The classic movie musical West Side Story finally hit Blu-Ray and it’s got a full list of extras to keep any Leonard Bernstein fanatic happy. The film has been beautifully restored to bring the now iconic song and dance numbers to life like never available before.
I could review the film, but with such a classic American film, there’s really no need for yet another rehashing on its highs and lows. This Blu-Ray is a must-own for fans of the film as it allows a peek into the minds of those behind it.
The new featurettes included on the Blu-Ray, Pow! The Dances of West Side Story and A Place for Us: West Side Story’s Legacy, allow fans a deeper look into West Side Story. Especially enjoyable was A Place for Us which takes the classic into the modern age and explores how it has influenced and...
I could review the film, but with such a classic American film, there’s really no need for yet another rehashing on its highs and lows. This Blu-Ray is a must-own for fans of the film as it allows a peek into the minds of those behind it.
The new featurettes included on the Blu-Ray, Pow! The Dances of West Side Story and A Place for Us: West Side Story’s Legacy, allow fans a deeper look into West Side Story. Especially enjoyable was A Place for Us which takes the classic into the modern age and explores how it has influenced and...
- 12/10/2011
- by Kristal Bailey
- GeekTyrant
It’s been 50 years since Natalie Wood’s performance in the film adaptation of the iconic musical, "West Side Story." Now, at the same time the legendary actress’s mysterious death is being investigated, longtime fans of the 10 Academy Award winning film will get to own the new, digitally re-mastered classic on Blu-Ray and DVD. For those new to the tale, "West Side Story" is based on William Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet." Set during the 1950’s heavy gang infested New York City, the story follows the prejudices and hate between the Caucasian middle class and the lower income Puerto Ricans. Tony (Richard Beymer) co-founder of the Jets, falls for Maria (Natalie Wood), the sister of rival Sharks gang leader, Bernardo (George Chakiris). What’s paved ahead is a path of love, turmoil, heartbreak and heartache. With such amazing choreography and unforgettable songs such as “Maria”, “Tonight” and “A Boy...
- 12/2/2011
- LRMonline.com
Chicago – If you are looking for a sumptuous present for the film musical admirer in your life, look no further than the Blu-ray 50th Anniversary package of “West Side Story.” The classic Broadway-to-screen adaptation won 10 Oscars, including the coveted Best Picture.
Blu-ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
“West Side Story” is one of the more stunning musical theater achievements in Broadway history, with a creative dream team of composer Leonard Bernstein, lyricist Stephen Sondheim and director/choreographer Jerome Robbins. The film version honors the source material, with Robert Wise sharing a director credit with Robbins (it was the first co-director Oscar win in history). Combining the mind-blowing score, witty prose lyrics and dance talent of the one-of-a-kind cast, “West Side Story” changed the energy of what a musical could be.
Basically a retelling of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” the story substitutes New York City street gangs, the Jets and Sharks, for the warring Capulets and Montagues.
Blu-ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
“West Side Story” is one of the more stunning musical theater achievements in Broadway history, with a creative dream team of composer Leonard Bernstein, lyricist Stephen Sondheim and director/choreographer Jerome Robbins. The film version honors the source material, with Robert Wise sharing a director credit with Robbins (it was the first co-director Oscar win in history). Combining the mind-blowing score, witty prose lyrics and dance talent of the one-of-a-kind cast, “West Side Story” changed the energy of what a musical could be.
Basically a retelling of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” the story substitutes New York City street gangs, the Jets and Sharks, for the warring Capulets and Montagues.
- 12/1/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The Movie Pool feels oh-so-pretty over the West Side Story 50th Anniversary Blu-ray!
Blu-ray Specs
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Rating: Not rated
Running Time: 153 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1
Audio: English 7.1 DTS-hd Master Audio, English 4.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 DTS
Subtitles: English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Spanish, French
Special Features: "Pow! The Dances of West Side Story" viewing mode, Music Machine viewing mode, "A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy" documentaries, West Side memories, Storyboard-to-film comparison montage, theatrical trailers.
Audio Commentary: Song commentary by Stephen Sondheim
The Set-up
A New York City gang member (Richard Beymer) falls in love with a girl (Natalie Wood) from a rival Puerto Rican gang. When the two gangs battle each other, the pair find their secret love tested, especially when tragedy strikes. Winner of ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture of 1961.
Directed by: Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise
The Delivery...
Blu-ray Specs
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Rating: Not rated
Running Time: 153 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1
Audio: English 7.1 DTS-hd Master Audio, English 4.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 DTS
Subtitles: English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Spanish, French
Special Features: "Pow! The Dances of West Side Story" viewing mode, Music Machine viewing mode, "A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy" documentaries, West Side memories, Storyboard-to-film comparison montage, theatrical trailers.
