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Fraser was very good in a film that I found largely underwhelming and not one of Aronofsky's best. It was too stagey. Fraser was the anchor that held it together. The best actor race is a strong category this year. Of the 3 I have seen so far, I place Fraser as my 3rd choice. I thought I might...

Thank you for posting those images. Further proof that the film advertising and presentations of an era now passed, was far superior and so much more inviting. Growing up in Auckland, I recall seeing many of those films advertised. Some were at the Cinerama on Queen St. and some at other CBD...

This is really one of the most convoluted and messy film franchises from a slasher film series. Friday The 13th and A Nightmare On Elm Street came with fantasy elements attributed to them, with FT13th part 6 turning Jason into an unstoppable zombie. They could bend and flex these series into...

I have an opportunity tomorrow to see it in Digital, but on a 17m wide screen with Dolby Atmos so may be worth it.

I don't know how Tony's character was portrayed in Laurents original play, yet having Kushner and Spielberg portray him as an ex-con who made an angry mistake, (this works in well with the salt factory rumble sequence and Tony getting triggered after trying to keep his cool), is not detrimental...

I won't get an opportunity to see this in 70mm, but digital will be fine. It hasn't been shot in the 2.20:1 ratio, but scope and it appears the prints have been cropped for this: https://www.in70mm.com/news/2022/nile/index.htm

He then would have umbrage with Spielberg for whatever reason. Its not the film itself. Has he even seen it?

I'm not sure what you mean. Did you feel the same way?

Nope! The is your own imperilistic opinion which is subjective.

I would be keen to know what aspects of Spielberg's WSS you find lousy, insulting and disrespectful?

I was reading the Hollywood terminolgy and the confusion created. You must be part of the Oscar PR team.

This is why these award shows are just really about pomp and ceremony. It promotes and endorses the industry. They may hold meaning for those that can agree with the choices made, yet since best is all subjective and time will mark a classic, (and classic for whom?), most of it is about...

And Spielberg's WSS is in nowhere near lousy. I like to see it as a film standing on its own, within its own merits. Its been 60yrs since the original version of the stage production. Many wouldn't even know of the original, or perhaps even the musical itself. A buddy of mine, same generation...

Not really, because it has already been made before so technically and objectively it is. I just didn't refer to it as a remake so to speak, but a reboot. I think Spielberg referred to it as a re-imagining or something similar.

Even Spielberg doesn't consider his WSS as a remake. I can't recall the interview though when he claimed this.

Remember though, WSS as a stage presentation as well, can come in different forms and interpretations. Its not just a cinema experience.

Oh, so you've already seen WSS, just not theatrically? I wouldn't have dreamed viewing it in any other format first other than in the cinema first. I've seen it 4 times and the first 3 times I specifically chose the sessions I went too to ensure it was presented on a decent sized screen. There...

Tootsie for me is classic comedy and a rare bird, in that the humor just flows naturally out of the situations, without forcing anything on the viewer. All performances are top notch and it still is an interesting social commentary on gender roles without conflating anything. Its got an early...

My choice for picture in 1982 was Tootsie. I had no beef with Gandhi winning best director but I don't feel it was deserving of picture award.

Its all subjective and like someone else has commented, no one can say what best is. It is easy to reflect now on past Academy choices and time is really the true teller of a films standing and its classic status, not the agenda of voters at the time so much. Films can also have minor...

I never went in with any reservations or judgements regarding it being a remake. Its more of reboot if one wants to play semantics. Its a great score, Spielberg has a fantastic reputation as a movie director and I had 100% faith in him that he would make it work and even improve upon the...

I will have to reserve any formed opinion until I see Dog. There could be a spilt as well, between director and picture. This has happened quite frequently the past 20yrs.

I'm not getting this anti-Spielberg sentiment for WSS. I loved it. The film wasn't over-choregraphed, it looked fantastic, it sounded fantastic, it was full of energy and dynamo, it was grittier, more believable in terms of the stories conflict and while the original is still a classic, I think...

I don't know what it is about WSS that has distracted viewers from wanting to see it. I couldn't wait and it was held back a year due to the pandemic. It was my event movie, which only come around once in a while now, as Marvel and DC appear to be this generations big crowd pullers. WSS needs...

I haven't seen Dog yet, but I do feel the Academy is itching to reward Campion. A woman did win best director last year too for Nomadland. I have only seen 2 of the nominees so far and West Side Story was tremendous and fully deserving of its nominations. It is interesting to note that both...

I have only seen 2 on the best picture list so far: Don't Look Up and West Side Story. I didn't care for Don't Look Up at all and slogged through it in 3 sittings. Will look forward to watching The Power Of The Dog. I haven't heard any personal word of mouth praise for the film, only how slow...

Respectfully, it is! Why does it have to spelt out when the Spanish dialogue is an aspect of who these people really were and nothing was lost in the visual representation to convey what was going on?

Hmmmmm! Interesting, because I love Devil's Rejects and rate it as his best of what I have seen.

I like pretty much all his films, except for his Halloween remake. I did like his sequel to it though and was pleasantly surprised. Need to see 31 and 3 From Hell