Comments on: One Pair of Eyes

One Pair of Eyes

miss lynnster — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:31:58 -0800

Architectural critic and writer Reyner Banham loved Los Angeles. (Last link is a BBC documentary, circa 1972, 52 minutes -- NSFW at 47 minute mark)

Surprisingly, some parts of LA seemed much more run down 30 years ago than now. Most shocking to me was being reminded of how horrific the Santa Monica Pier looked back when it was slated for destruction (appx. 32 minute mark). And no, the pre-GPS Baede Kar system wasn't real, they made it up.

By: Hartster

Hartster — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:42:55 -0800

Great documentary with some very funky music, cheers miss lynster. Incidentally, if you're in LA, you can always go on the Reyner Banham Bus Tour. As Banham himself says, "I learned to drive in order to read Los Angeles in the original." [Derail: And I know the NSFW tag is a bit more complex than that, but I like the idea of someone watching 47 minutes of a documentary at work, but then getting into trouble for the brief scene in a topless revue]

By: carbide

carbide — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:38:03 -0800

I love this film, thanks for the reminder.