I adored Steven Spielberg’s new filmization of “West Side Story.” I thought it undid most of the problematic aspects of the still magnificent 1961 film — including sometimes one ...

“West Side Story” is a beautifully-mounted, impressive, emotion-ridden and violent musical which, in its stark approach to a raging social problem and realism of unfoldment, may set a pattern ...

Shofar, So Good: Performers practice a knife fight in a scene from Leonard Bernstein?s ?West Side Story.? The shofar theme is woven throughout the score. Image by Getty Images ...

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I liked Steven Spielberg ’s emotionally energized, visually bustling “ West Side Story ” just fine, though I’m not as over the moon about it as some of my critical colleagues. There’s an ...

Film & TV News The West Side Story-Cats Mashup Film That Almost Was Find out how a very different adaptation of the 1957 Leonard Bernstein-Stephen Sondheim musical was aiming for movie theatres.

Steven Spielberg remade 'West Side Story' in 2021 with a brand-new cast, including Rachel Zegler as Maria and Ansel Elgort as Tony.

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Watch Deadline's video review of 'West Side Story.' Steven Spielberg's first musical Is a challenge met, with reverence and innovation for a classic.

1961: The introduction of the Jets street gang takes place in several rundown blocks on New York’s West Side scheduled for demolition to make way for Lincoln Center.

Fast Forward This catchy ‘West Side Story’ Hanukkah parody was filmed on location in New York A screenshot from Jewish a capella group Six13’s new video “West Side Chanukah Story.” ...