The title really says it all. Far from Dogtown and Z-boys, the burgeoning west coast punk scene and the empty swimming pools that provided endless possibility, in Germany kids were bolting wheels to pieces of wood and seeing what would happen. And with a wall up separating East from West, a government that spied on its citizens and a chance to see the world a distant prospect, it would seem that a thriving subculture in the German Democratic Republic would be impossible. But, it's just the kind of fertile ground for discontent to manifest itself in bold ways, and "This Ain't California" is a docu-drama that captures it all with energy and style to spare. But perhaps the first thing to get out of the way is the question of authenticity. Though presented and positioned as a documentary -- utilizing a blend of real '80s footage of “wheel-board-riders,” with...