Los Angeles Plays Itself
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Los Angeles Plays Itself is a video essay
by Thom Andersen
, finished in 2003, exploring the way Los Angeles
has been presented in movies. Consisting entirely of clips from other films, it was never released due to rights issues, though can been seen at film festivals and in special presentations by the director.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
by Thom Andersen
Thom Andersen
Thom Andersen is a filmmaker, film critic, and teacher. He attended Berkeley in the early 1960s and then returned to his hometown of Los Angeles to attend USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he studied with Arthur Knight and eventually assisted on Knight's project THE HISTORY OF SEX IN CINEMA...
, finished in 2003, exploring the way Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
has been presented in movies. Consisting entirely of clips from other films, it was never released due to rights issues, though can been seen at film festivals and in special presentations by the director.
External links
- The Reality of Film; Thom Anderson on Los Angeles Plays Itself
- Bringing It Back: An Interview With Thom Andersen
- Urban Renewal:The dreamlife of Angeles: A film professor reclaims his city
- Thom Andersen interview with StopSmiling Magazine
- Interview with Thom Andersen on WNYC Radio
- Collateral Damage: Los Angeles Continues Playing Itself by Thom Andersen
- List of movies mentioned in Los Angeles Plays Itself (in order of appearance)