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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
The Top 15 Bars of Cinema
I happened across a post of a pub crawl through the top 15 bars of cinema on nerve.com. The author (Andrew Osborne) never indicates whether or not they are in order, but here’s the list beginning with our personal favorite and maybe his since it started things off:
The Dresden Room, “Swingers” (1996): This is a real bar in the real world (1760 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Feliz, CA) that will leave you feeling “money” and on the prowl for “beautiful babies.” The fact that it’s a physical place that you can visit on your own time put this place over the top making it deserving in our minds of the Lounge Lizards first place cinema bar award. Directed by Jon Favreau who directed “Iron Man” which is currently out in theaters, it’s a good way to start out any list as far as we’re concerned.
And the rest …
The Skid Row dive bars of “Barfly” (1987)
Taffey’s Bar, “Blade Runner” (1982)
The Beer Tavern, “Feast” (2005)
The Pink Room, “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” (1992)
The Overlook Hotel Bar from “The Shining” (1980): Runner-up to the Lounge Lizards first place cinema bar award
Bob’s Country Bunker, “The Blues Brothers” (1980)
The Chink’s, “Glengarry Glen Ross” (1992)
Tony’s Place, “Mean Streets” (1973)
Harry’s Bar, “The Iceman Cometh” (1973)
Trees Lounge, “Trees Lounge” (1996)
Peter Boyle’s Bar, “The Friends of Eddie Coyle” (1973)
Korova Milk Bar, “A Clockwork Orange” (1971)
The Mos Eisley Cantina, “Star Wars” (1977): Runner-up to the Lounge Lizards first place cinema bar award
Rick’s Cafe Americain, “Casablanca” (1942): Runner-up to the Lounge Lizards first place cinema bar award
Do you have any favorite film bars? Read the entire article here and give us your nomination for your favorite bars of cinema.
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