A clever paparazzi caught Daniel Day-Lewis walking out of Steven Spielberg’s NY office with Steven and a group of movie bigwigs including Irish playwright/filmmaker Jim (My Left Foot) Sheridan.Everyone looked happy. Coincidentally or NOT, Sheridan has been working on a film called The True Story of Chief Standing Bear. The story is set in Nebraska Continue reading “WILL DANIEL DAY-LEWIS COME OUT OF RETIREMENT?”
Steven Spielberg must be on a retro kick because he just announced that he is directing a new version of the 1968 classic movie Bullitt starring Bradley Cooper in the Steve McQueen role. We weren’t thrilled with his remake of West Side Story, but he insists this will NOT be a remake, but a whole Continue reading “CAN BRADLEY COOPER FILL STEVE MCQUEEN’S SHOES?”
Speaking of long careers, let’s not overlook Rita Moreno, 89, who won an Oscar for her 1961 performance as Anita in West Side Story (of course she went on to win an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony too, for various projects.) A documentary of Rita’s life showed at Sundance this year and it includes Continue reading “RITA MORENO APPROVES OF SPIELBERG’S REMAKE OF WEST SIDE STORY”
Megastars Bruce Springsteen, 70, and Steven Spielberg, 72, have become such good friends that they took a vacation together with their wives Patti Scialfa and Kate Capshaw in Portofino. They relaxed on yachts and beaches, toured the island, and enjoyed gourmet meals. In August, Bruce created quite a stir in Paterson, New Jersey, when he Continue reading “TWO MOGULS AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME”
That’s Steven Spielberg in the Hawaiian shirt directing dancers in his new version of West Side Story- about which we have mixed feelings. The original film was SO wonderful and successful (10 Oscars including Best Picture) in delicious TECHNICOLOR, (for those who remember)- what is the point of a remake? Can anyone ever top Bernardo Continue reading “SPIELBERG’S “WEST SIDE STORY” REMAKE: WE’RE NOT HOLDING OUR BREATH”