L.A. On FIlm

By: Richard Vialet

I love Los Angeles, and I think it has a real beauty in it’s own way. Here are a list of some movies in no particular order that I feel capture the spirit of the city and highlights different areas and cultures, from the glitz and glam to the city’s seedy underbelly.

Great examples of TV shows:

Entourage
24
Six Feet Under
The Shield

Feel free to suggest any movies I’ve missed!!

• 01
  Sunset Blvd.
  Billy Wilder
• 02
  Drive
  Nicolas Winding Refn
• 03
  L.A. Confidential
  Curtis Hanson
• 04
  Double Indemnity
  Billy Wilder
• 05
  Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
  Shane Black
• 06
  The Player
  Robert Altman
• 07
  Training Day
  Antoine Fuqua
• 08
  Heat
  Michael Mann
• 09
  Collateral
  Michael Mann
• 10
  Boyz n the Hood
  John Singleton
• 11
  Magnolia
  Paul Thomas Anderson
• 12
  Boogie Nights
  Paul Thomas Anderson
• 13
  (500) Days of Summer
  Marc Webb
• 14
  Swingers
  Doug Liman
• 15
  Chinatown
  Roman Polanski
• 16
  Crash
  Paul Haggis
• 17
  Devil in a Blue Dress
  Carl Franklin
• 18
  The Day of the Locust
  John Schlesinger
• 19
  Mulholland Drive
  David Lynch
• 20
  The Big Lebowski
  Joel Coen
• 21
  Jackie Brown
  Quentin Tarantino
• 22
  Pulp Fiction
  Quentin Tarantino
• 23
  A Better Life
  Chris Weitz
• 24
  Spanglish
  James L. Brooks
• 25
  Quinceañera
  Richard Glatzer