http://www.younglondon.co.uk/index.php en 2010-08-26T15:45:46+00:00 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/Film/SW1 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/fortnum-mason-sw1/#When:15:45:46Z An iconic and quintessentially British institution with a Royal Warrant, department store Fortnum and Mason makes an appearance in the Oscar Winning Howards End. The lavish Emporium, decked out with sumptuous seasonal decorations, is where Magaret Schlegel (Emma Thompson) demonstrates to Ruth Wilcox (Vanessa Redgrave) the ‘scientific approach to Christmas Shopping’, namely ‘a list.’ The store also features in John Schlesinger’s Oscar winning satire Darling, as Julie Chrisite and Roland Curram shoplift a bagful of luxury goods. 2010-08-26T15:45:46+00:00 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/Film/NW1 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/regents-park-boating-lake/#When:15:35:42Z Despite being set in the fictitious Home Counties town of Milford, Regents Park Boating Lake was used as the location of a pivotal scene in David Lean’s classic tale of forbidden love, Brief Encounter. Filmed and set in 1945, the scene shows Alec (Trevor Howard) and Laura (Celia Jonson) in a rowing boat when Alec stumbles off the end near the Long Bridge and ends up knee deep in water. A sad story about impossible love, Brief Encounter it is widely considered to be one of the best ever romantic films. 2010-08-26T15:35:42+00:00 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/Film/E2 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/bethnal-green-town-hall-e2/#When:15:26:04Z The imposing Bethnal Green Town Hall has stood in the heart of London’s East End since Edwardian times. Having retained its stunning Baroque style, it has been the chosen location for numerous films. Keen film buffs may recognise some of the rooms from Brideshead Revisited and Poirot, while perhaps the most prominent recent appearance was in Joe Wright’s Atonement (2007). The stunning Art Deco Council Chamber was used to create a bustling 1939 tea room where ill fated lovers Cecilia (Kiera Knightly) and Robbie (James McAvoy) meet briefly in a heart wrenching scene of reconciliation after a false criminal accusation and the war tear them apart. Whilst the impressive designs of this old Town Hall have had starring roles in a number of films, the building once sat redundant and derelict for 13 years. However, a trip out east today shows how it has undergone a radical transformation under the watchful gaze of renowned hotelier Peng Loh and stands now as a luxury hotel. 2010-08-26T15:26:04+00:00 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/Film/SW10 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/brompton-cemetery-sw10/#When:15:18:18Z Follow hot on the heels of Guy Ritchie, Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law and explore one of the finest Victorian cemeteries in London. Famed for its shady walks and host of graves and historical monuments, Brompton Cemetery provided a fittingly spooky, Gothic backdrop for a key scene in Ritchie’s take on Sherlock Holmes (2009). It is here that Holmes and stalwart sidekick Watson discover the limestone outside of Lord Blackwood’s vault shattered and his coffin replaced with a different body; Holmes’ nemesis apparently having risen from the dead.  Having received an Oscar nomination for Art Direction and later winning award for Excellence in Production Design Award, the film was celebrated for having created a brilliantly atmospheric picture of Holme’s Britain as never seen before. This gritty portrait Victorian London was created with a mixture of imaginative CGI, stunning studio sets and an array of fascinating locations around the UK - Brompton Cemetery featuring prominently among them! 2010-08-26T15:18:18+00:00 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/Film/SE11 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/the-jolly-gardeners-se11/#When:15:06:52Z The Jolly Gardeners in Lambeth has a history as a pub for 120 years. It has had more than its fair brush with the silverscreen for an unassuming local boozer! The pub was transformed into The Drowning Trout in Guy Ritchie’s acclaimed gangster Britflick; Snatch (2000). The pub sets the scene for where Bullet Tooth Tony (Vinnie Jones) orders a Guinness after a bad car crash, only to be confronted by Sol and co as 3 masked men at gunpoint. The pub is also featured in Brit mockementary comedy; The Calcium Kid (2004). In addition, Charlie Chaplin was one of the pub’s the famous locals; it is said that his father would frequently play on the pub’s piano to entertain the local community. 2010-08-26T15:06:52+00:00 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/Film/E14 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/isle-of-dogs-e14/#When:14:57:26Z The Isle of Dogs has provided a stunning backdrop to some of the biggest movie blockbusters of recent times. Batman Begins, Layer Cake, The World is Not Enough and The Constant Gardener are among some of the famous titles that have been filmed here. A few prominent locations include: Daniel Craig’s unnamed character is interrogated and dangled over the edge of 1 West India Quay by gangster Eddie Temple in Layer Cake (2004). In the 2004 film The Bourne Supremacy, Canary Wharf was the location for the CIA’s London monitoring station, which spots that Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) has used his passport in Italy. Restaurant Plateau, in Canada Place, was used in Batman begins as the venue where Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) meets love interest Rachel played by Mrs Tom Cruise: Katie Holmes. Reuters Plaza was the location for a key scene in the award winning The Constant Gardener (2005). The clocks in the plaza are an art installation by Konstantin Grcic, and are also featured in the BBC News 24 and BBC London news titles. Millwall Inner Dock was the setting for much of the amazing boat chase in the opening sequence of The World is Not Enough. 