The film is also, undoubtedly, a homage, as it presents its day in the life of the city. But it's hardly a typical day: intercut with apparently random images - of an aquarium, Dennis Hopper driving, Brad Pitt preparing a fight scene, a woman applying lipstick, the legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans being shaved by a topless woman - are preparations for that evening's Oscars. Close-ups of the stars as they arrive for the ceremony suggest an intimacy that is wholly manufactured, while computer generated music by Turnernominated artist Liam Gillick heightens the sense of frenetic pace and alienation. The juxtapositions are oddly seductive. Fisun G¸ner