Brian Tuma Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, DFA1970 said: Yep it is true. She said it in an interview. Look it up because it's YouTube. I’m not going to sift through all her interviews on YouTube. Lol Why would the studio even audition her for the role if they thought she was too “ethnic”? Edited April 26, 2021 by Brian Tuma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_orangecounty Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 Just now, keystone3ply said: Well, get ready for some "TikToK - Hip Hop". Ha Ha. I'm expecting that, and that's ok, just please, PLEASE, don't mess with Somewhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 15 hours ago, Jurassic Lancer said: I think he will give it a fair treatment. When he is focused on important events, he comes through. And WSS is an important work. I have read that Moreno has some connection to the new film, so let us hope it is good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Brian Tuma said: I’m not going to sift through all her interviews on YouTube. Lol Why would the studio even audition her for the role if they thought she was too “ethnic”? You find it hard to believe that a movie studio in the 50s that cast a Polish guy in brown face and lily white woman as "Puerto Ricans" would relegate an actual Puerto Rican to a supporting role rather than a starring one? Even if it didn't go down exactly like that, it certainly wouldn't be unheard of at that time. The phrase "too ethnic" as grounds for routine discrimination was actually pretty PC in the 50s, disgustingly enough. Edited April 26, 2021 by Lance 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, MikeD said: I have read that Moreno has some connection to the new film, so let us hope it is good. She's Doc IIRC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFA1970 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 47 minutes ago, Brian Tuma said: I’m not going to sift through all her interviews on YouTube. Lol Why would the studio even audition her for the role if they thought she was too “ethnic”? Actually you are correct. I got it wrong....she had to have makeup put on her to make her look more darker because Natalie Wood and George Chakiris who play Latinos are white. So she had to have the same skin tones as the other actors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpaul Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Lance said: I wasn't happy with the original movie orchestration, either. That's different from choreography, and I'm fine with most of it being tweaked, but not Cool. That particular choreography is timeless and virtually unimprovable, IMO. * I just read this article, though. It talks about how the choreography had to change, including in Cool, because dancing has changed so much since the 50s. I had no idea. So maybe I need to be a little more...flexible...with my viewpoint. https://www.americantheatre.org/2020/01/30/a-west-side-story-that-resets-the-choreographic-balance/ The broadway revival was meant to be updated. The Spielberg film appears to be set in the 50s. As much as I am a huge fan of the Jerome Robbins choreography, I also love Justin Peck's work and am excited to see his interpretation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Continental Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Every time I watch the original movie someone is cutting onions nearby. I hope the same happens with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFA1970 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 2 hours ago, MikeD said: I have read that Moreno has some connection to the new film, so let us hope it is good. She's in the new movie but a different character from, 1961 (obviously). And I think also as an executive producer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skevinp Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Lance said: The phrase "too ethnic" as grounds for routine discrimination was actually pretty PC in the 50s, disgustingly enough. FWIW ethnicity is not the same thing as race. Also FWIW, Natalie Wood’s real name was Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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