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There wasn't that much of it. And what there was except for very little you got the sense.

I'd like to see it completely confound expectations and pull an American in Paris win. It would be nice to get another musical out of Spielberg despite it being highly unlikely.

Anybody have an idea how good DeBose's chances will be?

Yes I see now that I was looking at the 'For Your Consideration ad.' Well it should have definitely gotten a best supporting actor nomination.

Well I'm happy because this gives it more time in theaters where it must be seen. Of course most people will now see it on screeners which I regret. They'll be only getting a small part of its impact. And as much as I like Moreno in the film I wish she hadn't been nominated(are there more...

I fully understand that there are situations and attitudes that would not be acceptable today and I have no problem with them in context. As an old movie buff you go along with it and are not going to get your nose out of joint like people do with the finale scene of Woman of the Year and my...

Your response is completely bewildering as people often call out behavior in past films today. Are you positing that they are wrong to do so? I looked up the bluray.com review of this movie and this is what was said: 'While a few elements have aged poorly (the scene with Jonathan Winters as a...

I haven't seen it in a very long time but how does that attempted molestation played for laughs come across today?

Natalie was a rare individual who was lit from within so she had the essence that drew her to you. She is a joy to watch even in a film that isn't very good like Penelope. New York looks great in that movie too sophisticated and elegant right before the degringolade of the 70s.

And though on the whole I think it's a disappointing movie she's also very good in Marjorie Morningstar.

The greatest defense of the performances of Wood and Beymer is the international popularity of the film and its iconic status,. It is their relationship which propels all the action and the death of Tony and Maria's grief which ultimately shatters the audience and leaves it drained. Without such...

Tony Mordente staged Dance at the Gym for the film though it was the Broadway choreography as one can see in still photos. Moreno is the only one I've heard of who claims it isn't up to snuff. I think everyone else thinks it's one of the most exciting dance numbers ever put on film. Also...

That interview with Chakiris is 10 years old and she still hasn't let up on Natalie despite agreeing with him at the time. Robbins didn't only treat the dancers of WSS cruelly he was known to behave that way on all his shows. He was so bad that behaving in his typical fashion at the NY City...

Funny how much Moreno dislikes Wood yet they interact beautifully together. I spelled Kaminski's name wrong and I am mortified. Mea Culpa.

Went to see it for a second time. Surprised it is still playing not far from me considering its poor returns. A film that must be seen on a theater screen. The photography is that good. What I liked I liked more, what I didn't was even more disappointing as in the attempted rape of Anita which...

Interestingly Amazon is selling 3 vinyl versions of the '61 film soundtrack. A reproduction of the original lp from Sony. A two lp expanded soundtrack also by Sony. And Music on Vinyl also has a two lp set. I believe they are 180grams colored vinyl. I have no idea if there are differences...

Vinyl is the only means by which music retains its true characteristics. Everything else is just a digital haze.

Hey the new soundtrack IS available on a 2 lp set!

I was talking a short while ago about the wonderful gatefold soundtracks and obcs that Columbia put out in the late 50s and early 60s. I am planning on purchasing the new film's cd so I was reading reviews on Amazon of both the new version and the original. Amazon has a propensity of scrambling...

Well I'd say I'd defend more than half of it(though it probably didn't seem that way.) And I went in with a show me attitude. I feel Spielberg showed me a lot.

One more thing I'd like to add because I was just talking to the friend who talked me into seeing this. She loves the original and she loves this version so of course we compared notes and we agreed Officer Krupke is a huge fail. This sure fire highlight is staged so badly and so amateurishly it...

Something I'd like to add about the spoken Spanish. There is very little. And I wish Anita didn't keep saying speak English. It's like she knew there was an audience out there who didn't speak spanish. They were clearly fluent in both languages and immigrants who are go back and forth not...

The 2021 is very good and surprising in many ways until after the rumble when the tension should soar. Two of the most powerful scenes in the '61 film are the attempted rape of Anita which here goes for very little compared to the very humiliating sickening torture of Moreno and then the ending...

I might have been one of the people to make that comment about the Rivoli. So its international gross for its first week was about $50,000. And yes it was Spielberg who changed the marketing and distribution to what it has grown into today. So he should not be one to complain. I believe Close...

Very classy. It should have been. Those Columbia gatefolds of the period were wonderful.

DarkVader was that the original soundtrack cover when the film first opened and was it a gatefold or is it just a mock-up? I like it a lot.

Have I been railing against it? This has been going on so long I don't remember anymore. Spielberg just don't remake Star!

I'm the only person I know whose judgements are correct so after I see it I'll tell you who's right and who's wrong.

I'm surprised considering its poor box showing it's playing well into the week after the holidays near me. Which means I guess I have to go. They tell me now you have to pick a seat in the theater which I haven't done since I saw Fiddler in '71. Though really some cranky old guy(the way they...

My mother called me late yesterday after having watched it on TCM. She was telling me how wonderful it was and that she was crying at the end. She said she didn't remember seeing it before. She had. She is very elderly now. But it was for her a new experience and she said I guess I just didn't...