hˈɔːli lˈeɪk ænd ðə sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ wˈʊdlənd ɪz ˈɔfən jˈuːzd æz ɐ fˈiːtʃɚ fˈɪlm loʊkˈeɪʃən, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ sˈiːkwəns ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː fˈɪlm dˈaɪ ɐnˈʌðɚ dˈeɪ ɪnwˌɪtʃ dʒˈeɪmz bˈɑːnd ɪz ɪn nˈɔːɹθ kɚɹˈiːə.
Hawley Lake and the surrounding woodland is often used as a feature film location, including part of the opening sequence of the 2002 film Die Another Day in which James Bond is in North Korea.