Did you know that Michael Caine shot The Ipress File in Hyde Park and Knightbridge?  And not a lot of people know that.  Unless you know London street by street or building by building. So you can follow in more of Michael Caine's cinematic footsteps in The Fourth Protocol, Without a Clue or Blue Ice. Simon R.H. James has painstakingly researched the Capital's celluloid history and presented it in a lavishingly illustrated book. London Film Location Guide is exactly what the titles says, no smoke or mirrors to disguise it purpose : cataloguing each and every film which has featured London in some capacity.

Taking each of the city's boroughs in turn, all the films shot in the area are listed alongside a short description of the scene they appear in and the stars who feature in it.  In some instances there are short plot synopses but there no attempt to give a critical perspective to any of them. It means that no quality threshold is applied to any of the entries. The book includes the good, the bad and the utterly unexcusable. 
But of course, that's a subjective reading.  It is a random collection which doesn't try to set out locations as a step-by-step guide.  You'll need a sturdy pair of boots to traipse from John Christie's notorious Notting Hill home at 10 Rillington Place to the 88 Charing Cross Road bookshop of Anthony Hopkins.
If your treading the streets of Shoreditch, you'll stepping into the past of The Krays and Gangster Number 1, and the future of Children of Men.  And
James Bond seems to have chased across the whole city.  For those who enjoy reading, then Borough has been the scene for may adaptations including 101 Dalmations, Tom Browne's Schooldays, About A Boy, Howard's End and Bridget Jones. There are even surprises such as learning that Passport to
Pimlico was actually shot in Lambeth. Be warned though, there are no maps or routes marked out.

So you will need to equip yourself with an A-Z as well as comfortable footwear.  London Film Location Guide is more a film spotters' delight than an academic tome, demonstrating exactly how varied London's film career has been. If anything, Simon H Jones's book that gives you a good excuse to explore this thriving movie-soaked metropolis.