I loved it, but not superior to the original. Something about the size, scope, 70mm Super Panavision, the Jerome Robbins' choreography, the prologue, the overture, gorgeous Natalie Wood, fiery Rita, the skills of Robert Wise (not Speilberg but no slouch--remember he edited CITIZEN KANE?), a...
Well, if Kino does a great 4k of WEST SIDE STORY, I'm all for it. I just wish they would expand their efforts and do terrific transfers of other UA library titles that didn't get good treatment the first time around (or never were restored) in Blu. Talking about HAWAII, EXODUS, CHITTY CHITTY...
i care. and i imagine millions of other movie buffs do as well. Criterion releases and restores nearly all of Polanski's
great films---and he was actually convicted of his crimes. i just hope more care will be given to Woody's oeuvre in
the future.
I'm hoping Criterion will issue a comprehensive Allen collection as they've done with Berman and Fellini.
Woody deserves that. An artist whose work I love. Any controversy is outside of that.
The Twilight Time blu ray's all seem to be sold out. Personally, I just want some really good...
was actually hoping that Speilberg's first movie musical would be a film of RAGTIME.
i'm a huge fan of Forman's film and even bigger fan of Broadway's RAGTIME.