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ards annually for movie and television production such as the academy of motion picture arts and sciences and the academy of television arts sciences there are many film festivals like the los angeles gay and lesbian film festival conducted by outfest and dances with films held at the tcl chinese theatre specialty theatres like quentin tarantino s new beverly cinema and art houses like the nuart theatre screen eclectic mixes of new and historic movies hollywood edit main article hollywood los angeles hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of los angeles california this ethnically diverse densely populated neighborhood is notable as the home of the u s film industry including several of its historic studios and its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the industry and the people in it although film production in los angeles remains the most important center for the medium hollywood has become more international thus it faces increasing competition however from other parts of the united states and from the canadian cities of vancouver british columbia and toronto ontario as well as numerous other countries around the world such as romania and australasia that provide hollywood with lower production costs the phenomenon of entertainment companies running away to other locales in search of lower labor and production costs is known as runaway production although the trend shows signs of reversing due to the state s current film television tax credit program administered by the california film commission the motion picture and tv industries have helped create the image that defines los angeles across the world many tourists flock to see hollywood related landmarks such as the walk of fame and the hollywood sign literature edit this section needs more citations please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed august 2025 learn how and when to remove this message los angeles s literary history includes acclaimed authors such as raymond chandler whose hard boiled detective stories were set in pre war and immediate post war l a ross macdonald carried on the chandler tradition into the 1950s and in the 1960s and 1970s blended it with themes of classical tragedy walter mosley james ellroy and joseph hansen are among the local successors to chandler nathanael west s book the day of the locust depicted a raw side to the hollywood dream ray bradbury wrote science fiction after moving to the city in 1934 in the 1960s joan didion became one of los angeles s most famous and acclaimed writers her essay collections slouching towards bethlehem 1968 and the white album 1979 as well as her novel play it as it lays 1970 established her as one of the preeminent chroniclers of the city actress carrie fisher found success as a novelist the best known local poet was charles bukowski who mostly lived in hollywood but in the later part of his life lived in san pedro tens of thousands of screenplays have been written by l a city residents and the movie business has attracted many authors including f scott fitzgerald aldous huxley tennessee williams evelyn waugh william faulkner and joan didion los angeles county boasts a plethora of independent bookstores 27 such as book soup and skylight books as well as a number of literary magazine including the los angeles review of books slake the santa monica review and black clock los angeles has many public library branches including the architecturally renowned public library this city is also home to the last bookstore which is the largest in california and second largest on the west coast after powell s books in portland oregon fiction edit los angeles has provided fertile territory for writers of fiction with crime fiction being a common genre for stories about the city during the 20th century fiction portraying the city has highlighted the complexity of the city and the discontinuities between its public image and the reality of living there the size and scale of the city have also provided crime writers with a suitably complex city against which to set their stories works that explore life in the city include eve babitz eve s hollywood 1974 slow days fast company 1977 james robert baker fuel injected dreams 1986 boy wonder 1988 charles bukowski post office 1971 raymond chandler the big sleep 1939 farewell my lovely 1940 the long goodbye 1953 michael connelly harry bosch series starting with the black echo 1992 present joan didion play it as it lays 1970 bret easton ellis less than zero 1985 james ellroy the black dahlia 1987 l a confidential 1990 white jazz 1992 john fante ask the dust 1939 gerald jay goldberg heart payments 1982 126 days of continuous sunshine 1972 chester himes if he hollers let him go 1945 mary helen ponce hoyt street an autobiography 2006 nina revoyr southland 2003 roger l simon the moses wine series starting with the big fix 1973 héctor tobar the barbarian nurseries 2011 evelyn waugh the loved one 1947 nathanael west the day of the locust 1939 music edit this section does not cite any sources please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed august 2025 learn how and when to remove this message main articles music of los angeles and list of songs about los angeles the entrance of the grammy museum at la live los angeles is also one of the most important cities in the world for the recorded music industry the landmark capitol records building which resembles a stack of albums is representative of this a m records long occupied a studio off sunset boulevard built by charlie chaplin who wrote the music for his own films the warner brothers built a major recording business in addition to their film business at the other end of the business local rhino records began a reissue boom by digging through archives of old recordings and repackaging them for modern audiences citation needed los angeles had a vibrant african american musical community even when it was relatively small a number of musical artists congregated around central avenue and the community produced a number of great talents including charles mingus buddy collette gerald wilson and others in the 1930s and 1940s before disappearing in the 1950s citation needed in the 1960s the sunset strip became a breeding ground for bands like the byrds buffalo springfield and the doors randy newman also started his career during this time and the beach boys were founded in nearby hawthorne during this same decade as well much hard rock has come out of los angeles including legendary hard rockers van halen from nearby pasadena hair bands like mötley crüe ratt w a s p and guns n roses thrash metal acts like megadeth metallica who later relocated to san francisco and slayer from huntington park and also 1990s rock bands such as jane s addiction korn the offspring and the red hot chili peppers softer rock acts also flourished as evidenced by the eagles and linda ronstadt during the 1970s there was a sizeable punk rock movement which spawned the hardcore punk movement featuring bands like x black flag and wasted youth in the 1980s the paisley underground movement was native to los angeles in the 1990s and early 21st century los angeles contribution to rock music continued with acclaimed artists such as beck sublime of long beach tool system of a down rage against the machine crazy town no doubt linkin park the calling incubus