2010-08-26T14:57:26+00:00 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/Film/SW1 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/westminster-bridge-sw1/#When:14:52:23Z Advertised under the tag line ‘His fear began when he woke up alone. His terror began when he realised he wasn’t.’ Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later serves up a chilling slice of cinematography when protagonist Jim (Cillan Muphy) wakes up from a coma after 28 days and finds himself completely alone. In one of the most memorable shots of the film, he walks along a deserted Westminster Bridge in the hope of finding some sign of human life, only to discover the Capital is completely abandoned yet rife with signs of a major catastrophe (rage filled zombies infecting everyone and complete societal collapse!). In order to depict London as so completely desolate, crews began filming in the very early morning and closed off sections of street for minutes at a time in order to minimise disruption. Portions of the film were also shot on a Canon XL1 digital video camera which, much smaller and more maneuverable than traditional film cameras, made it more practical to film brief shots. Westminster Bridge has also featured in the original Doctor Who series, Monty Python’s Flying Circus and the film 102 Dalmations. 2010-08-26T14:52:23+00:00 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/Film/SW8 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/sis-building-sw81/#When:14:36:34Z Home to the headquarters of the British Secret Intelligence Service, otherwise known as ‘MI6’, the SIS building in Vauxhall has featured in many films as the operational workplace of the world’s smoothest secret agent: James Bond, 007. The first appearance of the iconic building is in Goldeneye (1995), featuring then also in The World is not enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002). Bond is often seen to have mission briefings from M and gains vital equipment from Q inside the hallowed walls of this building. With no one outside ‘the firm’ allowed to see inside, we can guess that the impressive interior shots were designed at the director’s discretion! Perhaps the most memorable and dramatic appearance of the building is in the famous pre-title sequence of The World Is Not Enough.  Following an explosion that kills a colleague, Bond chases the suspect from the building down to the Thames, which ensues in a high speed boat chase ending at the Millennium Dome. 2010-08-26T14:36:34+00:00 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/Film/N1 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/kings-cross-station-n1/#When:13:57:17Z For Harry Potter fans, Platform 9¾ at King’s Cross Station is where the eponymous schoolboy wizard boards the train to begin term at Hogwarts.  In order for someone to get onto Platform 9¾, he and fellow classmates must walk directly at the apparently solid barrier dividing platforms nine and ten. Character Molly Weasley advises that you should “do it at a bit of a run if you’re nervous.” Capitalising on the huge tourist interest generated by the books and films, the station has put up a sign for the fictional platform and buried a luggage trolley apparently, half into the wall. The later addition of the trolley has provided the perfect photo op for many a tourist to recreate the scene and, as suggested by some, is an effective barrier to stop over enthusiastic visitors from launching themselves at the solid brick wall! 2010-08-26T13:57:17+00:00 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/Film /SE1 http://www.younglondon.co.uk/book/mark/borough-market-se1/#When:16:54:34Z Shot in various locations around the Capital, Bridget Jones Diary has become a veritable handbook for fun around London. Borough Market and the Southbank being some of the most featured spots. Although originally set in Holland Park, the film sees Bridget (Renee Zellweger) relocated to the South of the river, taking up residence in a flat above the Globe Pub, Borough Market.  Across the road on Beadale Street, you can see the row of shops which were transformed into the newsagent, cab office and the fictitious Greek restaurant where cad Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) and Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) slug it out for her affections in a comically staged fight. Retrace the steps of Bridget through Borough Market (Bunny ears and tail optional!), from the scene when she makes her way home having discovered Daniel Cleaver with “Lara from the New York office”. Clink Wharf apartments and the Tate Modern restaurant also make an appearance as the smart warehouse apartment of Daniel Cleaver and the trendy hangout of Bridget and her friends. 2010-08-25T16:54:34+00:00