Soylent Green is made of people ... but where do they ethically source the people meat that Soylent Green is made of? The answer is the Los Angeles Memorial Arena, which was used as the filming location for the Euthanasia Shop in the 1973 Charlton Heston movie. #SciFiLA

In Steven Spielberg's Minority Report, John Anderton (Tom Cruise) flees through a futuristic shopping mall called Mall City. Those scenes were filmed in Hawthorne Plaza, an abandoned 1977-built shopping mall. #SciFiLA

It is generally regarded as the greatest movie of the 20th Century.

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So many movies are filmed in Los Angeles that the city is sometimes called ‘The Bollywood of The West’ or ‘America’s Vancouver.' Let’s take a look at some famous SFF movie locations in the city… 1/X

a group of police officers are shaking hands and applauding .

Alt: A touch-free high-five in the movie Demolition Man, which is the greatest movie ever made.

Who will I be seeing in Los Angeles in August 2026?

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We’ve been officially selected to host the 2026 Worldcon! The full press release can be read on our updated site: www.lacon.org/documents More information about LAcon V, including how to register for the convention, can be found at lacon.org. We can’t wait to have you with us in 2026!

I hear that you like SFF! So do we! I think we should be friends!

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Los Angeles has been the setting for many classic science fiction tales. We're curious to know what's your favourite book about a future City of Angels? What makes it resonate with you?

You are correct! It was also the *original* House On Haunted Hill in the 1959 Vincent Price movie.