Steven Spielberg's WEST SIDE STORY - News & Discussion Thread- Page 28

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 9/9/21 at 5:19pm

Musical Master said: "There have been criticism from some over the years that the 1961 version had the quote: "least threatening gang members ever shown on screen". Which is honestly hilarious to read, they do realize that it's a musical right?"

Well, they think of gang members being hard and not dancing randomly and having gorgeous fight scenes that look so graceful. People get it's a musical but find humor in it. I watched this with all my boyfriends growing up and they all laughed and laughed 

[Blue_Lotus]

Posted: 9/9/21 at 6:08pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "Blue_Lotus said: "Forgive me if this question will seem silly to some but I was wondering with all the backlash against smoking depictions on screen, will the gang members in this version be shown smoking?

I do believe they were shown smoking in the 1961 version."



Thank you for the confirmation. I have not seen the film in quite awhile. 

 

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 7:29pm

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"Disney said today that the remaining films on its 2021 slate will get an exclusive theatrical window before arriving in homes — major news for a studio that’s gotten endless flak and been hit with a very high-profile lawsuit for its day-and-date releases on Disney+. Blockbuster numbers last weekend for Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which wasn’t available to stream, likely sealed the deal, showing moviegoers are increasingly willing to return to cinemas.

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Encanto will bow November 24 with a 30-day exclusive theatrical window before appearing on Disney+. Five other pics will have a 45-day exclusive run in cinemas: The Last Duel (October 15), Ron’s Gone Wrong (October 22), Eternals (November 5), West Side Story (December 10) and The King’s Man (December 22)."

 

DEADLINE: Disney’s ‘Eternals’, ‘West Side Story’, ‘Encanto’, ‘Last Duel’ & More To Hit Theaters Ahead Of Streaming Bow

[Musical Master]

Posted: 9/11/21 at 10:18am

Glad to hear that West Side Story won't be pushed back again and will stick to it's release date.

[degrassifan]

Posted: 9/11/21 at 12:41pm

The book “West Side Story: The Making of the Steven Spielberg Film” will be available to purchase on November 9, 2021.

[Globefan]

Posted: 9/11/21 at 2:36pm

I'm gonna see it opening weekend in theaters 

[BwayLB]

Posted: 9/11/21 at 2:58pm

^ And I hope to do so too. Because December has me booked with Spider Man: No Way Home and Sing 2 as well. The latter if it’s not sent to Peacock

[Theatre Fan3]

Posted: 9/12/21 at 12:29pm

Has there been any word on whether we will be getting a new trailer?  If so, any ideas as to when?

[degrassifan]

Posted: 9/12/21 at 1:10pm

Theatre Fan3 said: "Has there been any word on whether we will be getting a new trailer? If so, any ideas as to when?"

No idea when, but something tells me it might be this upcoming week simply because Wednesday is the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month. If not the coming week, then definitely the week of 9/20 because of Dear Evan Hansen releasing on 9/24. This is all speculation. I could be wrong! 

[Musical Master]

Posted: 9/12/21 at 1:40pm

September is usually the month where the December movies marketing kicks into high gear with the theatrical trailer and poster being released. So maybe Hispanic Heritage Month that starts this coming Wednesday will be the perfect time to do that.

[degrassifan]

Posted: 9/14/21 at 2:12am

Rachel and Ariana both attended the Met Gala. Promotion is slowly beginning to ramp up. 

[Musical Master]

Posted: 9/14/21 at 8:58am

Yeah that was pretty neat, I never expected them to be at the Met Gala. A pleasant surprise in my book.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 9/14/21 at 9:34am

Musical Master said: "Yeah that was pretty neat, I never expected them to be at the Met Gala. A pleasant surprise in my book."

Amblin definitely was involved in this as Anna Wintour picks who is invited.  Also, it is a benefit gala so those who attend pay about $30,000 for their ticket if they’re invited by Wintour.  I’m sure Amblin paid the cost for both Rachel and Ariana’s tickets. The Met Gala is held to raise funds for the Met Museum.  

[saxpower]

Posted: 9/14/21 at 9:50am

BrodyFosse123 said: "Blue_Lotus said: "Forgive me if this question will seem silly to some but I was wondering with all the backlash against smoking depictions on screen, will the gang members in this version be shown smoking?

