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West Side Story

Costume Designer Paul Tazewell Talks Building Characters Through Fabric and Color

His Oscar frontrunner status seems richly deserved.
By Annie Levin

What to Watch on Streaming This Week: Jan 28-Feb 3

Recommendations for what to watch this week, including (but not limited to) true crime comedies, a new prestige miniseries about Pamela Anderson, and the newest Guillermo del Toro film.
By Laura Babiak

Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ is Simply Fabulous

The new 'West Side Story' is simply fabulous, says Rex Reed.  A film for both the past and present, as pleasing as the best movie musicals used to be, and as relevant as today's headlines.
By Rex Reed
AMC Box Office Marvel

Movie Theaters Need a Big ($2B) Bang to End 2021

By Brandon Katz
Spider-Man Sing 2 Matrix 4 West Side Story Box Office

Summer’s Here, But Hollywood’s True Test Will Be Christmas 2021

By Brandon Katz
Best Upcoming Movies of Fall 2020.

The Must-See Movies of Fall 2020, From ‘Greenland’ to ‘Black Widow’

By Oliver Jones
Oscars 2021 Predictions

Our Way-Too-Early 2021 Oscars Predictions (Which Are Definitely, Totally Right)

By Brandon Katz

Here’s Why People Are Protesting Broadway’s ‘West Side Story’ Casting

By Helen Holmes
Ansel Elgort, who starred in Baby Driver, is set to play Tony in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story remake.

Ansel Elgort Will Play Tony in Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Remake—But Who Should Play Maria?

By Brandon Katz
Toni Collette in a scene from the 2018 film Hereditary.

‘Hereditary,’ ‘Under the Silver Lake’ and the Problem of Too Many Movie References

By Stephen Garrett
Indiana Jones 5 Release Date Steven Spielberg

When Can We Expect ‘Indiana Jones 5’? Spielberg Reveals Filming Details

By Brandon Katz
Robert Wagner And Natalie Wood

Robert Wagner Named Person of Interest in 1981 Drowning Death of Natalie Wood

By Brandon Katz
Baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky makes a moving surprise appearance at the Metropolitan Opera's gala honoring Lincoln Center.

Splendor, Nostalgia and Camp Salute 50 Years of the Met at Lincoln Center

By James Jorden
Cecile McLorin Salvant

Broadway, Blues or Jazz, Singer Cécile McLorin Salvant Makes Us Swoon

By Will Friedwald
The three main characters in Annie Hall: Keaton, Allen and the city of New York.

The Bridges of Manhattan County: AMC’s CEO Reflects on NYC’s Cinematic Overpasses

By Josh Sapan
Mahri Relin and Lauren Rodriguez at Body Conceptions.

How to Get a Broadway Body

By Margaret Abrams
Eula often used watercolors to capture that unique thing that made a girl stand out. (Photo courtesy of HarperCollins)

Cathy Horyn on Joe Eula is a delight

By Alexandra Villarreal
Patricia Birch; photo courtesy Playbill

From Anybodys to Somebody: The Uber-Versatile Pat Birch Gets a Well-Deserved Award

By Harry Haun
Aaron Braunstein.

Offbeat Boxing Promoter Tries to Roil West Side Council Race

By Ross Barkan
Anthony Weiner talking to voters on the Upper West Side.

The Anthony Weiner Show Holds Court on the Upper West Side

By Jill Colvin
John Liu thanking the Three Parks Dems for their Endorsement. (Photo: Jill Colvin)

John Liu Receives First Endorsement After Guilty Verdicts

By Jill Colvin

Ave Maria! Broadway Newbie Josefina Scaglione Swims With Sharks, Socialites

By Irina Aleksander
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