Feature: The 101 Best LA Films…according to the LA Times
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Episode Feature: The 101 Best LA Films…according to the LA Times
The LA Times released a list of the best 101 films set in Los Angeles. The number one spot went to the 1974 film Chinatown, directed by Roman Polanski, starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, with the backdrop of a 1930’s Los Angeles. Second place went to David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive (2001), and some other notable picks include Blade Runner (1982), Her (2013), Tangerine (2015) and Boyz n the Hood (1991). Joining Larry Mantle on FilmWeek to discuss some of the more surprising films included and their personal favorites are LAist film critics Manuel Betancourt, assistant editor of Documentary Magazine, and one of the contributors to the LA Times’ Best LA Movies list, and Wade Major, film critic for CineGods.com and author of the “Hollywood Heretic” Substack.
You can read the LA Times’ 101 Best LA Movies list here.
Links in the notes 8
- https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/list/best-los-angeles-movies
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071315/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_6_nm_2_in_0_q_chinat
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166924/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_3_nm_5_in_0_q_mullholl
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_blade%2520runner
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1798709/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_4_tt_6_nm_1_in_0_q_her
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3824458/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_4_nm_4_in_0_q_tangerine
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101507/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_boyz%2520n%2520the
- https://laist.com/people/manuel-betancourt
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