Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Movies are all bombing now anyway except for Disney/Marvel ones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 And still people say cinema hasn't changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,276 Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 It’s evolved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 1 minute ago, mrbellamy said: It’s devolved! Fixed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I don't worry about it financially. I just hold West Side Story as a masterpiece and I only see SS coming in way short. I applaud his ballsy-ness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Relative ballsiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,276 Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 Even if the movie is just whatever, Tony Kushner’s script will have some angle on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Will this be set in the late 60's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,052 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 1860s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 You think you're better than me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Zzzzzzzzzzz... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Natalie Wood in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Rita Moreno, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Natalie Wood wasn't remotely believable as a Puerto Rican chick. She had small boobs and a narrow figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Shoulda cast Sophia Loren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I think I'll be watching the original on the remake's opening night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Dieter Stark said: Natalie Wood wasn't remotely believable as a Puerto Rican chick. She had small boobs and a narrow figure. Grace Kelly had something Natalie Woods needed badly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,911 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 12 hours ago, Richard said: Hmm. Diggin' that late 50s/early 60s vibe...in glorious HD I wonder if this is going to be sort of like a Julie Taymor "Titus" stylized version of the "no specific time" or if they are going to place it in the 50's and 60's making it a period piece? I thought the whole point was to modernize it (though it was itself a modernized version of Romeo and Juliette hence can be constantly modernized)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,476 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Spielberg is generally a pretty scrupulous film-maker. His period recreation always seems appropriate and never overtly stylized. So this too will I am sure have his usual elegance and stateliness. But the cinematography looks a bit dull almost sepia. I am hoping for some tracking shots and long takes. I really want Spielberg to show off here what he can do as a director since it is a relatively safe project. We all know it will be good and well-reviewed and commercially successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,835 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 14 hours ago, Romão said: Very beige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Why is E.T. removed from the AMBLIN logo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 It's been walkie talkied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Like Data said in The Goonies, that's fucking atrocious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 5 hours ago, Alex said: Very beige It's just a warm faded colors look. The final product will most likely be different. 7 hours ago, karelm said: I wonder if this is going to be sort of like a Julie Taymor "Titus" stylized version of the "no specific time" or if they are going to place it in the 50's and 60's making it a period piece? I thought the whole point was to modernize it (though it was itself a modernized version of Romeo and Juliette hence can be constantly modernized)? Looking at the costumes and background, it definitely doesn't look present-day. 'Modernize' might refer to the style of acting and filmmaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Some of their bodies look totally present day, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Yes, that was the first thing I noticed, but it's not over the top. They don't look like fitness boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,516 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 It'll be like Jesus Christ Superstar: a bunch of hipsters go out to an abandoned warehouse to reenact the past and sacrifice a person or two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 What abandoned warehouse?! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,516 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: What abandoned warehouse?! 22 hours ago, Romão said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Exactly the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Nope. Oh, you mean the photo ... Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 18 hours ago, publicist said: Will this be set in the late 60's? 50's C. Thomas Howell's kid looks just like his dad 12 hours ago, Alex said: Very beige The DP is know for his fear of real color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,337 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Spielberg's 'West Side Story' Wraps Chen G. and Disco Stu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,276 Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 Also last summer there was a still of the new Anita which doesn’t look like it was posted here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,052 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Is the film set to the 50s? In that case her teeth are too white! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 They only look white because her skin is so dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,276 Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 "Righting wrongs"? What "wrongs" were these, pray tell, Ms. Moreno? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,052 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 The music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Ejit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Don't you wanna be in America? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,052 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 It's now set in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,476 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 This could be fantastic! I am hoping for great direction from Spielberg. At long last a musical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,276 Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 I’m not optimistic that it’ll be a great movie but I’m excited to see how he stages some of this stuff on a song-by-song basis. Although I keep forgetting Tony Kushner did the adaptation. It could actually be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,835 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 No JW no party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,516 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 3 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: "Righting wrongs"? What "wrongs" were these, pray tell, Ms. Moreno? Let's see, it's 2020, and a journalist... casting people for their talent and personality instead of their exact nationality maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,495 Posted March 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2020 I know the instinct is to roll our eyes at over-sensitivity to social issues in the media, but I have to agree that hiring white people and painting their faces brown for the original movie isn't the best. It's just something you tolerate in those old movies because you see how great everything else is. Anyway, it's pretty undeniable that a lot of Puerto Ricans weren't happy with how they were portrayed in that movie. I think it's great that Spielberg took that head-on instead of just trying to avoid it. Edmilson, KK, Muad'Dib and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 All copies of the original must be incinerated to atone for its sins of blackface racism. GWTW, we're coming for you nektht. TheUlyssesian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,052 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 You can't avoid Puerto Ricans in WSS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 31 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: I know the instinct is to roll our eyes at over-sensitivity to social issues in the media, but I have to agree that hiring white people and painting their faces brown for the original movie isn't the best. It's just something you tolerate in those old movies because you see how great everything else is. Anyway, it's pretty undeniable that a lot of Puerto Ricans weren't happy with how they were portrayed in that movie. I think it's great that Spielberg took that head-on instead of just trying to avoid it. I have zero interest in this film, but agree with this. A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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