 10 stories in the air. Each of the 8' weather balloons contained an entire container of helium. Inspired by Up, a crew from National Geographic Channel's new show How Hard Can it Be? filmed the house reaching an ...Just Go With It Review: A mid-winter escape to Hawaii, with some Hollywood enhancements
Feb 15th, 2011 at 9:00AM: If you're tired of cold, bitter winter weather, Just Go With It – the new Adam Sandler-Jennifer Aniston film -- might be just the antidote. It's a frothy, fizzy, cocktail-with-a-paper-umbrella kind of warm-hearted comedy set in a lush tropical setting – and who couldn't use a little of that right now?
The script isn't Oscar-winning material, but it does what it needs to: A single ..."The Tourist": Is it worth the trip?
Dec 10th, 2010 at 5:00PM: At the beginning of the new movie "The Tourist," a mild-mannered American schoolteacher is sitting alone on a train from Paris to Venice. A mysterious and beautiful English woman approaches him, sits in the open seat across from him, and engages him in conversation. Soon they're drinking wine and flirting over an elegant dinner on the train.
When they arrive in Venice, they are briefly ...Indiana Jones exhibit whips up international tour
Nov 3rd, 2010 at 4:30PM: He's everyone's favorite fictional archaeologist. Even real archaeologists, once they're done nitpicking his lack of scientific technique, usually admit that they love the guy. Now Indiana Jones is the subject of a new international exhibition.
Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology: The Exhibition will open at the Montreal Science Centre on April 28, 2011 to mark the 30th anniversary ...Crocodile Dundee pub is for sale
Oct 13th, 2010 at 9:00AM: Want to buy a piece of movie history? Wrestle crocodiles and relive the 1980s? Now you can, because the Walkabout Creek Hotel, location of some of the most memorable scenes from the 1986 hit film Crocodile Dundee, is up for sale.
Located in the small town of McKinlay in Queensland, northeast Australia, it's on the Matilda Highway and gets good business from both Australians and tourists. It was ...Top 10 ways Hollywood could make Sully's movie more kickass
Oct 5th, 2010 at 10:00AM:
As you've surely heard, Hudson River hero Captain Sully has been awarded the ultimate American prize: a movie deal. You know how sometimes people ask you "who would you want to play you in a movie?" Well, Sully is full-on asking himself that question for real.
We were discussing the movie and came up with one irrefutable problem: landing a plane in the Hudson River, while certainly ...Iconic gangster film location demolished
Jul 27th, 2010 at 9:30AM: The 1971 film Get Carter was the classic British gangster picture, generating a whole genre as well as a steady trickle of film tourists to an unlikely location--an ugly concrete car park.
The Trinity Square Car Park in Gateshead, across the river Tyne from Newcastle, England, was the scene of a fight between Michael Caine, playing tough gangster Jack Carter, and bad guy businessman Cliff ...A time lapse video journey through Japan
Jun 14th, 2010 at 9:30AM:
I have fond memories of my visit to Japan two years ago. From the mind-boggling delights of Tokyo to the placid preserves of Kyoto and the no-holds-barred fun fest of Osaka, it's a country that provided some of my greatest travel moments. That's why the video above, created by Vimeo user Brad Kremer, is bringing back strong memories for me today. Brad has made use a photographic technique ...
Easy Rider: greatest road movie of all time
Jun 2nd, 2010 at 1:00PM: Dennis Hopper died on Saturday. He had a long career as an actor, director, photographer, and painter.
I'll remember him as the director, co-writer, and co-star of Easy Rider, which shot to the top of my list of favorite movies when I first saw it at age fourteen and has stayed there ever since.
I had never seen a movie like it before. Every shot of László Kovács' ...Abercrombie & Kent: Five cinema-cations around the world
May 22nd, 2010 at 8:00AM: You may not have that look that Hollywood craves, but you still want to get close to the action, right? You want to touch the greatness that comes with being splashed across screens from coast to coast. Thanks to the latest concept from luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent, you don't need talent. The latest "cinema-cation" packages send you to the locations where some of the hottest movies ...Gading Movie Review: Hot Tub Time Machine
Mar 29th, 2010 at 11:30AM: We don't talk about movies much here at Gadling (though we make exceptions when it comes to OnDemand and George Clooney). Recently, however, we were captivated by the trailer for a travel film that left us ready to camp outside our local theater. When a travel film like this comes along, it's hard for us not to sit up and take notice. And this past weekend, that movie finally hit theaters and ...Bring headphones - Airplane tip
Jan 9th, 2010 at 7:43AM: Headphones are an absolute "must-have" when traveling on an airplane, for several reasons --
On longer flights, it's common to show a movie, and you probably want to hear it well.
On other flights, the plane may have on-board games or on-demand music.
Of course, you may bring your own pre-recorded music to help get away.
The largest benefit, though, is simply to help cancel out "airplane ...The Drifter documentary now on DVD
Nov 30th, 2009 at 2:00PM:
Drifter Trailer from Poor Specimen on Vimeo.
The Drifter film just finished it's autumn tour around the United States and is officially making its way around the adventure and surf circuit. The film centers around the writings of legendary surfer Rob Machado and his time spent in the South China Sea, exploring, learning and well, drifting. More potently, however, the topic strikes home for any ...
Explore London with Sherlock Holmes
Nov 15th, 2009 at 2:30PM: In anticipation of the Christmas Day release of the new Sherlock Holmes movie (starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law), Visit Britain has developed a microsite to help guide fans to the London locations used in the film. The site also offers possible itineraries for a Holmes-themed tour of London.
The list of London stops on the Holmes tour includes St. Paul's Cathedral, ...
