Thom Andersen

Contains:
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.… (mere)