Los Angeles plays itself /
Los Angeles plays itself /
, United States
- 1 videodisc (170 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in + 1 booklet (24 unnumbered pages ; 19 cm)
- DVD video 4 3/4 in.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2003. Booklet inserted inside container. Special features include: The Tony Longo trilogy (2014, 14 min.) a short film by Thom Andersen; Theatrical trailer. A collectible booklet featuring essays by Mike Davis, author of "City of quartz: excavating the future of Los Angeles" and Thom Andersen.
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 space. 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 -- Extras. Booklet : The introduction / Thom Andersen -- Tourists from hell / Mike Davis -- Los Angeles a city on film / Thom Andersen.
Editor, Yoo Seung-Hyun ; camera, Deborah Stratman ; remastering (2013), Adam R. Levine, Peter Bo Rappmund. Editor, Yoo Seung-Hyun ; camera, Deborah Stratman ; remastering (2013), Adam R. Levine, Peter Bo Rappmund.
Narrator, Encke King.
"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.
DVD, NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0.
English audio.
0781514843 9780781514842
881164000842 00881164000842 gtin-14
CG 000148 Cinema Guild
Motion pictures--History.--United States
Popular culture--California--Los Angeles.
Cinéma--Histoire.--États-Unis
Culture populaire--Californie--Los Angeles.
Motion pictures.
Popular culture.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--In motion pictures.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History.
California--Los Angeles.
United States.
Feature films--United States.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Feature films--United States.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Film clips.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Film clips.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films--United States.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
F869.L857 / L677 2014
979.4/94
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2003. Booklet inserted inside container. Special features include: The Tony Longo trilogy (2014, 14 min.) a short film by Thom Andersen; Theatrical trailer. A collectible booklet featuring essays by Mike Davis, author of "City of quartz: excavating the future of Los Angeles" and Thom Andersen.
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 space. 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 -- Extras. Booklet : The introduction / Thom Andersen -- Tourists from hell / Mike Davis -- Los Angeles a city on film / Thom Andersen.
Editor, Yoo Seung-Hyun ; camera, Deborah Stratman ; remastering (2013), Adam R. Levine, Peter Bo Rappmund. Editor, Yoo Seung-Hyun ; camera, Deborah Stratman ; remastering (2013), Adam R. Levine, Peter Bo Rappmund.
Narrator, Encke King.
"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.
DVD, NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0.
English audio.
0781514843 9780781514842
881164000842 00881164000842 gtin-14
CG 000148 Cinema Guild
Motion pictures--History.--United States
Popular culture--California--Los Angeles.
Cinéma--Histoire.--États-Unis
Culture populaire--Californie--Los Angeles.
Motion pictures.
Popular culture.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--In motion pictures.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History.
California--Los Angeles.
United States.
Feature films--United States.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Feature films--United States.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Film clips.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Film clips.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films--United States.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
F869.L857 / L677 2014
979.4/94
