Temps are rising in Los Angeles, making it the perfect time to duck into a dark, air-conditioned movie theater. And over at the Academy Museum on Miracle Mile, you can also get a bit of a tour of L.A.
The museum’s “Summer in the City: Los Angeles Block by Block” series has been showcasing films about — and set in — different neighborhoods of L.A. The series lasts through August 31st.
Inspired by the 2003 epic documentary, Los Angeles Plays Itself , the programming team selected 41 films that each highlight a different neighborhood, or point of view, on L.A. That’s including anything from the 90s valley girl vibes of Clueless to the dystopian future of Escape from L.
A. Black and white films, international directors, contemporary classics, 80s flicks — there’s something for everyone and almost every L.A.
neighborhood on the slate. “Oftentimes when people think about Los Angeles films, they think about the Hollywood sign or the Sunset Strip,” says Patrick Lowry, a life-long Angeleno and manager in the film program department at the museum. We spoke with Lowry and the rest of the programming team at the museum that put this list together to find out what they think makes an L.
A. movie, what was in the running that didn’t make it into this year’s screening and their favorite L.A.
spot to see on film. Read on to hear from programmers Hyesung ii, Patrick Lowry, Sari Navarro, K.J.
Relth-Miller, and Robert Reneau. “Summer in the City” hopes to shed light on.