Think of a movie you’ve loved since you were a kid, one you’ve seen so many times you know every frame. Now imagine being in a room where a place from that movie is right in front of you, a place so ...

Scenic artist Don Hanson working on recreating a landscape by Albert Bierstadt for the 2003 film The Last Samurai (courtesy Jonathan Williams Collection, via Regan Arts) When backdrop painters were ...

Perched atop Mount Hollywood, the Griffith Observatory is a picturesque locale that can be seen in many television shows and movies. Rebel Without a Cause, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The ...

A gorgeous exploration of the elaborate backdrops from Hollywood favorites, "The Art of the Hollywood Backdrop" is the definitive collection of the most astounding cinema landscapes, including notes ...