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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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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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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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