Audio Commentary: Song commentary by Stephen Sondheim
The Set-up
A New York City gang member (Richard Beymer) falls in love with a girl (Natalie Wood) from a rival Puerto Rican gang. When the two gangs battle each other, the pair find their secret love tested, especially when tragedy strikes. Winner of ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture of 1961.
Directed by: Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise
The Delivery...
- 11/19/2011
- Cinelinx
West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition – Blu-ray
Directed by: Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins
Cast: Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer
Running Time: 2 hrs and 32 mins
Rating: Pg
Due Out: November 15, 2011
Plot: (from news release) This film sets the ageless story of “Romeo and Juliet” against a backdrop of gang warfare in 1950’s New York. A love affair is fated for tragedy amidst the vicious rivalry between two street gangs – the Jets and the Sharks. When Jets member Tony (Richard Beymer, The Longest Day) falls for Maria (Natalie Wood, Splendor in the Grass), the sister of the Sharks leader, it’s more than these two warring gangs can handle. As mounting tensions rise, a battle to the death ensues and innocent blood is shed in a heartbreaking finale.
Who’S It For? Anyone who wants to watch own on of the most beloved musicals of all time.
Movie:
I was lucky.
Directed by: Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins
Cast: Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer
Running Time: 2 hrs and 32 mins
Rating: Pg
Due Out: November 15, 2011
Plot: (from news release) This film sets the ageless story of “Romeo and Juliet” against a backdrop of gang warfare in 1950’s New York. A love affair is fated for tragedy amidst the vicious rivalry between two street gangs – the Jets and the Sharks. When Jets member Tony (Richard Beymer, The Longest Day) falls for Maria (Natalie Wood, Splendor in the Grass), the sister of the Sharks leader, it’s more than these two warring gangs can handle. As mounting tensions rise, a battle to the death ensues and innocent blood is shed in a heartbreaking finale.
Who’S It For? Anyone who wants to watch own on of the most beloved musicals of all time.
Movie:
I was lucky.
- 11/15/2011
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
In honor of West Side Story's 50th Anniversary Release 50 professional dancers spontaneously burst into West Side Story-style choreography in Times Square on Friday, November 11, 2011.
Here are some details about the Flash Mob:
The Blu-ray for the first time on November 15th. The flash mob was organized by YouTube partnership network DanceOn (www.YouTube.com/DanceOn) with help from choreographer Joshua Bergasse (Smash, NBC) who re-created the film’s iconic choreography (originated by Jerome Robbins) with this dance tribute. Some of the dancers taking part in the flash mob have performed in productions of “West Side Story” and/or currently performing in the Broadway productions of “Follies,” “Chicago,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Rock of Ages” and “Wicked.”
Here’s the clip:
Here is the official press release:
Five decades after its historic debut, a timeless classic returns to dazzle audiences young and old. Based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name,...
Here are some details about the Flash Mob:
The Blu-ray for the first time on November 15th. The flash mob was organized by YouTube partnership network DanceOn (www.YouTube.com/DanceOn) with help from choreographer Joshua Bergasse (Smash, NBC) who re-created the film’s iconic choreography (originated by Jerome Robbins) with this dance tribute. Some of the dancers taking part in the flash mob have performed in productions of “West Side Story” and/or currently performing in the Broadway productions of “Follies,” “Chicago,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Rock of Ages” and “Wicked.”
Here’s the clip:
Here is the official press release:
Five decades after its historic debut, a timeless classic returns to dazzle audiences young and old. Based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name,...
- 11/12/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
In celebration of the upcoming release of West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray for the first time on November 15th, we have some fun clips just for you! By some, I mean a ton… so if you love West Side Story, you came to the right place!
America
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Tonight
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Somewhere
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Something.S Coming
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Jet Song
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Gee, Office Krupke Intro
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A Boy Like That
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Prologue
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Blade Fight
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Bonus Clips
Leonard Bernstein
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Storyboards
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Co-directors
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Five decades after its historic debut, a timeless classic returns to dazzle audiences young and old. Based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, the iconic film West Side Story returns in brilliant Blu-ray form November 15, 2011 from Twentieth Century Home Entertainment. With a record-breaking ten Academy Awards. including Best Picture, Best Directing and Best Original Score, the film took home more awards than any other movie-musical in the history of cinema. This monumental...
America
>
Tonight
>
Somewhere
>
Something.S Coming
>
Jet Song
>
Gee, Office Krupke Intro
>
A Boy Like That
>
Prologue
>
Blade Fight
>
Bonus Clips
Leonard Bernstein
>
Storyboards
>
Co-directors
>
Five decades after its historic debut, a timeless classic returns to dazzle audiences young and old. Based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, the iconic film West Side Story returns in brilliant Blu-ray form November 15, 2011 from Twentieth Century Home Entertainment. With a record-breaking ten Academy Awards. including Best Picture, Best Directing and Best Original Score, the film took home more awards than any other movie-musical in the history of cinema. This monumental...
