Hotel June Malibu has been the site of some important cultural moments. Bob Dylan wrote one of his best albums here. But its greatest accomplishment might be what hasn’t happened.

Hotel June Malibu has been the site of some important cultural moments. Bob Dylan wrote one of his best albums here. But its greatest accomplishment might be what hasn’t happened.
The Oscars is the one time each year here at Tablet when we allow ourselves to forget about hotels for a minute and focus on another place where magic happens: the cinema.
Movies can take you where you’ve never been. On the eve of the Oscars, we list nine classic films that made us most curious about the locations where they take place.
For over 50 years, Robert Redford’s Sundance Resort in Utah has been a prominent incubator for achievements in cinema, culture, and conservation. The lodging and skiing are pretty swell too.
A Francis Ford Coppola production set in Italy demands attention. Pay attention, then, because Palazzo Margherita is exactly that. A hotel, created by the man himself, in a small town in the south of Italy. There are almost too many Godfather references to make.