East Side Story
by Carlos Portugal
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Actor: Anthony Fitzgerald (II), Luis Accinelli, Luis Raul, Michael Cassady, Ren? AlvaradoDirector: Carlos Portugal
Brand: EAST SIDE STORY (DVD MOVIE)
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 88 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-12-04
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: WOLFE VIDEO
Movie Reviews of East Side Story
Movie Review: Great film on the struggles/pressures of different cultures on coming out
Summary: 4 Stars
If you liked Mambo Italiano, this film has quite a lot in common with that one. Replace Italian culture in Montreal with Latino culture in East L.A. and you've got the jist of it. For those of you who struggled with acceptance from your non-Anglo families and the pressures around machismo for men and generally negative perceptions of LGBT folk, this story is for you. The only flaw in the script is the one dimensional character of the white boyfriend who is so racist. We all know people who say this stuff about other races, in closed company, but it's drawn a bit broadly when he says it in front of the main character. But then again, I've seen some pretty stupid/racist fags in my day, so it's plausible that this happens. It just didn't ring true for me in either the screenplay or the performance. The cast is otherwise quite good for a low budget picture. Well worth it!
Summary of East Side Story
Set in East LA EAST SIDE STORY is the story of Diego a young man working at his family's restaurant and having an affair with a secretly gay real estate agent. As the relationship heats up and the Latino neighborhood becomes more and more gentrified everything changes for Diego and his family.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/ROMANTIC COMEDY UPC: 754703762979 Manufacturer No: WOL4515DHandsome restaurateur Diego (Rene Alvarado, Fall to Grace) thinks he has the perfect boyfriend--until Pablo (David Beron, Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders) makes it clear he's not coming out of the closet, in case it might threaten his real estate business. Of course, Diego himself isn't out at work--until his flighty aunt Blanca (Gladys Jimenez, Tremors: The Series) casually reveals this to the homophobic staff. Heartbroken and alienated at work, Diego gets distracted when Wesley (Steve Callahan, Nine Lives) and Jonathan (Cory Schneider, The M.O. of M.I.), two hunky guys who are apparently allergic to shirts, move in next door. But as sparks start to fly with Wesley, Jonathan attempts to use racial strife as a tool against Diego. For a low-budget gay romance, East Side Story has broad ambitions, juxtaposing racism and homophobia without getting too heavy-handed with either. The script and the acting are a little wooden, but sincere warmth, flippant humor, unapologetic directness about its characters' lives, and a lot of well-muscled bodies give this movie its appeal. Irene DeBari, as Diego's grandmother, provides a lot of the movie's heart. --Bret Fetzer
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