- 11/11/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
If that’s got you excited as much as it has here at The Criterion Cast, MGM promises an amazing edition for this influential musical, coming out for the first time on Blu-ray on November 15th, just in time for the holidays. Winner of 10 Academy Awards, still the record holder for most trophies for a movie musical, West Side Story tells the story of the tension between the gangs the Jets and the Sharks. The first is an all white gang, the second a gang of Puerto Rican immigrants. Set in the Manhattan of 1957, it’s a latter day retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, with fantastic music and dancing that feel timeless.
Directed by Robert Wise (The Sound of Music, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and is featured in the Criterion Collection with his stellar editing of The Devil and Daniel Webster...
Directed by Robert Wise (The Sound of Music, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and is featured in the Criterion Collection with his stellar editing of The Devil and Daniel Webster...
- 7/7/2011
- by James McCormick
- CriterionCast
Gear up true-believers! Just when you thought no one was going to pay attention to West Side Story, the 50th Anniversary has arrived, and on 11/15/11, so will the 50th Anniversary Edition Blu-Ray. It promises to be the film as you've never seen it before, and it comes in a package that is sure to win over fans.
Now, call me crazy if you will, but I love this movie. Check out all the info below, including the special features list, and what you'll get in the box.
Celebrate The 50th Anniversary Of A Cultural Masterpiece That Redefined Cinema Now In Breathtaking High-definition
Experience the Original Academy Award®-Winning Movie As West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition Makes Its Blu-ray Debut on November 15.
Five decades after its historic debut, a timeless classic returns to dazzle audiences young and old. Based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, the...
Now, call me crazy if you will, but I love this movie. Check out all the info below, including the special features list, and what you'll get in the box.
Celebrate The 50th Anniversary Of A Cultural Masterpiece That Redefined Cinema Now In Breathtaking High-definition
Experience the Original Academy Award®-Winning Movie As West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition Makes Its Blu-ray Debut on November 15.
Five decades after its historic debut, a timeless classic returns to dazzle audiences young and old. Based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, the...
- 7/7/2011
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
One of the great movie musicals of all time, West Side Story, is finally coming to Blu-ray in November. The 1961 Oscar winner for Best Picture will be available in a 2-disc set and a 4-disc collector's set. I feel pretty already!
For the entire scoop, read on for the official press release from MGM/Twentieth Century Home Entertainment:
Five decades after its historic debut, a timeless classic returns to dazzle audiences young and old. Based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, the iconic film West Side Story returns in brilliant Blu-ray form November 15, 2011 from Twentieth Century Home Entertainment. With a record-breaking ten Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Best Directing and Best Original Score, the film took home more awards than any other movie-musical in the history of cinema. This monumental production not only featured the timeless lyrics from master American composer Stephen Sondheim, but a brilliant score from Leonard Bernstein,...
For the entire scoop, read on for the official press release from MGM/Twentieth Century Home Entertainment:
Five decades after its historic debut, a timeless classic returns to dazzle audiences young and old. Based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, the iconic film West Side Story returns in brilliant Blu-ray form November 15, 2011 from Twentieth Century Home Entertainment. With a record-breaking ten Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Best Directing and Best Original Score, the film took home more awards than any other movie-musical in the history of cinema. This monumental production not only featured the timeless lyrics from master American composer Stephen Sondheim, but a brilliant score from Leonard Bernstein,...
- 7/7/2011
- Cinelinx
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release the Blu-ray edition of the MGM title West Side Story, the classic 1961 film of the equally renowned Broadway musical, on October 18.
The upcoming release, a 50th Anniversary Edition, marks the film’s debut in a high-definition format.
The Sharks dance to enforce a piece of their turf in West Side Story.
The winner of 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Music, the modern, New York-based musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, was directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise and stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, George Chakaris, Rita Moreno and Russ Tamblyn.
New features for the Blu-ray release include a high-definition transfer, a 7.1 audio track, a collectible booklet, assorted art reproductions, and new bonus materials focusing on the film’s renowned dancing (choreographed by Robbins) and music (composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics penned by Stephen Sondheim).
Disc Dish doesn...
The upcoming release, a 50th Anniversary Edition, marks the film’s debut in a high-definition format.
The Sharks dance to enforce a piece of their turf in West Side Story.
The winner of 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Music, the modern, New York-based musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, was directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise and stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, George Chakaris, Rita Moreno and Russ Tamblyn.
New features for the Blu-ray release include a high-definition transfer, a 7.1 audio track, a collectible booklet, assorted art reproductions, and new bonus materials focusing on the film’s renowned dancing (choreographed by Robbins) and music (composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics penned by Stephen Sondheim).
Disc Dish doesn...
- 6/24/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
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