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    Design and Architecture

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself, a celebrated, if barely seen, film about films made in L.A., is finally available on general release more than 10 years after it was first made. Director Thom Andersen talks about the process of making the documentary and why it was motivated by the portrayal of classic Modernist houses as homes for bad guys.

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    By Frances Anderton • Sep 2, 2014 • 1 min read

    Los Angeles Plays Itself, a celebrated, if barely seen, film about films made in L.A., is finally available on general release more than 10 years after it was first made. Director Thom Andersen talks about the process of making the documentary and why it was motivated by the portrayal of classic Modernist houses as homes for bad guys.

    Cinefamily is hosting screenings of Los Angeles Plays Itself, find out more information, here.

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    Architects Vie To Design LGBT Campus; Los Angeles Plays Itself
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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Caroline Chamberlain

      KUOW

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      Thom Andersen

      Director of “Los Angeles Plays Itself,” and film and video faculty at CalArts.

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    Architects Vie To Design LGBT Campus; Los Angeles Plays Itself
    1. 1:04 Architects Vie for L.A. LGBT Campus
    2. 14:14Los Angeles Plays ItselfYou’re reading this
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