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Explore the London of Bright Young Things

What: Bright Young Things, the directorial debut of out actor-writer Stephen Fry (Wilde), follows the eccentric social creatures that live their uninhibited uninhibited /un·in·hib·it·ed/ (un?in-hib´i-ted) free from usual constraints; not subject to normal inhibitory mechanisms.  lives in the sparkling art deco clubs (and gossip columns) of 1930s London.

Where to see more after the credits roll:

* The dizzy opening sequence, a romp through the devilishly dev·il·ish  
adj.
1. Of, resembling, or characteristic of a devil, as:
a. Malicious; evil.

b. Mischievous, teasing, or annoying.

2. Excessive; extreme: devilish heat.
 debauched de·bauch  
v. de·bauched, de·bauch·ing, de·bauch·es

v.tr.
1.
a. To corrupt morally.

b. To lead away from excellence or virtue.

2.
, crimson-saturated Inferno Party was shot in Bedfordshire at Luton Hoo, a stately 18th century manor now being converted by the Elite Group (011-44-13-4282-4988) into a luxury hotel to open in early 2005.

* The film's second party, Moonlight, was shot in one of London's finest art deco interiors, the entrance hall of the Park Lane Hotel The Park Lane Hotel is a 5 Star hotel on Piccadilly, London.

The hotel was built in the 1920s in the Grand Art Deco Style by Sir Bracewell Smith. The building is a fine example with a mansard roof and Portland stone facade. The building is Grade II listed.
 (Piccadilly; 011-44-20-7499-6321).

* For decadent deco, production designer Michael Howells also suggests the sumptuously refurbished barber shop in the basement of Austin Reed department store (103 Regent St.; 011-44-20-7734-6789).

Breathe the Buenos Aires of Testosterone

What: "It's just your average boy-meets-boy, boy-dumps-boy, boy-chases-boy-to-Argentina noir thriller," explains director David Moreton (writer of Edge of Seventeen).

Where to see more after the credits roll:

* Most of the film's action takes place in the Recoleta neighborhood, where Eva Peron is buried. "[Her grave] is not easy to find," says cowriter Dennis Hensley. "It's not like they have a big neon sign that says, SHE'S OVER HERE, QUEENS!"

* The Relax Full Bathhouse (Viamont 1770; 011-54-11-4371-7263) was in a scene cut from the film. "The place had bean bag chairs and Billy dolls under Plexiglas bubbles on the wall."

* The huge phallic phallic /phal·lic/ (-ik) pertaining to or resembling a phallus.

phal·lic
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or resembling a phallus.

2.
 Obelizco on Avenida 9 de Julio. "We made the point of showing it before we show Antonio Sabato Jr. naked because we didn't want the obelisk obelisk (ŏb`əlĭsk), slender four-sided tapering monument, usually hewn of a single great piece of stone, terminating in a pointed or pyramidal top.  to feel bad."
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Title Annotation:On Location
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:3ARGE
Date:Aug 17, 2004
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