02944cgm a2200397 4500 758869890 TxAuBib 20141013120000.0 141001s2014||||||||||||||||||||||v|eng|u 9780781514842 0781514843 881164000842 (OCoLC)891782923 TEFMT eng rda TEFMT TEF WAU KSU TxGR TxAuBib eng eng Los Angeles plays itself [DVD] / Burton/Floyd presents ; research/text/production, Thom Andersen. New York, NY : Cinema Guild, 2014. 1 videodisc (170 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([24] pages ; 19 cm.) Originally produced as a motion picture in 2003. 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. Part one : Credits ; 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 ; Landmarks ; Disaster movies; The city as character: James M. Cain ; A brighter world ; Film noir ; Things that aren't 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. 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; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0. 20141013. Motion pictures United States History. Popular culture California Los Angeles. Los Angeles (Calif) In motion pictures. Los Angeles (Calif) History. Andersen, Thom, film director. King, Encke, narrator. Cinema Guild, film distributor. Tony Longo trilogy. RV8