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The gold beneath the glitter of To Live and Die in L.A
Initially written off as vapid & glitzy, L.A.‘s a searing indictment of 80s materialism and macho posturing crafted from the era’s shallow pop culture trappings. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch It must have been easy to be cynical about William Friedkin’s To Live and Die in L.A. in 1985. After a blazing hot early 1970s, his critical ... The gold beneath the glitter of To Live and Die in L.A