La La Land

La La Land Glossary

Barista

A person who serves in a coffee bar

Boise

Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho

Call back

A second round audition, having passed the first round.

Charlie Parker

An American jazz saxophonist and composer, who was also know as Yardbird and Bird.

CinemaScope

A lens series used, from 1953 to 1967, for shooting widescreen movies. Its creation in 1953 by Spyros P. Skouras, the president of 20th Century Fox, marked the beginning of the modern anamorphic format in both principal photography and movie projection.

Curt

Brief in a rude way.

A hermit

A person living in solitude, often as a form of religious discipline.

Jazz

A type of music of African-American origin which emerged at the beginning of the 20th century, characterized by improvisation, syncopation, and usually a regular or forceful rhythm.

K-Jazz 103

A jazz radio station Mia used to listen to when she was growing up, that played relaxing background jazz music.

Nostalgia

Feeling of longing for the past

Planetarium

A domed building in which images of stars, planets, and constellations are projected for public entertainment or education.

Rialto theatre

The cinema where Mia and Sebastian watch Rebel without a Cause

Rope-a-dope

A boxing tactic of pretending to be trapped against the ropes, goading an opponent to throw tiring ineffective punches

The Lighthouse

A jazz cafe where Sebastian meets Keith

One-woman show

A show performed by one woman only

Pipe dream

An unattainable hope

A phoenix rising from the ashes

In Greek mythology, a phoenix is a long-lived bird that is cyclically regenerated or reborn. Associated with the Sun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor.

Samba

A Brazilian dance of African origin

To get shanghaied

To be deceived, fooled, tricked

Traditionalist

Someone who wants to hold on to tradition, to the way things have always been

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