DVD Recommendation La La Land Starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling La La Land was the recipient of six Academy Awards, including Best Director (Damien Chazelle) and Best Actress (Emma Stone), earlier this year and is now available on DVD and On Demand. The musical effort is a love letter to Los Angeles and features a perfect mix of retro and contemporary elements. Chazelle is a clever director and defies viewers to pinpoint a time frame for the events of the film, at least until Mia Dolans (Stone) cell phone rings and chimes. Those sounds brings viewers into the present day, only to drawn back to the past with references to Old Hollywood and a jazz infused soundtrack that sounds both retro and fresh at the same time, if that is even possible. This story is about love and having dreams of a bright and successful future. Mia is an aspiring actress and Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) is a creative musician who has much potential, but also hates taking orders from others, thus causing him to fli...