Ranking Oscars 2022 Best Picture + Acting Nominees

Can't believe we are STILL talking about the Oscars in late March. I hope they're moving the telecast back to late February next year and going forward. Well, I've talked about the Oscar nominees but I saw people were ranking the Best Picture nominees on Twitter, such as below, and I thought I'd do the …

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FlixChatter Review: West Side Story (2021)

Musicals seem to be back in fashion again in Hollywood. Just this year alone we’ve got In The Heights, Annette, Dear Evan Hansen, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie… not to mention the Netflix release of Tick, Tick, Boom recently. I have to admit I wasn’t exactly clamoring to see a remake of West Side Story (I’m …

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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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