HOLLYWOOD, CA—Starline Tours, the number one celebrity tour operator in Los Angeles for almost 80 years, in partnership with Turner Classic Movies (TCM), now offers the exclusive Movie Locations Tour - LA  to the public.  The tour joins the longest-running celebrity tour in the world, the Movie Stars' Homes Tour, and many others operated by Starline Tours.  The interactive, three hour trip features clips of movies shot on locations in and around Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles (LA's prime filming location), presented on a 65" screen.  The custom-designed bus with stadium seating and panoramic window-wrapped viewing is the only one of its kind.

The tour covers more than 50 past and present movie locations in Hollywood, Wilshire Boulevard, Downtown LA, Echo Park and the Silverlake District, featuring the architecture and landscapes in movies portraying Los Angeles as well as New York, Miami and Tokyo—past, present and future, and includes two historic stops.  The first stop is at the Bradbury Building, an architectural masterpiece built in 1893.  It was prominently featured in The Artist and Bladerunner, to name a few.  The tour also stops at iconic Union Station, the last of the great American railway stations, which has “starred” in dozens of films, including the classic noir film Cry Danger as well as blockbuster films such as The Dark Knight Rises, Bugsy and Catch Me If You Can.  Other tour highlights Broadway, the location for dozens of movies including Transformers, D.O.A. and Safety Last, and Hollywood Boulevard, noted for The Italian Job, A Star is Born, Iron Man and many others.

Movie Locations Tour- LA is expertly guided by film aficionados who delight in teasing zealous film passengers with little-known facts and anecdotes, and giving TCM-infused context to the movie clips being shown, while they view movie locations in a one-of-a-kind viewing bus with surround-windows, including roof views, in plush stadium seating.

Combining the tour know-how of Starline Tours, the largest operator in Los Angeles, with insights and curation from the award-winning Turner Classic Movies, results in a perfect blend that delivers a “rolling immersion into the movies” throughout the streets of Los Angeles.  In specially produced video segments, TCM's on-air host Ben Mankiewicz, who shares his own family's history involving Los Angeles filmmaking, highlights the sights of LA used in both current movies as well memorable scenes from the Classics, sure to please movie lovers of all kinds. 

The types of movies featured include Modern Blockbusters (Transformers, Fast & Furious), Modern Classics (Aviator, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Pretty Woman, Speed), Evergreen Classics (The Graduate, LA Confidential, Ghostbusters, Rebel without a Cause) Film Noir (Double Indemnity, Cry Danger) and Early Movies with Charlie Chaplin, Mae West and Laurel & Hardy.

“The tour combines best of two worlds – that wonderful “glued to the TV” experience when one of your favorite movies is on TCM, coupled with being outdoors on a gorgeous Southern California day, with the color and culture of Los Angeles gliding past your window,” says Philip Ferentinos, Director of Starline Tours. It was logical for TCM to partner with Starline's local tour expertise as the market leader in Los Angeles.  “It is the perfect way for movie lovers to experience the magic of movie making in the very heart of the movie business, Los Angeles,” saidDennis Adamovich, senior vice president of digital, affiliate, lifestyle and enterprise commerce, TCM, TBS and TNT.

The tour begins at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX® in Hollywood.  Tickets are $75 for adults and $60 for youth, 3-11, including pick up from one of 250 hotels, or $60/$45 without pick up, with departure from the Chinese Theatre.  It will be offered year round, with additional tour times during peak season.  The current schedule through October is Monday and Thursday at 1:30 p.m. and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.  Reservations are available online at www.starlinetours.com or www.tcm.com/tours. For more information call toll free (US) 1-800-959-3131 or direct 1-323-463-3333.

The Starline Movie Locations Tour joins an impressive line-up of tour options offered by the oldest and largest tour operator in Los Angeles.  Starline Tours pioneered the original Movie Stars' Homes Tour in 1935 and has been involved in the entertainment industry involving movie stars and celebrities since that time, constantly refreshing the tour products available.  The company also operates the TMZ Hollywood Tour, a “show on wheels” for a look at up-to-the-moment celebrity news.

About Starline Tours

Hollywood's number one celebrity tour company, Starline Tours, is the oldest and largest tour company in Los Angeles, having pioneered the famous Movie Stars' Homes Tour in 1935.  A full range of sightseeing tours of Los Angeles and Southern California is available. Starline Tours has been featured on Ellen, American Idol, the Muppet Movies, Iron Man 3, NBC's Today Show, as well as newspapers and travel magazines from around the world.  Starline Tours operates the Grand Tour of Los Angeles in nine languages, and the world's largest Hop-On, Hop-Off tour with Starline's CitySightseeing Double-Decker buses offering comprehensive tour narration in nine languages via personal headsets. The open-top Movie Stars' Homes Tour and TMZ Hollywood Tour, recommended by travel agents worldwide, are visitor favorites and operate daily.

Tours to theme parks, movie studios, San Diego and Tijuana are available, with pick up from more than 250 hotels in the Los Angeles.  With locations throughout Hollywood, a new Visitor Welcome Center at Hollywood & Highland and a ticket office at (Grauman's) TCL Chinese Theatre at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard, the company also has a sales office on Santa Monica Pier, starting point for the Malibu Movie Stars' Homes Tour, a new Santa Monica

Terminal at 11857 Santa Monica Boulevard, and in Anaheim at the Travelodge across from Disneyland Resort.  The company is privately owned, will celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2015, and is operated in conjunction with TourCoach – the company's Bus Charter division. For reservations, visit www.starlinetours.com or call toll free 1-800-959-3131 or direct at 1-323-463-3333. 

About Turner Classic Movies (TCM)

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a two-time Peabody Award-winning network that presents great films, uncut and commercial-free, from the largest film libraries in the world. TCM, which is available in more than 85 million homes in the U.S., features the insights of hosts Robert Osborne and Ben Mankiewicz, plus interviews with a wide range of special guests. Currently in its 20th year as a leading authority in classic film, TCM offers critically acclaimed original documentaries and specials; film series like The Essentials, hosted by Robert Osborne and Drew Barrymore, and Friday Night Spotlight; and annual programming events like 31 Days of Oscar® in February, Summer Under the Stars in August and TCM Essentials Jr. during the summer. TCM also connects with movie fans through such events as the annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood and the TCM Classic Cruise, as well as through the TCM Classic Film Tour in New York City. In addition, TCM produces a wide range of media about classic film, including books and DVDs, and hosts a wealth of material online at tcm.com and through the Watch TCM mobile app.

TCM is part of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company. Turner Broadcasting creates and programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adult; and sports media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.Website:www.tcm.com  Pressroom: news.turner.com/tcm

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Media Contacts:

Susan Wilson, Publicist, Starline Tours, (480) 824-3015, susanwilson129@gmail.com

Philip Ferentinos, Director, Starline Tours, (323) 785-6707 or (323) 864 8339 Philip@starlinetours.com

Heather Sautter, TCM,(404) 885-0746, heather.sautter@turner.com