Before becoming her trademark accessory, Natalie Wood first wore her signature bracelet on the set of West Side Story. She didn’t wear it for any sort of aesthetic purpose, however. Initially ...

“West Side Story,” as Misha can tell us more definitively ... it’s the greatest musical ever written; it has plenty of aesthetic flaws beyond the political ones we’re discussing.

In theory, “West Side Story” should have something to say ... perhaps an object lesson in the limits of reform, whether aesthetic or political. Where Mr. van Hove diverges from previous ...

one of the producers for Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” says there was no way they could have pulled off shooting the 20th Century Studios remake without the aesthetic backdrop and ...

The post Sorry, But the Story Part of West Side Story Sucks appeared first on Consequence. The Pitch: On a very literal level, Steven Spielberg‘s West Side Story is ...

Editor’s Note: The original story included erroneous characterization of the Puerto Rican characters in West Side Story as immigrants, which has been removed. We ...

The best part of Steven Spielberg’s new film of “West Side Story” isn’t the dance at the gym, or the Sharks and Jets’ scuffle in the prologue, or Tony and Maria’s love duet.

Their vision for West Side Story is decidedly contemporary, and the most thrilling aspect of the production is the extreme youth of its ensemble, dressed by costumer An D’Huys in streetwear that ...

From Rachel Zegler to Ansel Elgort, meet the 2021 'West Side Story' cast compared to their 1961 counterparts West Side Story first graced the big screen in 1961. In 2021, Steven Spielberg became ...

West Side Story hit the silver screen for the first time in 1961 with a talented cast that performed choreography and musical numbers that still resonate with audiences decades later. Directed by ...