Category Archives: Filming Locations

FILMING LOCATION SPOTLIGHT – “HOCUS POCUS” (1993)

On the final Friday of every month in 2022, Limelight Magazine spotlights the filming location site(s) we visited for some of our favorite (and not so favorite) films and TV shows. Today we spotlight two of the filming locations for the movie Hocus Pocus  which was directed by Kenny Ortega. The film was released in 19993. The top photo is a screen shot taken from the film while the photo underneath it is what the location looks like when we visited in 2014 and 2022. These photos were taken in Salem, MA.

FILMING LOCATION SPOTLIGHT – “DON’T GO IN THE HOUSE” (1979)

On the final Friday of every month in 2022, Limelight Magazine spotlights the filming location site(s) we visited for some of our favorite (and not so favorite) films and TV shows. Today we spotlight one of the filming locations for the movie Don’t Go In The House which was directed by Joseph Ellison. The film was released in 1979. The top photo is a screen shot taken from the film while the photo underneath it is what the location looks like when I visited on August 27, 2022. These photos were taken in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey.

FILMING LOCATION SPOTLIGHT – “ROSEMARY’S BABY” (1968)

On the final Friday of every month in 2022, Limelight Magazine spotlights the filming location site(s) we visited for some of our favorite (and not so favorite) films and TV shows. Today we spotlight one of the filming locations for the movie Rosemary’s Baby,” which was directed by Roman Polanski. The film was released in 1968. The top photo is a screen shot taken from the film while the photo underneath it is what the location looks like when I visited on August 14, 2022. These photos were taken in New York City.

FILMING LOCATION SPOTLIGHT – “THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY” (1981)

On the final Friday of every month in 2022, Limelight Magazine spotlights the filming location site(s) we visited for some of our favorite (and not so favorite) films and TV shows. Today we spotlight some of the filming locations for the movie The House By The Cemetery, which was directed by Lucio Fulci. The film was released in 1981. The top photo is a screen shot taken from the film while the photo underneath it is what the location looks like when I visited in June 2021. These photos were taken in Scituate, Lincoln, and Concord, MA.

FILMING LOCATON SPOTLIGHT – “THE EXORCIST” (1973)

On the final Friday of every month in 2022, Limelight Magazine spotlights the filming location site(s) we visited for some of our favorite (and not so favorite) films and TV shows. Today we spotlight some of the filming locations for the movie The Exorcist, which was directed by William Friedkin. The film was released in 1973. The top photo is a screen shot taken from the film while the photo underneath it is what the location looks like when I visited in March 2015. These photos were taken in Washington, D.C.

FILMING LOCATION SPOTLIGHT – “THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL” (2009)

On the final Friday of every month in 2022, Limelight Magazine spotlights the filming location site(s) we visited for some of our favorite (and not so favorite) films and TV shows. Today we spotlight some of the filming locations for the movie The House of the Devil, which was directed by Ty West. The film was released in 2009. The top photo is a screen shot taken from the film while the photo underneath it is what the location looks like when I visited in November 2020. These photos were taken in Lakeville and Torrington, CT.

FILMING LOCATION SPOTLIGHT – “THE INNKEEPERS” (2011)

On the final Friday of every month in 2022, Limelight Magazine spotlights the filming location site(s) we visited for some of our favorite (and not so favorite) films and TV shows. Today we spotlight some of the filming locations for the movie The Innkeepers, which was directed by Ti West. The film was released in 2011. The top photo is a screen shot taken from the film while the photo underneath it is what the location looks like when I visited in November 2020. These photos were taken in Torrington, CT.

FILMING LOCATION SPOTLIGHT – “THE STUFF” (1985)

On the final Friday of every month in 2022, Limelight Magazine spotlights the filming location site(s) we visited for some of our favorite (and not so favorite) films and TV shows. Today we spotlight one of the filming locations for the movie The Stuff, which was directed by Larry Cohen. The film was released in 1985. The top photo is a screen shot taken from the film while the photo underneath it is what the location looks like when I visited in October 2020. These photos were taken in Kerhonkson, NY.

FILMING LOCATION SPOTLIGHT – “DALLAS”

On the final Friday of every month in 2021, Limelight Magazine spotlights the filming location site(s) we visited for some of our favorite (and not so favorite) films and TV shows. Today we spotlight three of the filming locations for Dallas, which aired on CBS from from April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991, and on TNT from June 13, 2012, to September 22, 2014. The top photo is a screen shot taken from the TV show while the photo underneath is what the location looks like when we visited in May 2012 and September 2016. These locations are located in Parker, TX.

FILMING LOCATION SPOTLIGHT – “HALLOWEEN” (1978)

On the final Friday of every month in 2021, Limelight Magazine spotlights the filming location site(s) we visited for some of our favorite (and not so favorite) films and TV shows. Today we spotlight some of the filming locations for Halloween (1978), which was directed by John Carpenter. The top photo is a screen shot taken from the film while the photo underneath it is what the location looks like when I visited in August 2012 or October 2015. These photos were taken in Pasadena, CA.[Please note that we were planning to visit at least a dozen more filming location for this movie in 2020 but our trip was cancelled due to the pandemic. We hope to finish this project in 2022].