Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times

2009
1h 57m

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Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times (2009)

Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times, tells the story of the Los Angeles Times and the city's most powerful family. For four generations, the Chandlers wielded unique influence throug... Read allInventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times, tells the story of the Los Angeles Times and the city's most powerful family. For four generations, the Chandlers wielded unique influence through their newspaper. In their pursuit of personal agendas and civic ideals, they built the c... Read allInventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times, tells the story of the Los Angeles Times and the city's most powerful family. For four generations, the Chandlers wielded unique influence through their newspaper. In their pursuit of personal agendas and civic ideals, they built the city of the future, but also exposed the dark side of the American Dream.

Directors
- Peter Jones
- Mark A. Catalena
Writer
- Peter Jones
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7.8/10

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Directors
- Peter Jones
- Mark A. Catalena
Writer
- Peter Jones
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Dorothy Chandler

Self
(voice)

Harry Brant Chandler

Self

Norman Chandler

Self
(voice)

Mike Davis

Self

Cary Farnsworth

Harry Chandler
(voice)

David Halberstam

Self

Abraham Hoffman

Self

Hal Holbrook

Harrison Gray Otis
(voice)

Alex Jones

Self

Maulana Karenga

Self

Norman Klein

Self

Ruben Martinez

Self

Joe McClean

Self
(voice)

Carey McWilliams

Self

Catherine Mulholland

Self

Liev Schreiber

Narrator

Upton Sinclair

Self
(archive footage)

Kevin Starr

Self

Directors
- Peter Jones
- Mark A. Catalena
Writer
- Peter Jones
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Influence of the Newspaper

This documentary shows the extreme influence that newspapers had in shaping the United States of America. The Chandlers are a very interesting family who basically created the city of L.A. and through the L.A. times ran the city for a over 100 years. These kind of epic stories don't come along every day and this documentary is very educational in bringing the story of their family and paper to the public knowledge.

This is also a very good film in that it helps me appreciate such classic films as Citizen Kane and All the President's Men and newer historical films such as Good Night, and Good Luck and Frost/Nixon. All of these films speak to the great influence of media (newspapers, TV, radio) on the public opinion in America and how the power of a few can effect the outlook of the masses.

I highly recommend this film for anyone interested in History, the evolution of media, and the influence of powerful people on all aspects of life (politics, religion, society).