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Los Angeles plays itself
Title
Los Angeles plays itself / writer/director, Thom Anderson.
ISBN
0781514851
9780781514859
Publication
New York, NY : Cinema Guild, 2013.
Copyright Notice Date
©2014
Physical Description
1 videodisc (170 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 unnumbered pages ; 15 cm)
Notes
Title from sell sheet.
Originally produced in 2003.
Bonus features: The Tony Longo trilogy (2014, 14 minutes) a short film by Thom Andersen ; theatrical trailer ; collectible booklet featuring essays by Mike Davis and Thom Andersen.
Editor, Yoo Seung-Hyun ; camera, Deborah Stratman ; remastering (2013), Adam R. Levin, Peter Bo Rappmund.
Summary
Thom Andersen's landmark documentary explores the tangled relationship between the movies and their fabled hometown, as seen entirely through the films themselves. From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and revealing the real city that lives beneath.
Variant and related titles
Tony Longo trilogy.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 18, 2017
Credits
Editor, Yoo Seung-Hyun ; camera, Deborah Stratman ; remastering (2013), Adam R. Levin, Peter Bo Rappmund.
Performers
Narrator, Encke King.
System details note
Blu-ray, widescreen (1.85:1), DTS-HD 2.0; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience
Rating: Not rated.
Contents
Part one : Another way to look at movies. Reality and representation. Locations. Hollywood. "L.A." and "the industry". The city as background: the city with no name. The Bradbury Building. The decline of public spaces. Benign lies. Geographic license and literalism. Modern architecture .Landmarks. Disaster movies. The city as character: James M. Cain. A brighter world.Film noir. Things that aren't there any more. Bunker Hill
Part two : High tourist/low tourist. The outside men: Deray, Antonioni, Demy. The city as subject: Chinatown. Modes of transportation. Downtown vs. the suburbs. Blade Runner. L.A. confidential.Cops. The provincialism of over-privilege. Neorealism.
Booklet : The introduction / Thom Andersen
Tourists from hell / Mike Davis
Los Angeles a city on film / Thom Andersen.
Videorecording number
CGB 000148 Cinema Guild
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Film clips.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Film clips.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Also listed under
Cinema Guild, film distributor.
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