BAFTA Nominees Includes First Timers Like Will Smith

The British Academy has just released its 2022 list of nominees and their selections include a slew of first time recipients, including mega-stars like Will Smith (King Richard) and Tessa Thompson (Passing), rising stars like Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) and Alaina Haim (Licorice Pizza), and beloved character actors like Ann Dowd (Mass) and Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard).

Oscar Race Shapes Up With “Dune” & “Licorice Pizza” Leading DGA & WGA Nominations

The Oscar race clarified a bit yesterday, with some clear frontrunners emerging from the pack. Oscar voting began in earnest, while four of the most influential guilds delivered their own nominations. The Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America, the Producers Guild of America, and the American Cinema Editors delivered their lists, giving some shape to the race ahead. The DGA and WGA nominations specifically help define the pack of Oscar hopefuls.

The only two films that were selected by all four groups were Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune and Paul Thomas Anderson’s coming-of-age story Licorice Pizza. 

“West Side Story” Music Supervisor Matt Sullivan on The Cast, Spielberg, and Capturing Magic

When we interviewed West Side Story‘s music producer David Newman, he made clear not only how massive of an effort was required to pull off Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece musical, but how personal it all felt. “There were hundreds of us involved in it, and I loved it. It just was a completely pure feeling,” Newman told us. “We were all just doing it for the love of it. That is the feeling I get with this movie.

“West Side Story” Music Producer David Newman on Arranging Steven Spielberg’s Musical Masterpiece

Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story is finally landing in theaters on December 10. His film is a new take on the original 1957 Broadway musical and the 1961 classic film, which both feature music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The story is a musical version of Romeo and Juliet, but with the Montagues and the Capulets represented by two gangs, the Italian-American Jets and the Latinx Sharks,

“West Side Story” Early Reactions: Steven Spielberg’s First Musical is a Vivid, Vivacious Smash

You might have heard that a young, upstart director named Steven Spielberg was attempting to adapt one of Broadway’s most iconic musicals of all time, West Side Story. Well, now the first reactions to Spielberg’s take on the late, great Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein’s original 1957 Broadway show are pouring in, and they’re effusive enough to make you want to break into song. Spielberg’s version, based on a screenplay by his Lincoln collaborator and legendary playwright himself,

The Official Trailer for Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” is Here

Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story is one of the films we’re most excited about this year. How could it not be? The legendary director is taking on Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein’s original 1957 Broadway show, the first time West Side Story has graced the big screen since Robert Wise’s adaptation in 1961, which danced and sang its way to 10 Oscars. At long last, we have our first look at the film’s official trailer,

A Special Look at Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story”

20th Century Studios has revealed a new special look at Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, his long-awaited adaptation of the legendary musical. This fresh glimpse gives us a nearly wordless teaser set to Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein’s song “Somewhere” from the original 1957 Broadway show. We see our two star-crossed lovers, Rachel Zegler as Maria and Ansel Elgort as Tony, caught between two warring gangs in mid-century New York,

The Official Teaser for Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” Revealed During Oscars

If you watched last night’s Oscars Ceremony, you probably caught the sizzling official teaser for Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story. There has been major buzz around the project the moment we learned Spielberg would be adapting the legendary stage musical for the big screen. The teaser gives us our most sustained look at the legendary director’s efforts, which includes a dynamic ensemble and a potent list of collaborators to bring off the long-awaited film.

Composer David Newman Talks Heathers, Serenity, and West Side Story

On August 23rd, Varese Sarabande released a limited edition version of the score of the cult classic Heathers on vinyl in honor of the film’s 30th anniversary. For fans, it’s high time. The original movie score, which was created by composer David Newman, has been surprisingly difficult to access but represents one of the better examples of early electronic-based compositions. Stranger Things, which coincidentally stars Heathers’ Winona Ryder,

Here’s Your First Look at Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story

There isn’t a genre that Steven Spielberg can’t tackle. The legendary director has worked in nearly every genre, save one. He’s delivered groundbreaking CGI spectacles from Jurassic Park to Ready Player One, and taut espionage thrillers like Bridge of Spies or Munich. He’s obviously a master of sci-fi (not only does Ready Player One qualify, but so does Close Encounters of the Third Kind,

Ansel Elgort to Star in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story Adaptation

Ansel Elgort proved he had some moves in Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver. The lanky star was shaking his hips in the very opening seconds of the film, and now he’ll be dong a whole lot more than that after nabbing a huge role that requires a lot of fancy footwork. Elgort will be starring in Steven Spielberg‘s remake of the Stephen Sondheim musical, West Side Story, adapted by Tony Kushner.