Free Films at the Building Museum July 10, 2005

Chinatown 11:00 am?1:15 pm
Roman Polanski directs this film (131 min., 1974) which features Jack Nicholson as J. J. Gittes, a 1930s detective who discovers a corrupt land development scheme at the heart of a murder case. Rated R

Los Angeles Plays Itself 1:30?4:30 pm
Thom Andersen?s acclaimed documentary (169 min., 2003) pays tribute to Los Angeles and how it has been historically represented on film?whether as a different city altogether, a vision of an apocalyptic future, or a nostalgic landscape of the past. Employing hundreds of film clips, and with a strong sense of humor, Los Angeles Plays Itself shows how a very real Los Angeles can still be glimpsed through the haze of Hollywood?s imaginings. Not Rated

Silver Anniversary, The Reel Architecture Film Series
http://www.nbm.org/25ann.html