This week’s Flashback Feature: Westside Story

Posted by brodiemashDecember 4, 2008 - 12:15pm

west_side_story It seems like these last Flashback Features just aren’t up to par with some of the first couple of films. Maybe I nothing about film and am so mainstream that I should be listening to the latest from Britney Spears as I eat McDonalds & shop at Best Buy. Anyways, tonight’s film is the second to last film of the Flashback Features season and it’s Westside Story. Never seen it nor do I plan to see it tonight (it’s Art Hop, yo!). So what should I say about it? How about check out the trailer, judge for yourself and make plans for another Dumb Drum Gettogether for next week’s (and final) film: The Goonies. See you out at Art Hop tonight!

http://www.vindawopproductions.com Vince

I made it to the post Art Hop show at Tokyo tonight, but didn’t make it to the hop or West Side Story.

I am not a huge fan of the musical genre, but enjoy them from time to time. I actually own West Side Story on laserdisc. Give it a go. Just keep telling yourself that it’s a movie and pray you don’t run into one of these guys in a dark alley.
http://www.fresnofilm.com Ray Arthur

Brodie,

You have to watch WSS. IIRC, it was the movie with a musical F-bomb in it. Plus, Natalie Wood at 22! Rita Moreno at 29! And, Carole D’Andrea (look her up) at 19!
http://www.blakejonesmusic.com blake

Even if you don’t watch the movie, listen to the soundtrack–incredible.
Leonard Bernstein wrote music that your mom could whistle to, but at the same time had these enormously progressive and super cool useages (plural of useage?) of 20th C. classical music. Plenty of sugar on top but mind-blowing intellect in the structure. I dig it when something can be enormously accessible yet super cool and super smart at the same time.
Plus, if you’re a sap like me, you’ll get all choked up at the end of the movie.
Ray Arthur

I agree with Blake. No one ever made serious music more interesting and enjoyable than Bernstein. His Children’s concerts opened up the Classical, Romantic, Baroque and Renaissance musical periods to millions of kids.

And speaking of enjoyable music, nice set at Club Fred last Saturday Blake.

This week’s Flashback Feature: Westside Story

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