la plays itself

in response to Courtney

Give me your best LA movie recs. LA STORY is already my favorite, but I’m on a hunt for more LA centric movies where the city is almost like a main character.

Visit

a bit of a meta rec, but this is one of my favorite docs and a superlative movie about la about movies about la.

in my brain.

4 months ago

Comments

Diana McGrail

@dmcgeeJun 25, 2026

Beat me to it!

Eliza R

@snowdaysJun 26, 2026

I think about this film (and The Exiles) often. Watch them + read Mike Davis’ City of Quartz and you’ll sweep away every flat stereotype of LA from your mind forever!

Across Rec League