Los Angeles plays itself

Part one : 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. Modern architecture .Landmarks. Disaster movies. The city as character: James M. Cain. A brighter world.Film noir. Things that aren't there 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.

Part one : 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

Modern architecture

Landmarks

Disaster movies

The city as character: James M. Cain

A brighter world

Film noir

Things that aren't there 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.

Booklet : The introduction / Thom Andersen

Tourists from hell / Mike Davis

Los Angeles a city on film / Thom Andersen.