LATEST NEWS
[April 2013]As part of the 90th celebration of the Hollywood Sign, the Hollywood Sign Trust will be featuring "Legends and Lore of the Hollywood Sign" slideshows on the home page. … »
[March 2013]The Hollywood Sign is proud to be in Argo, which just won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The Hollywood Sign is the hardest working actress in Hollywood appearing in over 150 movies,… »
[February 2013]Dick Van Dyke was honored with the SAG Lifetime Achievement award. He starred in a 3D movie about the legend of the Hollywood Sign caretaker who replaced the light bulbs at the Sign when… »
[January 2013]Happy Birthday! The Hollywood Sign is celebrating her 90th birthday in 2013.… »
[December 2012]Dec 4, 2012 -- The Hollywood Sign makeover is complete! Thanks to Sherwin-Williams, the Sign has been completely restored to a brilliance that can be seen throughout Los Angeles.… »
Author Archives: admin
Friends with Benefits (2011)
Directed by Will Gluck. Starring Mila Kunis, Justin Timberlake, Patricia Clarkson. Promotional trailers for this film show Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake sitting on the “H” of the Sign. (Contributed by Mary Mallory)
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. Starring Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates, Shawn Roberts. Promotional posters for this film show Milla Jovovich striding over the Hollywood Hills past a blasted, weathered “H” from the Sign. (Contributed by Duff Ferguson)
Valentine's Day (2010)
Directed by Garry Marshall. Starring Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper. The Sign appears in the background during a soccer match. (Contributed by Yvanne Kennedy)
The Runaways (2010)
Directed by Floria Sigismondi. Starring Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon, Stella Maeve, Tatum O’Neill. The Sign looms large in this coming-of-age biopic about 70′s teenage band The Runaways, including a scene where the band hangs out behind the letters … Continue reading
Starstruck (2010)
Starring Sterling Knight, Brandon Mychal Smith, Daniel Campbell. No movie about star struck teens going to Hollywood would be complete without a mandatory shot of the Sign, and this popular Disney Channel Original Movie is no exception. The landmark also … Continue reading
Miss March (2009)
Starring Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore. Directed by Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore. A young man awakens from a four-year coma to hear that his once pure high-school sweetheart has since become a pinup star. He and his girl-crazed best friend decide … Continue reading
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2009)
Starring Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan. Directed by Chris Columbus. A teenager discovers he’s the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between … Continue reading
Bruno (2009)
Starring Sacha Baron Cohen. Directed by Larry Charles. Aspiring designer Bruno arrives in Hollywood amid glitz, glamour, and the Hollywood Sign. (Contributed by Duff Ferguson)
Terminator Salvation (2009)
Starring Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Helena Bonham Carter. Directed by McG. A major portion of the plot is centered in a post apocalyptic Los Angeles, where a group of resistance fighters have established a small foothold. When a character goes … Continue reading
Bolt (2008)
Voices of John Travolta and Miley Cyrus. Directed by Byron Howard and Chris Williams. Bolt arrives in Hollywood and takes in a gorgeous view of the whole city with the Sign prominently in the background. While he stands there, two … Continue reading