Music Break – Five favorite songs from West Side Story

I am still humming the gorgeous songs from West Side Story today, as last night I had the privilege of seeing the newly-adapted musical directed by Steven Spielberg at a Dolby Cinema. I haven't done a Music Break since last August, so I thought today would be the perfect time to highlight the timeless songs …

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Musings on Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind documentary

I've subscribed to HBO for a month so I could watch season 3 of Westworld. Well, I finished on Friday night and this documentary's key art on the HBO's interface and decided to watch it. The film began with the narration of Natalie Wood's own daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, who was only 11 years old …

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November Blind Spot: Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

I chose this film because for some reason I had never seen any James Dean film. It seems that some of Hollywood's legends have escaped me, as I had just seen Marilyn Monroe's and Bette Davis' films for the first time recently. It's also my first time seeing Natalie Wood, though I have seen her previously in …

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