The 68th San Francisco International Film Festival celebrated director Chris Columbus with a costume contest and tributes from fans dressed as his iconic film characters.
It took several weeks for the director Chris Columbus and his crew to find the McCallister house for “Home Alone.” Ultimately, they chose a house in Winnetka, Illinois, because they thought it was both warm and menacing. 'I took some pictures and sent them over to John, and I remember John saying: 'This is perfect. This is exactly how I imagined the house,' he told Entertainment Weekly.