Category Archives: Movie Locations

TF Top 5……Australia Filming Locations

Posted on February 12, 2014 by tokyofox

On 12th February 2001 I stepped onto Australian soil for the first time ready to spend a years working holiday travelling around the huge island. Over the years I’ve returned for a couple more visits but it was that original … Continue reading →

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James Bond Filming Locations In Bangkok

Posted on February 6, 2014 by tokyofox

Thailand’s capital city has featured in a couple of James Bond films; ‘The Man With The Golden Gun‘ (1974) and ‘Tomorrow Never Dies‘ (1997), although Bangkok was used to portray Saigon in Vietnam in the latter. I think I’ve mentioned on … Continue reading →

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The Hangover Part II Filming Locations In Bangkok

Posted on February 4, 2014 by tokyofox

This 2011 sequel was yet another typical example of scriptwriters being lazy and cashing in on the success of the original. In this case, the plot was very similar to the  2009 ‘Hangover‘ movie but with one difference; it was … Continue reading →

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SE Asia 2013/14 Pt X: Snake Farm Etc. In Bangkok (Thailand)

Posted on February 1, 2014 by tokyofox

We returned to Bangkok after a fantastic four nights away in Chiang Mai over the New Years period. This time though we stayed in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok rather than Silom as we wanted a change of scenery and … Continue reading →

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SE Asia 2013/14 Pt IX: Muang Boran (Ancient Siam) In Bangkok (Thailand)

Posted on January 27, 2014 by tokyofox

The worlds largest open-air museum, formerly known as Ancient City, houses 120 duplications, reconstructions and creative designs to educate modern people about the history of the ancient Siam with the layout of the place supposedly corresponding pretty much to the shape … Continue reading →

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Entrapment Filming Locations In Kuala Lumpur

Posted on January 3, 2014 by tokyofox

Perhaps the best and most famous movie to have been shot in Malaysia is ‘Entrapment‘ (1999) starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones as two international art thieves. It’s fair to say that this film, which cost just $66m to produce, doesn’t have too … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Filming Location Trips For 2013

Posted on December 30, 2013 by tokyofox

Having already covered most of the filming locations I ever wanted to do, its getting harder and harder to add to the pile, so this list is not ’13 Filming Location Trips For 2013′ but instead will be known as … Continue reading →

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TF Top 5……Mission: Impossible Filming Locations

Posted on December 26, 2013 by tokyofox

Fuelled by a memorable and ever-lasting theme tune the ‘Mission: Impossible‘ film series currently stands at four films starring Tom Cruise as IMF Agent Ethan Hunt. There is talk of a fifth movie scheduled for late 2015 but for now … Continue reading →

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TF Top 5……Indiana Jones Filming Locations

Posted on December 14, 2013 by tokyofox

Poor old Indy! A classic iconic character from a highly popular franchise but belonging to a franchise that often gets forgotten about when everyone is going on about the Star Wars with regard to Disney’s acquirement of LucasFilm. When they paid … Continue reading →

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The 47 Rōnin At Sengakuji Temple

Posted on November 29, 2013 by tokyofox

With a big Hollywood actor now starring in the forthcoming ‘47 Rōnin‘ movie the story of these 47 loyal samurai will be taken to an all-new and much bigger audience. Unbelievably, its one of those rare films which gets its … Continue reading →

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