Blu-ray Review – Los Angeles Plays Itself

The story of "Los Angeles Plays Itself" and its decade-long road to distribution is nearly as entertaining as the movie. Director Thom Andersen pulled together an elaborate patchwork quilt of film clips to tell the story of a city through the prism of its cinematic representations. However, paying for the rights to bring the documentary to screens proved to be cost prohibitive, leaving the effort to languish in limbo, only receiving appreciation during its initial festival run and through internet file sharing, where the picture developed a cult appreciation. Now ten years later, "Los Angeles Plays Itself" is revived with a slight re-edit, new source materials to beef up the examples, and an opportunity to reach the wide audience it was always made for. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com