464 - West Side Story (2021)

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Somethin’s comin’, somethin’ good: this week, Paul and Arlo pirouette through a discussion of Steven Spielberg’s new take on</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">West Side Story</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Oscars. Is it a spoiler to say they love it? The boys discuss how Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner’s changes enrich the text, why choreographer Justin Peck’s bold choice to discard Jerome Robbins’ iconic choreography was the right move, what it means for the Sharks to be played by Latinx actors, and the joy of watching Spielberg treat every musical number like his and Janusz Kaminski’s playground. Plus, Taco Bell sends Arlo spiraling into an existential crisis, and the boys chat about this year’s other Best Picture nominees.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">NEXT: Si Spurrier and Jeff Stokely’s</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Six-Gun Gorilla</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">is locked and loaded for this month’s</span> <strong>Four-Color Flashback</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><strong>BREAKDOWN</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">00:00:53  -  Intro</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">00:06:39  -  Interminable Oscars Discussion</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">00:37:43  -  A Look Back to Episode 402</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">00:47:04  - </span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">West Side Story (2021)</span></em></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">02:14:52  -  Outro / Next</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>LINKS</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><a href= "https://