Welcome To L.A.

Welcome to L.A.
If you happen to live or spend some time in Los Angeles, California, you develop all kinds of feelings in regards to this one special city. In my case, this feeling has varied depending on my mood or a particular time where something alters the dynamic of the city. I'm sure that producer Robert Altman (yes, the famous movie director) and writer-director Alan Rudolph felt something about being in L.A. that motivated them to make "Welcome to L.A.," a fascinating and quite unique look at the City of the Angels.

There are so many things that can be written about Los Angeles, really, most of them centered on Hollywood. The stories that Rudolph glued together for his film are, in fact, related to show business, music being the background for the script. The main character is Carroll Barber (Keith Carradine), who doesn't talk much, but commands the screen with no effort. Carroll is in town to write the lyrics for an album by Eric Wood (Richard Baskin). While in Los Angeles, he...

I taped this from cable years ago and have been waiting for the DVD!
I lived in Los Angeles since 1978 sigh....the 70's!!!) till 5 months ago * sob * and to me, this movie CAPTURES the aura, the sensibility, the moodiness the fears the loneliness, neediness, manipulations, and cut throat using that is the deep and profound epitomy of the City of Angels! I adore adore adore this movie! If you have ANY love of Los Angeles this movie is for you.
Please watch it more than once I have seen my well worn and hyper stretched VHS tape countless times and love each scene even more) ...as the characters, strange and weird, get more understandable each time. The music is bizarre, Richard Baskin of Baskin and Robbins, his dad) is nauseatingly obnoxious and perfect in this underlying part and his music flows under the movie like a dark strange blood...his voice is good, the musicians are real studio musicians he too, I believe he was Barbra Streisand's boyfriend at this time) ...Keith Carradine, a multi talent in his own right...actor, songwriter, singer,...

IF YOU LIKE ALAN RUDOLPH
then this is the movie for you! (Although I like CHOOSE ME almost as well.) I have waited for a long time for this to come out on DVD. Finally, long overdue, and upon watching it again after a span of at least 20 years, was still delighted. Quirky characters who seem quite normal and believable for L.A. make this a gem for Rudolph. 5 stars!

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