Charles Doran‘s hilarious ode to Los Angeles geography snobbery, Westsider, is at last available in a spiffy DVD package that includes two versions of the film with behind-the-scenes material, as well as Doran’s earlier film, Ennui. You can order the DVD on Amazon or watch the original version as an Instant Download.
Westsider tells the story of a snobby junior architect who believes the west side of Los Angeles — which includes Santa Monica, Venice, Malibu and other snooty neighborhoods — is a paradise on Earth that he never wants to leave, until his own hubris casts him out into the hellhole known only as “the valley.”
While Westsider is clearly very L.A.-specific, its attack on neighborhood superiority is a universal one, e.g. just ask any Manhattanite if they’d ever consider living in Brooklyn.
The DVD comes with the version of the film that screened at numerous film festivals,...
Westsider tells the story of a snobby junior architect who believes the west side of Los Angeles — which includes Santa Monica, Venice, Malibu and other snooty neighborhoods — is a paradise on Earth that he never wants to leave, until his own hubris casts him out into the hellhole known only as “the valley.”
While Westsider is clearly very L.A.-specific, its attack on neighborhood superiority is a universal one, e.g. just ask any Manhattanite if they’d ever consider living in Brooklyn.
The DVD comes with the version of the film that screened at numerous film festivals,...
- 1/17/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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