Film London's brand for tourism initiatives, Love from London, opens a new stunning photographic exhibition at Getty Images Gallery tomorrow and launches two new layers and updated data on its online Movie Map.

Presented in partnership with Film London, the photographic exhibition Love from London: A City of Stars celebrates the love affair film-makers have had with London over the years. One of the most glamorous and romantic cities in the world, London has inspired countless movies and moments of celluloid magic and has been a hotbed for creative talent. From Alfred Hitchcock to Elizabeth Taylor, the most unlikely corners of the capital have produced and played host to some of the greatest talent the world has known.

Featuring black and white images from the legendary Getty Images Hulton Archive, the free exhibition, which runs 26 August to 9 October, shows stars from the golden age of cinema at work and play in London. The rare photographs - some of which will be on display at the gallery for the very first time - give an insight into the most candid side of some of the biggest names from the movies.

To mark the launch of the exhibition, Film London has added developments to its Movie Map. Launched earlier this year, the Love from London Movie Map is an online tool which enables Londoners and visitors to explore the capital in new and exciting ways  through the cinematic history of more than 200 places. Two new layers have been added to the Map and are now available for browsing. The layers, titled 'Stars' and 'Cinemas', pinpoint where film stars lived and were born, as well as a comprehensive listing of screening venues in the capital.

Those visiting the Map will, for example,  discover Peter Sellers' birthplace in Barnet or David Lean's custom-built home in Limehouse, with its private beach on the Thames. They will find the terrifying 'Bride of Frankenstein', Elsa Lanchester, was born in Lewisham and based her trademark chilling hiss on the sounds made by the swans at Regents Park Lake... The same lake, incidentally, which was used in one of the most memorable scenes in 1945 romantic drama Brief Encounter.

Curious film lovers can also discover less well known films, such as the charming 1930s musical Love on Wheels, shot entirely on location at Selfridges, or films that appear to have shot elsewhere - such as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, which used London as a double for Berlin airport. From the glamorous -Vivian Leigh and Laurence Olivier's love nest in Chelsea- to the strange -the opening of the Chiswick flyover by 50s bombshell Jayne Mansfield- to the outright spectacular -Battersea Power Station going up with a bang in Batman Begins- the Map reveals a 'psychogeography' of London, in which unassuming houses and neighbourhoods become extraordinary.

Users can now also utilise the new 'Cinemas' layer to make the most of their film going experience, by trying new and quirky venues on their doorstep - and may even be tempted to venture further afield! Cinemas such as the Belle-Vue Cinema in Willesden Green, the soon to re-open centenary Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley or the Riverside Studios, with its own terrace bar overlooking Hammersmith Bridge, are just a few suggestions on the Map.

To mark the start of the exhibition and the new improved Map, Film London has also partnered with the London Underground Film Office to run a poster campaign with selected images including a 1955 photo of a young Brigitte Bardot on a Piccadilly Line tube. Additionally, Film London has released a range of limited edition postcards featuring a selection of the stunning images from the show.

The Getty Images Gallery is conveniently located by Oxford Circus station (46 Eastcastle Street, W1W 8DX). Admission to the gallery is free of charge. For opening hours and for further information about the exhibition space, visit www.gettyimagesgallery.com.