hoobastank lifehouse eve 6 sugar ray deftones papa roach alien ant farm in this moment avenged sevenfold afi saosin and thirty seconds to mars in addition the gangsta rap of n w a and later the solo careers of dr dre eazy e ice cube 2pac and snoop dogg among related acts reestablished los angeles particularly the communities of long beach and compton as a center of african american musical development and g funk as one of hip hop s major living styles the 2000s saw a further flourishing of the los angeles rock scene with acclaimed acts such as maroon 5 and a resurgence in west coast hip hop in the form of rappers such as the game the black eyed peas gained even greater popularity during this decade the pop singers such as belinda carlisle paula abdul justin timberlake gwen stefani fergie hilary duff ashlee simpson jesse mccartney aly aj vanessa hudgens ashley tisdale miley cyrus selena gomez demi lovato colbie caillat sara bareilles katy perry kesha and ariana grande also anchored their singing careers in los angeles area as well citation needed in the heart of downtown los angeles is the music center of los angeles county the music center consists of the new walt disney concert hall the dorothy chandler pavilion the ahmanson theatre and the mark taper forum the courtyard fountain and public art make it a beautiful location adding to its cultural importance on the same street are the los angeles central library the museum of contemporary art the colburn school of performing arts and the cathedral of our lady of the angels the los angeles philharmonic orchestra now performs at walt disney concert hall after having spent many years in residence at the dorothy chandler pavilion and performs summer concerts at the hollywood bowl the los angeles master chorale also calls the walt disney concert hall home the dorothy chandler pavilion is also the residence of the los angeles opera and dance at the music center the ahmanson theatre mark taper forum and the kirk douglas theatre in culver city are home to the center theatre group directed by michael ritchie contemporary opera los angeles presents performances that are sung in english and set in a contemporary style and their proceeds benefit local children s education charities and animal rescue charities citation needed the demands of scoring thousands of hours of soundtracks for tv and movies also provides work for composers and classically trained musicians bands orchestras and symphonies citation needed cultural enclaves edit this section does not cite any sources please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed august 2025 learn how and when to remove this message the los angeles metropolitan area is one of the most diverse urban areas in the world with hundreds of cultures represented in the region ethnic enclaves edit below is a list of many ethnic enclaves present in the los angeles metropolitan area where their cultures contribute to the cosmopolitan nature of the city ethnic enclaves of los angeles metro area ethnic enclave name neighborhood ethnicity represented official recognition or dedicated district east asian ethnic enclaves chinatown chinatown los angeles chinese americans taiwanese americans hong kong americans as well as many other asian americans yes 1938 626 sgv chinese enclaves in the san gabriel valley no little taipei monterey park california taiwanese americans in los angeles no rowland heights hacienda heights california koreatown koreatown los angeles korean americans yes 2008 orange county koreatown koreatown garden grove yes 2019 little tokyo little tokyo los angeles japanese americans yes 1995 little osaka sawtelle japantown sawtelle los angeles yes 2015 south east asian ethnic enclaves filipinotown historic filipinotown los angeles historically filipino americans yes 2002 manilatown downtown riverside no little manila carson california filipino americans no eagle rock los angeles glendale california no san gabriel valley no west long beach no little saigon little saigon orange county vietnamese americans yes 1988 little saigon los angeles little saigon los angeles yes thai town thai town los angeles thai americans yes october 27 1999 cambodia town cambodia town long beach california cambodian americans yes 2007 south asian ethnic enclaves little india little india artesia california indian americans yes little bangladesh little bangladesh los angeles bangladeshi americans yes 2010 little afghanistan hollywood afghan americans no middle eastern ethnic enclaves little armenia little armenia los angeles armenian americans yes october 6 2000 arabia street west los angeles middle eastern americans no reseda los angeles little arabia anaheim california egyptian american syrian american lebanese american yemeni american pending little gaza palestinian american pending tehrangeles or little persia westwood los angeles iranian americans no southern san fernando valley beverly hills california persian square near ucla no los angeles community eruv agoura hills beverly hills hancock park pico robertson west hollywood westwood jewish american north valley eruv chatsworth granada hills north hills northridge valley eruv north hollywood valley village van nuys sherman oaks sherman village and panorama city woodland hills west hills eruv woodland hills west hills latin american caribbean ethnic enclaves el salvador corridor pico union los angeles salvadoran americans yes august 2012 guatemalan americans honduran americans other central american groups no little central america westlake los angeles harvard heights los angeles olvera street el pueblo de los ángeles historical monument mexican americans chicano yes 1877 sonoratown removed 1732 1938 east los angeles california no byzantine latino quarter byzantine latino quarter mexican american hispanic caribbean american no el corredor oaxaqueño mid city los angeles oaxacan mexican americans no little brazil culver city california brazilian americans other lusophone americans no little belize vermont square los angeles belizean americans no african and african american ethnic enclaves little ethiopia little ethiopia los angeles ethiopian americans yes 2002 freetown whittier california african americans no south central los angeles compton carson inglewood culver city and hawthorne no antelope valley no native american ethnic enclaves indian alley skid row los angeles native americans no pacific islander ethnic enclaves carson california pacific islander americans no eagle rock los angeles glendale california no european ethnic enclaves little italy via italia san pedro los angeles italian americans maltese americans no croatian place croatian americans no greektown greek americans no byzantine latino quarter byzantine latino quarter no little portugal little portugal los angeles portuguese americans no frogtown frogtown los angeles lincoln heights los angeles french americans no little moscow los feliz los angeles russian americans no little odessa west hollywood california ukrainian americans in los angeles no lgbtq enclaves edit los angeles is also home to a couple of gay villages centered around the lgbtq community in los angeles lgbtq enclaves in los angeles gay village name neighborhood gay village silver lake los angeles gay weho west hollywood california see also edit society portal los angeles portal lgbt culture in los angeles list of 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