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LA PLAYS ITSELF
a great documentary — the only movie, in my opinion, that’s able to encapsulate LA. 
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@gia-coppola
Feb 25, 2025
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@headempty
Ok this is a based recommendation BUT I will say laden with irony because he makes a huge deal about the difference between saying "Los Angeles" and "L.A." and has a really negative opinion of the latter!
Feb 25, 2025
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@young_yellow_cattle
headempty came here to say the same thing. Also that LA Plays Itself is a different film entirely, important but of a different genre. Thom Andersen ≠ Fred Halsted
Feb 25, 2025

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