Los Angeles Plays Itself
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.
Meet Wally Sparks
Wally Sparks is a tabloid TV show reporter who's trying to boost ratings on his show. He goes to the governor's mansion to uncover a sex scandal.
Senses of Cinema
As notions of civil rights transformed across the world, so was the screen landscape reformed by the ascension of grassroots film movements seeking to challenge the mainstream. Some aspired to push form to its limit; others worked to destabilise what they saw as a homogenous industry, or to provoke questions around gender, sexuality, migration and race.
×
Thom Andersen
Director
Howard Duff
as
Dave Pomeroy in Panic in the City
Ralph Meeker
as
Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly
Roy Jenson
as
Mulvihill in Chinatown
Richard Basehart
as
Roy Morgan / Roy Martin in He Walked By Night
Peter Baldwin
Director
Lewis Arquette
as
Cardinal
Gabrielle Carteris
as
Gabrielle Carteris
Michael Rooker
as
Michael Rooker
Julia Sweeney
as
Mrs. Martha Karp
Bryan Brown
as
Self
Bill Hunter
as
Self
84%