Whether you have been to LA or not, we are all affected by the idea and preconceptions of Los Angeles that are perpetuated by popular culture. LA is arguably the most popular character in Hollywood movies and has been portrayed in almost every way possible. Thom Anderson’s documentary “Los Angeles Plays Itself” covers a lot of these identities of the city in an amazingly captivating three and a half hours. The movie was never released officially since it’s made completely out of pieces of other movies, but thanks to the power of a free and open internet, we are able to watch it anyway. Even if you don’t have the patience to sit through the whole thing, watching any part of it is worth the time. The sheer amount of films he covers makes you wonder how he has time to do anything with his amount of film knowledge.
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A little short I made for my love of LA.









