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  2. L.A. Without a Map - Wikipedia

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    Without a Map (also known as Los Angeles Without a Map and I Love L.A.) [3][4] is a 1998 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mika Kaurismäki, [2][3][4] from a screenplay he co-wrote with Richard Rayner, [2][3] based on Rayner's 1988 semi-autobiographical novel Los Angeles Without a Map. [3][4] The film stars David Tennant, Vinessa Shaw ...

  3. List of films set in Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    L.A. Apocalypse (2015) (annihilation of the city due to an explosion) San Andreas (2015) (destroyed by a massive earthquake) Terminator Genisys (2015) (destroyed by a nuclear bomb) Destruction: Los Angeles (2017) (destroyed by a massive earthquake) Eruption LA (2018) (destroyed by a volcanic eruption) "Moonfall" (2022) (destroyed by the Moon)

  4. Escape from L.A. - Wikipedia

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    English [ 1 ] Budget. $50 million [ 3 ] Box office. $42.3 million [ 4 ] Escape from L.A. (stylized on-screen as John Carpenter's Escape from L.A.) is a 1996 American post-apocalyptic action film co-written, co-scored, and directed by John Carpenter, co-written and produced by Debra Hill and Kurt Russell, with Russell also starring as Snake ...

  5. Watts Towers - Wikipedia

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    The Watts Towers, Towers of Simon Rodia, or Nuestro Pueblo[5] ("our town" in Spanish) are a collection of 17 interconnected sculptural towers, architectural structures, and individual sculptural features and mosaics within the site of the artist's original residential property in Watts, Los Angeles, California, United States.

  6. List of productions using the Vasquez Rocks as a filming location

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    The Vasquez Rocks, situated in the Sierra Pelona Mountains, in northern Los Angeles County, California, have been used as a setting for key scenes in many motion pictures, television shows, music videos, and video games. The following is a partial list of such multimedia in which the rock formations are included:

  7. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - Wikipedia

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    Wilshire/Fairfax (2025) 20 720. Website. www.academymuseum.org. The Sphere at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in March 2021. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is a film museum opened in 2021 located in Los Angeles, California. The first large-scale museum of its kind in the United States, [2][3] it houses more than 13 million objects ...

  8. History of Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    California portal. v. t. e. The history of Los Angeles began in 1781 when 44 settlers from central New Spain (modern Mexico) established a permanent settlement in what is now Downtown Los Angeles, as instructed by Spanish Governor of Las Californias, Felipe de Neve, and authorized by Viceroy Antonio María de Bucareli.

  9. Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Los Angeles, [a] often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.With an estimated 3,820,914 residents within the city limits as of 2023, [8] It is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind only New York City; it is also the commercial, financial and cultural center of Southern California.