DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Los Angeles plays itself / Burton/Floyd presents ; research/text/production, Thom Andersen.

[New York] : Cinema Guild, [2014]

©2014

1 videodisc (170 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

video file DVD video

"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" --Container.

Rating: Not rated.

Motion pictures -- United States -- History.

Popular culture -- California -- Los Angeles.

Documentary films.

Film clips.

Nonfiction films.

Feature films.

Los Angeles (Calif.) -- In motion pictures.

Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History.

Andersen, Thom, film producer, film director.

King, Encke M., narrator.

Cinema Guild. film distributor.

Container of (work): Tony Longo trilogy.

Special features: The Tony Longo trilogy (2014, 14 minutes) a short film by Thom Andersen; theatrical trailer; collectible booklet featuring essays by Mike Davis, author of "City of quartz: excavating the future of Los Angeles" and Thom Andersen.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2003.

Editor, Yoo Seung-Hyun ; camera, Deborah Stratman ; remastering (2013), Adam R. Levin, Peter Bo Rappmund.

Narrator, Encke King.

DVD, NTSC; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0.

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.

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