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Movie House
The Thomas W. Phillips residence, better known as the Movie House, was a house leased by the Victorville Film Archives from Bill Ring[1] in December 2024, located at 2215 S Harvard Boulevard in Los Angeles. It was notable for being the original filming location for The People Under the Stairs. Season 15 of On Cinema at the Cinema was filmed inside the house,[2] alongside Zombie 2 2.[3]
Initially, the VFA was looking at leasing 843 South El Molino Avenue in Pasadena, the filming location of Father of the Bride.[2] However, an agreement was unable to be finalized. A preliminary poster for Season 15 featuring the Father of the Bride house was posted by Gregg, before an updated poster was released on On Cinema's social media.
The house had a number of issues and was undergoing renovations by Mark Porsk. There was no functioning plumbing, requiring the use of a port-a-potty, there are reports of rats chewing holes into wires and bags of food,[4] and mold removal is underway.[2] There is no also no Wi-Fi available.[5]
It was planned that the house will house the archive's collection of movies, as well as offer a number of screening rooms to watch the films. There were also a number of museum exhibits planned based on various movie franchises.[2]
The house was home to the VHS Movie House Studios, on which the film Zombie 2 2 was planned to shoot.[3] It was also home to Newman Massage, open six days a week from noon to 10 PM,[5] before it was raided by the LAPD.[6]
It was occupied by New Heidecker, Toni Newman,[3] and Mark.[4] Gregg Turkington and Joe Estevez were also possible residents.
On March 2nd, 2025, during the filming of 12th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special, the roof of the house collapsed due to the removal of a support beam in the attic, crushing Mark. Shortly after, the LAFD declared the house condemned and evacuated all inhabitants before the entire structure collapsed. New, who refused to leave the house, was also crushed by the falling debris.