Movie review: West Side Story

 Synopsis: An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Director: Steven Spielberg Stars: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez Do you think Steven Spielberg has a checklist?

Spielberg/Williams Partnership Explored in New Box Set

 “It’s like turning a horse out to pasture and letting him just run headlong,” says visionary director Steven Spielberg on what it is like working with acclaimed composer John Williams. Over the 90-year history of sound film, there has rarely been such a symbiotic relationship between director and composer. Their

The Force Awakens in the National Arts Centre Orchestra

 The theatre lights dim, the screen goes black and the famous line of light blue text fades in: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Then, in a bright flash of yellow, STAR WARS bursts onto the frame and the text scrolls out into the infinite darkness.