“ West Side Story: The Making of the Steven Spielberg Film” book to be released Dec. 1

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 8/20/20 at 8:03am

West Side Story: The Making of the Steven Spielberg Film https://www.amazon.com/dp/1419750631/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_RyMpFb0Q6Z8C5

The official behind-the-scenes companion to Steven Spielbergs upcoming adaptation of West Side Story

This ocial behind-the-scenes companion book to Steven Spielbergs upcoming adaptation of West Side Story, due in theaters December 18, 2020, will feature exclusive photography and art from the lm. Through interviews with Steven Spielberg, his creative team and cast members, readers will be able follow the conception, pre-production, shooting, as well as all other aspects of West Side Story. The lm adapts the original Broadway musical by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Jerome Robbins.

Teenagers Tony and Maria, despite having aliations with rival street gangs, the white Jets and Puerto Rican Sharks, fall in love in 1950s New York City. The cast includes: Ansel Elgort as Tony; Rachel Zegler as Maria; Ariana DeBose as Anita; David Alvarez as Bernardo; and Rita Moreno.

About the Author
Laurent Bouzereau is a filmmaker, producer, and author. He is the director and co-producer of the HBO / Amblin Television film Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind and of the acclaimed Netflix / Amblin Television series Five Came Back. He is also the author of several books on cinema, including The Art of Bond and Hitchcock: Piece by Piece.

224 pages

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 8/20/20 at 8:40am

Thanks for the heads up. I will definitely be purchasing this. 

I also purchased the recently released: "West Side Story: The Jets, The Sharks and the Making of a Classic" by Richard Barrios. It's an exhaustive look at the musical with it's primary focus being the making of the 1961 film version, there's a chapter that covers the upcoming remake so the new Bouzereau book will be a nice companion piece to it. 



 




Bouzereau did an excellent job with the recent HBO documentary, "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind." 

Updated On: 8/20/20 at 08:40 AM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/20/20 at 11:41am

Carlos - what do you think of the pix in the book you posted? Lots of unique shots or likely things a fan would already have seen? I'm asking because while I love a fancy, coffee table book, I prefer a kindle version if the graphics aren't special.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 8/20/20 at 11:44am

Updated On: 8/20/20 at 11:44 AM

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 8/20/20 at 12:05pm

dramamama611 said: "Carlos - what do you think of the pix in the book you posted? Lots of unique shots or likely things a fan would already have seen? I'm asking because while I love a fancy, coffee table book, I prefer a kindle version if the graphics aren't special."

Hi dramamam611: The pics are great. There are some pics that have been published before, but overall it is a beautifully illustrated and extensively researched book. No true fan of WSS should be without it. Indispensable.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 8/20/20 at 12:10pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "dramamama611 said: "Carlos - what do you think of the pix in the book you posted? Lots of unique shots or likely things a fan would already have seen? I'm asking because while I love a fancy, coffee table book, I prefer a kindle version if the graphics aren't special."

Book has a December release date. We’re in August."

Brody, if you took the time to actually READ my post you would have known that the book that dramamama is referring to and whose pics I've posted from is a book that was released in June of this year. 

R.I.F. = Reading Is Fundamental as is comprehension, and last but not least: Reading Is your Friend.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 8/20/20 at 12:11pm

Brody, if you took the time to actually READ my post you would have known that the book that dramamama is referring toand whose pics I've posted from is a book that was released in June of this year.

R.I.F. = Reading Is Fundamentalas is comprehension, and last but not least: Reading Is your Friend."



 

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 8/20/20 at 12:15pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "Brody, if you took the time to actually READ my post you would have known that the book that dramamama is referring toand whose pics I've posted from is a book that was released in June of this year.

R.I.F. = Reading Is Fundamentalas is comprehension, and last but not least: Reading Is your Friend."



LOL! You know you deserved that "read", right? 



 

[nealb1]

Posted: 8/20/20 at 12:20pm

Thanks for the info on the new book.  I just pre-ordered it.  

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 8/20/20 at 1:56pm

LOL! You know you deserved that "read", right? 



200%.  I so deserved every word.  Hahaha.  I have zero reason to defend my nonsense.  

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/20/20 at 3:31pm

Carlos- thanks for the insight, the hard copy is on its way.

Brody, I missed your first post here.. but the thought that someone would think I was referring to the OP crossed my mind, and I reworded!

[Globefan]

Posted: 8/20/20 at 6:27pm

I pre-ordered

[Globefan]

Posted: 11/15/20 at 8:52pm

It's still coming out this year despite the release being pushed back 

[joevitus]

Posted: 11/16/20 at 11:01am

Still not sure what Spielberg is adding to the mix. The shots from his production are nearly indistinguishable from those of the original film.

[Globefan]

Posted: 11/16/20 at 2:52pm

joevitus said: "Still not sure what Spielberg is adding to the mix. The shots from his production are nearly indistinguishable from those of the original film."

I'm sure he's gonna add a lot. Ariana DeBose says they flesh out characters more than they did in the 1961 film. We'll have the Somewhere Ballet. New choreography by Justin Peck. Spielberg might take some things from the 1961 film, like doing that version of America. We've only mostly seen still images. Not really any official footage. The trailer should give us a better idea. 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 11/16/20 at 3:08pm

joevitus said: "Still not sure what Spielberg is adding to the mix. The shots from his production are nearly indistinguishable from those of the original film."

The original 1961 was heavily stylized.  It was intentionally meant to look like art: the colors, the abstract visuals, the obvious “sets.”  Only the opening Prologue was filmed on location.  The rest was on soundstages.  Everything was intended to have that artificial “look.”   Spielberg strayed away from this visual concept and shot his version using actual locations.  Impossible to compare the “look” of both films.  

[Globefan]

Posted: 11/16/20 at 3:24pm

It'll look more realistic in this version. 

Updated On: 11/16/20 at 03:24 PM

[degrassifan]

Posted: 11/16/20 at 7:37pm

Globefan said: "It's still coming out this year despite the release being pushed back"

I found the author on Twitter and asked if the book was still coming out next month, and he said no. I guess we'll see. 

[Globefan]

Posted: 11/16/20 at 9:02pm

Amazon still has it listed for December 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 11/16/20 at 9:16pm

Globefan said: "Amazon still has it listed for December"

Amazon isn’t a reliable source on release dates.  Many times they’ve updated release date info on the day and item was to be released but was changed.  The author himself verified the December 2020 release date was cancelled.  The book was intended to coincide with the film’s release and its apparent they intend on keeping this timeline.  In other words, book is slated for December 2021.

[Globefan]

Posted: 11/16/20 at 9:19pm

I'm fine waiting another year for the book. 

Updated On: 11/16/20 at 09:19 PM