"Burlesque"

Christina Aguilera looks out her hotel window in "Burlesque" (Sony/Screen Gems, 2010) and sees the Chinese Theatre, the Hollywood sign, Griffith Observatory and, on the far right, the vertical at the El Capitan. Which is pretty amazing considering we see her going into the Rosslyn Hotel at 5th & Main.

See the pages on the Chinese Theatre and the El Capitan on the Los Angeles Theatres site for the history of these two Hollywood landmarks along with hundreds of photos.

Christina hits the streets looking for work as a singer or dancer and stumbles into the Burlesque Lounge, club on Sunset Blvd. run by Cher. Peter Gallagher plays Cher's ex-husband who still owns half of the club. Christina falls in love with the place and chats with bartender Cam Gigandet, who eventually becomes her boyfriend.

Alan Cumming is in the boxoffice, Stanley Tucci is the costumer and all-around backstage guy, Kristin Bell and Julianne Hough are dancers. Oh, yes. We learn about air rights, something that will save the club from foreclosure, via a real estate developer played by Eric Dane.  Steve Antin directed. Cinematography was by Bojan Bazelli.

Another exterior shot of the club. We're not actually on Sunset, but close. It's the fire escape on the north side of the Montalban Theatre, 1615 Vine St. in Hollywood.  The club interiors were done on a set.

A scene in the parking lot north of the theatre with Cher and pissed-off dancer Kristen Bell. You couldn't shoot this today as there's a new parking garage on the site.

Another view from across the street. See the page on the Montalban on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of this legit house along with many photos.

On IMDb: "Burlesque"