Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe star in "The Nice Guys," a movie set in Los Angeles circa 1977 but filmed in Atlanta circa 2014. (Ryan at the Buckhead Diner!) The dark comedy due out next summer filmed a memorable scene at producer Dallas Austin's retro-fabulous home in the Sandy Springs area. ( Photo from the set! )

Can you spot it in this trailer?

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Austin's home is where, you may recall, pop star Justin Bieber spent a little time when he was in town earlier last year working on a recording project.

Bieber's stay at Chez Austin was a little kooky, what with ainterloper arrested at the home while Biebs was staying there and the star's own bodyguard arrested following a tussle with a photographer.  Not to mention a silly radio-show prank where fake protesters led a spoof march against Bieber's supposed plans to move here permanently.

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