Jay Gertzman wrote:
> This avuncular documentary is about
> is about the depiction of L.A. in films,
> and about the way the history of the
> city has been presented by the film
> industry.
Thought I'd mention, since no one else was too likely, that
the title of Thom Andersen's documentary is, indeed, taken
from the 1970s gay porn film directed by Fred Halsted: "L.A.
Plays Itself." (Ou sont les pornos d'antan ...)
Here's a link to an article about the Andersen which goes
into a bit more detail. Dig, too, the description further
down the page of gritty Los Angeles docu-drama "The Savage
Eye." Written by the guy (Ben Maddow) who wrote the script
for "The Asphalt Jungle," in case you're interested.
http://www.sfbg.com/38/35/art_film_andersen.html
And here's an article-ette about Halsted himself.
http://www.bjland.ws/directors/halstead.halstead.html
To quote Barbara Baxley (later seen in "Nashville" and "Norma
Rae"), as Baxley is reputed to exclaim in "The Savage Eye":
"I've got a sin that won't wash off -- the sin of loveless
love!"
Chris
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