We’re so rife with reboots and remakes today that it can take a moment to gauge just what Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” is. Rachel Zegler’s María, Ariana DeBose’s Anita and David Alvarez’s Bernardo are, to remarkable degree, what makes this “West Side Story” sing. And, yet, as fully realized and impeccably crafted as this “West Side Story” is, I’m …
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The Times is committed to reviewing theatrical film releases during the COVID-19 pandemic. And the obvious care taken by Spielberg and his screenwriter, Tony Kushner — here wringing an entirely new script from Arthur Laurents’ original book — speaks to the cultural firestorms that “West Side Story” seems to ignite with each new iteration. Rita Moreno in Steven Spielberg’s new …
Five stars for Spielberg's 'moving' West Side Story Niko Tavernise/ Twentieth Century Fox Spielberg's version of the classic musical is "full of energy, passion and tragedy", says Caryn James. Eternal works of art can be endlessly transformed, much the way West Side Story itself turned Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, complete with balcony scene, into the story of Tony and Maria, …
During the trailer release at the Oscars 2021, Rita Moreno, the star of the original 1961 movie, recalled the film, which was in turn the screen adaptation of a Broadway musical. The first trailer of Steven Spielberg’s much-awaited film West Side Story was unveiled at the 93rd Academy Awards. The film stars Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort in the lead …
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