Film + Travel North America, South America: Traveling the World Through Your Favorite Movies
Places You ve Seen at the MoviesFrom the banjo and guitar face-off near the Chattooga River, whereDeliverancewas filmed, to Marilyn Monroe s billowing dress over a subway grate at Lexington Avenue and 52nd Street in New York inThe Seven Year Itch, movie scenes often evoke a strong sense of place. The creators of Museyon GuidesFilm + Travel, a new travel guide trilogy, have taken this idea and run with it, locating some of the most memorable scenes from the movies and organizing them into books focusing on North and South America (198 films, includingGone With the WindandThe Official Storyfrom Argentina); Europe (199 films, includingLawrence of Arabiawith its desert scenes done in Spain); and Asia, Oceania and Africa (139 films, includingMad MaxandLost in Translation). Chapters are introduced by writers, producers, directors and historians and are full of color photography, history and trivia. Each book costs $15.95. In September, MuseyonMusic + Travel; ($17.95), a travel guide for those seeking out the best in global music, will hit the stores. ~ Hilary Howard, July 5, 2009 --The New York TimesBook Your VacationFilm + Travel: North America, South America; ($15.95, Museyon Guides) is part of the Museyon series subtitled A Curated Guide to Your Obsessions and that's exactly what this book does it leads the film fanatic on a tour of locales where famous and obscure movies have been shot. Longing to run the Chattooga River in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains fromDeliverance? Want to swing by the Oak Bar in New York City's The Plaza Hotel where Cary Grant's character was abducted inNorth by Northwest? How about spending some time at Boone Hall Plantation outside of Charleston, S.C., where some scenes fromThe Notebookwere done? Stills from the movies, as well as photos from the destinations, are included, along with additional information on the film or locale where available. The index lists the year and the country where the film was made and the DVD distributor. ~ Kyle Wagner, 06/21/2009 --The Denver PostFilm + Travel: North America, South AmericaMuseyon Guides, $15.95 It's always fun to see how your city appears on the big screen. In this entertaining guide, eight writers offer their cinematic take of movie locations: San Francisco, New York, the South, Mexico City, Puerto Rico, Canada, Argentina and Chile. Some of the sites are iconic (scenes from Steve McQueen'sBullitt, for example) while others are not as well known. Director Julie Taymor shot inside Frida Kahlo's house for her bio-picFrida; in Mexico City. And then there's that ultimate chameleon of a country, Canada, which often on film pretends to be something that it is not: Alberta filled in for Wyoming inBrokeback Mountain; Winnipeg as 1950s-era New York inCapote; and Toronto for Chicago inChicago. A fun guide for cinemaphiles. ~ June Sawyers, 7/19/09 --The Chicago Tribune