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Major guilds announce film nominees, clarifying Oscar field
Read full article: Major guilds announce film nominees, clarifying Oscar fieldHopes that a few of last yearโs biggest box-office hits, โSpider-Man: No Way Homeโ and โNo Time to Die,โ might join the best-picture Oscar race were dealt a blow Thursday when several of Hollywoodโs top guilds announced their film nominations.
Santa Barbara Film Festival to honor Haim, DeBose, 6 others
Read full article: Santa Barbara Film Festival to honor Haim, DeBose, 6 othersโWest Side Storyโsโ Ariana DeBose, โLicorice Pizzaโsโ Alana Haim and โBelfastโsโ Caitriona Balfe are among the actors who will receive the Santa Barbara International Film Festivalโs Virtuosos Award this year.
Steven Spielbergโs โWest Side Storyโ stays true to era, but acknowledges 21st century audience
Read full article: Steven Spielbergโs โWest Side Storyโ stays true to era, but acknowledges 21st century audienceSteven Spielberg creates an authentic, yet true to form remake of the American theater classic "West Side Story."
'Dune,' 'CODA,' 'West Side Story' make AFI's 2021 top 10
Read full article: 'Dune,' 'CODA,' 'West Side Story' make AFI's 2021 top 10The American Film Institute lined up behind many of the yearโs end-of-year Oscar contenders, naming Steven Spielbergโs โWest Side Story,โ Jane Campionโs โThe Power of the Dogโ and Adam McKayโs โDonโt Look Upโ among the yearโs 10 best films.
'Jagged Little Pill' leads Tony Awards nominations with 15
Read full article: 'Jagged Little Pill' leads Tony Awards nominations with 15This image released by Vivacity Media Group shows Elizabeth Stanley, left, and Celia Rose Gooding during a performance of "Jagged Little Pill." The musical leads the Tony Awards nominations with 15 nods in a pandemic-shortened season. The dozen nods make โSlave Playโ the most nominated play in Tony history. The nominations were pulled from just 18 eligible plays and musicals, a fraction of the 34 shows the season before. The 2020 Tony Awards ceremony will be broadcast digitally and take place later this year, at a date still to be announced.
Disney delays 'Black Widow,' Spielberg's 'West Side Story'
Read full article: Disney delays 'Black Widow,' Spielberg's 'West Side Story'NEW YORK โ The Walt Disney Co. has further postponed its next mega-movies from Marvel, including โBlack Widow,โ while also postponing Steven Spielberg's โWest Side Storyโ a full year in the company's latest recalibration due to the pandemic. The Scarlett Johansson Marvel movie โBlack Widow,โ last set for Nov. 6, heads to May 7 of next year. That was the date set for โWest Side Story,โ but Spielberg's musical will instead debut in December 2021. Given the interconnected nature of Marvel releases, the latest delay of โBlack Widowโ had a domino effect on other films. Since the pandemic began, the company's โMulan,โ โHamiltonโ and โArtemis Fowlโ have gone direct to streaming, with โMulanโ made available for a $30 premium purchase by subscribers.
Steven Spielberg gives sneak peek of 'West Side Story'
Read full article: Steven Spielberg gives sneak peek of 'West Side Story'(CNN) - That's a wrap on "West Side Story." The musical remake from director Steven Spielberg finished filming just days ago and to celebrate, the legendary filmmaker shared on social media -- via studio 20th Century Fox's official account -- some sneak peek photos from the set. It's a wrap on West Side Story. To mark the end of production, Steven wanted to share a few thoughts and images with you. : @nikotavernise (Photos 1, 2) / #StevenSpielberg (Photo 3)#WestSideStory #StevenSpielberg pic.twitter.com/4PdhHxueKz 20th Century Fox (@20thcenturyfox) October 2, 2019The-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company.
On this day: September 14
Read full article: On this day: September 142005: Filmmaker Robert Wise, who won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music," dies of heart attack at age 91 in Los Angeles. Wise was also nominated for Oscars for Best Film Editing for "Citizen Kane" and Best Picture for "The Sand Pebbles." He also directed "The Body Snatcher," "Born to Kill," "The Day the Earth Stood Still," "Run Silent, Run Deep," "The Andromeda Strain" and "Star Trek: The Motion Picture." Hide Caption