I do believe they were shown smoking in the 1961 version."



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Smoking was looked at very differently back then, so it might not have affected the rating. 

For our younger posters PG-13 did not come about in 1984.  They added it because there was too big a cap between PG and R.   There were movies perfectly appropriate for kids over 13 or so but perhaps not for younger kids.   PG-13 gave parents a little more information while letting teenagers see it without a parent.

BTW- Sound of Music, released just a few years later, was rated "G" - despite some scary (to young kids) moments at the end of the film, so who knows what WSS would have been rated.  We shouldn't use today's standards to figure out how a 1961 movie would have been rate if ratings existed at that time. 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 9/14/21 at 10:06am

BTW- Sound of Music, released just a few years later, was rated "G" - despite some scary (to young kids) moments at the end of the film, so who knows what WSS would have been rated. We shouldn't use today's standards to figure out how a 1961 movie would have been rate if ratings existed at that time.

The MPAA rating system (G, PG, R, etc) wasn’t implemented until 1968 so THE SOUND OF MUSIC was released without any rating - same as ALL films pre-1968, including Hitchcock’s 1960 film PSYCHO.  1966’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? was the first film to use a disclaimer (For Mature Audiences) but the rating system we know today didn’t start till 1968.  That G rating implemented onto THE SOUND OF MUSIC was for it’s re-release in the early 1970s.  1984’s GREMLINS was the first to use the PG-13 rating.  

[degrassifan]

Posted: 9/14/21 at 10:37am

Something’s Coming tomorrow morning… first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, as I predicted. :)

[jpbran]

Posted: 9/14/21 at 10:39am

Nope. Gremlins and Temple of Doom were the final straws that convinced them a rating in between PG and R was needed. Both were released as PG.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 9/14/21 at 10:43am

jpbran said: "Nope. Gremlins and Temple of Doom were the final straws that convinced them a rating in between PG and R was needed. Both were released as PG. "

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/14/21 at 10:57am

Correct. Both those films were/are rated PG.

[saxpower]

Posted: 9/14/21 at 1:02pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "BTW- Sound of Music, released just a few years later, was rated "G" - despite some scary (to young kids) moments at the end of the film, so who knows what WSS would have been rated. We shouldn't use today's standards to figure out how a 1961 movie would have been rate if ratings existed at that time.

The MPAA rating system (G, PG, R, etc) wasn’t implemented until 1968 so THE SOUND OF MUSIC was released without any rating - same as ALL films pre-1968, including Hitchcock’s 1960 film PSYCHO. 1966’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? was the first film to use a disclaimer (For Mature Audiences) but the rating system we know today didn’t start till 1968. That G rating implemented onto THE SOUND OF MUSIC was for it’s re-release in the early 1970s. 1984’s GREMLINS was the first to use the PG-13 rating."

      I stand "partially" corrected.  DVD's and other video releases list it as rated G.  To the extent Wikipedia can be trusted (and what it says here seems plausible), the movie was still in distribution in 1968, so it got a rating.. just a few years later than I thought. 

[Musical Master]

Posted: 9/14/21 at 1:10pm

degrassifan said: "Something’s Coming tomorrow morning… first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, as I predicted. :)"

I'm crossing my fingers. 

EDIT: Well look at that! The official trailer is debuting tomorrow morning on GMA on ABC. Hopefully the theatrical poster will be released as well.
 

[Globefan]

Posted: 9/15/21 at 8:33am

 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/15/21 at 8:42am

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[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 9/15/21 at 8:48am

[Musical Master]

Posted: 9/15/21 at 8:54am

My thoughts exactly Jordan, this is STUNNING to behold! Not to mention all these bits of new dialogue written by Tony Kushner sounds great, plus the cinematography and color scheme/lighting is refreshingly bright in comparison to other movie musicals from the past decade or so. Rachel, Ansel, Ariana, David, Mike, and Rita look and sound great as we have come to expect them to. The only thing I wish we got from this awesome trailer is just one tiny glimpse of the "Somewhere Ballet" that's supposed to be in this version.

Despite that, this was a fantastic trailer that shows us that this is Steven Spielberg at his most passionate and grandiose that I dearly hope gets rewarded at awards season.