Category Archives: Movie Locations

Australia Filming Locations #9 – Ghost Rider (2007)

Posted on October 15, 2019 by

Popular comic book character Ghost Rider was given the big screen treatment in early 2007 with Nicholas Cage cast as the flaming-skull-headed biker. Cage already had a tattoo of the anti-hero on his arm but had to cover it up for … Continue reading →

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Australia Filming Locations #8 – Superman Returns (2006)

Posted on August 30, 2019 by

The number of international films to have been made in Australia is fairly limited so it is quite surprising that two of those movies have used the same location in Sydney and I’m not talking about famous landmarks like the … Continue reading →

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Australia Filming Locations #7 – Killer Elite (2011)

Posted on July 28, 2019 by

  One can always rely on a Jason Statham film to deliver an entertaining 90 minutes or so of the action and violence we’ve come to expect from a man who once represented England at diving in the Commonwealth Games! … Continue reading →

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Australia Filming Locations #6 – The Wolverine (2013)

Posted on June 30, 2019 by

“The Nakagin Capsule Tower featured as the love hotel in ‘The Wolverine‘ right?” I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard people utter words to that effect. To an extent, they are all correct as the famous building is … Continue reading →

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Australia Filming Locations #5 – Knowing (2009)

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

The number of international movies to have been filmed in Melbourne is quite limited so it’s quite amazing that two of them have been ones featuring Nicholas Cage. First there was ‘Ghost Rider‘ (2007) and that was followed just two … Continue reading →

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Australia 2019 Pt X: Reunited With Friends & A Trip To One Of Sydney’s More Hidden Parts

Posted on April 24, 2019 by

As good as visiting new and interesting sights is, it really doesn’t compare to being in the company of some good friends and thankfully I had a few in Sydney that I had arranged to meet up with on my … Continue reading →

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Australia 2019 Pt IX: The “Tokyo” Temple In The Wolverine Movie

Posted on April 21, 2019 by

Geography has rarely ever been a strong point in movies and ‘The Wolverine‘ (2013) definitely proves that point as it leaps and jumps between different parts of the capital without too much respect for distance or time. I even cycled this … Continue reading →

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