Wednesday, Mar. 23, 2022

Casting Society honored excellence in casting across feature films, television and theater on Wednesday night (3/23) at the 37th Annual Artios Awards during a worldwide virtual ceremony which also was a celebration of the organization’s 40th anniversary. 

Among the feature film winners...

Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2022

Rita Moreno told her "Enjoy it, honey!" and that's what Ariana DeBose has been doing this awards season.

The actor, who has been sweeping every accolade for her fiery portrayal of Anita in Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" — the same role that won Moreno the Academy Award in 1962 — is...

Friday, Mar. 4, 2022

Dune, West Side Story, Encanto and Squid Game were among the winners at the Advanced Imaging Society’s Lumiere Awards during its 12th annual ceremony held Friday (3/4) at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Recognizing distinguished creative and technical achievement, the Lumiere Awards...

Monday, Jan. 24, 2022

The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) has unveiled nominations for the 26th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animation features. Winners will be honored at the ADG Awards ceremony, returning to a live-...

Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022

New Jersey Helps Tell "West Side Story"
Steven Spielberg came to Paterson and Newark, New Jersey, to film significant portions of his vibrant remake of the classic musical West Side Story. Streets in Paterson and Newark were redressed to bring to life late-1950s...

Monday, Jan. 10, 2022

The Golden Globe Awards, Hollywood’s so-called biggest party that regularly drew 18 million television viewers, was reduced to a live-blog Sunday night for its 79th edition. 

The embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association proceeded with its film awards Sunday night without a telecast,...

Monday, Dec. 13, 2021

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) unveiled the film category nominees for the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards. 

“Belfast” from Focus Features and “West Side Story” from 20th Century Studios lead this year’s film contenders, earning 11 nominations each. In addition to Best Picture, “...

Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021

Despite critical acclaim and two years-worth of anticipation, Steven Spielberg's lavish "West Side Story" revival made little noise at the box office, debuting with $10.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday — a worrisome result for a movie industry struggling to...

Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021

We're so rife with reboots and remakes today that it can take a moment to gauge just what Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" is. It isn't a papered-over modernizing or a thinly disguised retread. It's a feat of reconstruction. Spielberg, Tony Kushner and Steven Sondheim have taken the original...

Tuesday, May. 7, 2019

Now armed with the upcoming releases of 20th Century Fox, the Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday set forth a shock-and-awe release schedule spanning the next eight years, including the yet-again-postponed "Avatar" sequels, a new batch of "Star Wars" releases and Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story"...

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