What a Night… Well, once again I digress from this site’s usual stream of sci-fi/fantasy/horror offerings to offer a few thoughts on last night’s 94th Annual Academy Awards Oscars ceremony. First, I was pleased with the winners, as there seemed to be more quality offerings this year than in the previous awards ceremony of 2021….
Tag: West Side Story
Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” (2021) smartly updates and improves upon a classic…
*****NEW YORK CITY-SIZED SPOILERS!!***** Robert Wise’s “West Side Story,” 1961. Director Robert Wise’s 1961 film of Jerome Robbins’ Broadway hit “West Side Story” was the “Hamilton” of its day; a 1957-set retelling of Shakespeare’s timeless tragic romance, “Romeo and Juliet,” as seen through the eyes of rival New York City street gangs, the Sharks and…