not Paris movie locations

Gerard Butler pretended to be here: (Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera was actually shot entirely on soundstages in London, and not at the Palais Garnier, also known as the Paris Opera House, at all.) John Wayne was never here: (That’s just one of the many English, Scottish, and Irish pubs in Paris.)

homage à Kids in the Hall: Kids dans le Louvre

Remember Mark McKinney’s Mr. Tyzik character from Kids in the Hall? I sure do, and I felt that the Louvre, perhaps the greatest museum in the world, was the perfect place to pay homage to him. Here I am, crushing the head of la Jaconde, aka Mona Lisa: And here I am crushing the head … more…

not movies: rodential problem in Paris

Apparently Paris has a problem with rabbits getting their paws stuck in doors on the Metro: And with newlyweds being menaced by giant squirrels: I think they should just not let rabbits on the Metro. I’m not sure what they should do about the squirrels.