By Restless [Originally on goofyblog 4.25.07]
There’s a lot to like about Southern California, so different from Northern California that there’s been talk for years of splitting the state in two. I love the architecture in LA, and the deserts, the beach and the sun. But mostly the architecture.
I meant to see Los Angeles Plays Itself when it came out in 2004 in New York, but it was a limited art house showing. I’ve had it in my netflix queue ever since, but it’s not available yet.
This film from Thom Andersen combines recognizable city imagery with twists on other scenery and still shots. Changing the normal view of a city as just a backdrop, Andersen also uses unique tools to portray the City of Angels as a subject and a character.Just discovered a guy from Germany who’s made it his avocation to come to Los Angeles and take shots (over 1700 so far) of the architecture there (Pictured: Ross House 1957 Eric Lloyd Wright). Check it out!
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