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Watch Thom Andersen’s ‘Los Angeles Plays Itself’ On Its 10th Anniversary

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Christopher Campbell
Sep 07, 2013
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According to the IMDb, Los Angeles Plays Itself had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2003. To celebrate the tenth anniversary, we thought it’d be nice to share this epic essay film with you today via the full-version YouTube (unofficially?) made available earlier this year. Directed by CalArts film professor …

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