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Best on Film
TThe Malt
e Maltese F
e Falc
alcon ((1941) Hum
941) Humpphrey B
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t as a Sa
s a San F
n Franciisco p
o priivate e
e eye..
Sun
Sunset B
t Boule
ulevard ((1950) A cla
950) A classic b
ic bonffiire o
e of Holly
f Hollywood v
d vaniitiies..
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958) Alfred Hit
d Hitcchcocck''s n
s noir th
ir thrille
iller, s
, set in SF
t in SF..
TThe G
e Gradua
duate ((19967) Sur
) Surviiviing lif
g life in 1
e in 1960s So
960s SoCal s
al suuburb
urbiia..
CChiinatown ((1974) L
4) LA''s b
s bruutal 2
al 20th
0th--centuury w
y water w
r wars..
Bla
Bladderuunner ((1982) R
982) Ridle
idley Sc
y Scott''s f
s fuutuuriistic c
ic cyyberpunk v
unk viisiion o
n of L
f LA..
Pulp F
ulp Fiictiion ((1994) Q
994) Quuentin T
in Tarantiino''s o
s ouutrageous in
us interlo
rlocckiing L
g LA s
A storiies..
LA C
A Conffide
idential
ial ((19997) Ne
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ir tale o
ale of c
f corruuptiion a
n and m
d muurdder in 1
r in 1950s L
950s LA..
TThe B
e Big L
ig Leebowsskii ((1998) C
998) Coen b
n brotthers' z
' zany L
y LA f
A farce s
e starriing '
g 'TThe D
e Dude
ude..''
Crassh ((2004) R
004) Racial t
ial tensiions pla
s play o
y out in c
ut in contemporary L
y LA..
Best in Print
TThe T
e Tortilla C
illa Cuurtaiin (TC B
C Boyle
yle) Me
) Mexiican--Ameriican c
n cult
ultuure cla
e clash a
sh and ch
d chasiing th
g the
Calif
aliforniian dr
n dream..
My C
My Calif
aliforniia: J
: Jouurneys b
s by G
y Great W
t Wriiters (Angel C
el Ciity P
y Press) In
) Insigh
ightfful s
ul storiies b
s by
tale
alennted ch
d chronicle
iclers..
WWhere I W
e I Was F
s From (Joan D
n Didio
idion) C
) Calif
aliforniia--born e
n essayiist sh
t shatters p
s palm
alm--friinged
ffantasie
sies..
Holly
Hollywood B
d Baabylo
ylon ((Kenneth A
th Anger) '
) 'Tell-all' b
ell-all' book ab
ok about th
ut the s
e scandalo
dalous liv
us lives a
s and
tiimes o
s of Holly
f Hollywoodd's e
s early s
rly stars..
California Dreams vs Reality
Even if you've seen it in movies or on TV, California still comes as a shock to the system.
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