Video of the Week V: Los Angeles Plays Itself

Ok – enough of the sordid student activities (for now at least). How ’bout something a little more cerebral, in the form of a discussion of the role of Modernist houses in Hollywood movies. The somewhat droll announcer explores the association of villainy with Modernism – something to keep in mind when you pen the design for your next retro-modernist contemporary dwelling… what is it that you are really saying about your clients…

m-d

Tags: Architecture, Body Double, Lethal Weapon, Los Angeles, Mel Gibson, modern architecture, Modernism, Modernist, Movies, Replacement Killers, Ricahrd Neutra, The Big Lebowski, Thom Andersen

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One Response to “Video of the Week V: Los Angeles Plays Itself”

m-d says:

March 5, 2009 at 8:42 am

There is an interesting take on this very issue here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/mar/04/frank-lloyd-wright-international