Behind the Screens

Nerdy, addictive, and gloriously cinematic – this is the ultimate bucket list for movie lovers who take their fandom global.

Travel through the real-life locations behind cinema’s most iconic moments, from the earliest days of film to today’s biggest blockbusters. Packed with juicy behind-the-scenes stories and breathtaking photography, this is movie history you can actually experience for yourself. From Paris to Seoul, Hollywood to Hong Kong, discover:

ICONIC: The Lumière Brothers’ La Ciotat Station – where cinema history began, and where you can still film your own arriving train.

DEATH-DEFYING: Jackie Chan’s legendary Hong Kong stunt locations – the backdrop to some of cinema’s most jaw-dropping action.

DINOSAUR-FILLED: The spectacular Hawaiian cliffs of Jurassic Park.

HAUNTING: Kyoto’s Rashomon gates – one of Kurosawa’s most evocative locations.

MAGICAL: Hobbiton’s storybook hills – straight into Middle-earth.

SUN-SOAKED: Bond’s Jamaican shores – where 007’s tropical adventures come to life.

UNFORGETTABLE: The tunnel from Parasite in Seoul – one of the film’s visually striking locations.

Each entry reveals why the film mattered, how it shaped moviemaking and, crucially, exactly where to go to stand where the magic happened.

Reviews

Praise for Silver Screens:

‘A must-have travel guide for movie lovers and an invitation to rediscover the magic of going to the cinema’ – Film Review Daily

About the author

Film journalist Jane Crowther has been writing about movies and the ephemera surrounding them since her teens when she started out as a youth writer on The Yorkshire Post newspaper. Since then she’s written about the silver screen across all platforms for numerous outlets, as well as commenting and reviewing on TV and radio. She is currently the editor-in-chief of Total Film magazine, the vice chair of The London Film Critics’ Circle and a member of BAFTA and the Critics’ Choice Association. Jane is the author of Silver Screens (Pavilion, 2025).