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contrast (contrast):
West Side Story → Mamma Mia!.
Spielberg's West Side Story is a modern movie musical that works because it adapts an older musical, unlike the modern-musical style Sean dislikes.
“West Side Story, Spielberg's film. I think that's one of the best movie musicals of the last 50 years.”
The Big Picture · ‘Mamma Mia!’ Meets ‘The Strangers'! It’s a Movie Swap! · 1:04:50 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them) -
craft (craft):
Mamma Mia! → West Side Story.
In Dancing Queen, Baranski and Streep's chiffon skirts allow one Jerome Robbins-style moment that echoes West Side Story.
“they do like one Jerome Robbins, like, uh, sachet moment.”
The Big Picture · ‘Mamma Mia!’ Meets ‘The Strangers'! It’s a Movie Swap! · 1:17:19 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them) -
contrast (contrast):
The Fabelmans → West Side Story.
Adam says late Spielberg makes two movies at once; West Side Story had nothing inside the tour de force, while The Fabelmans has a petty, thorny movie inside.
“I like the other movie that's inside the Fablemans, which is like petty and thorny.”
The Big Picture · The Top Five Movies of 2022 · 1:05:03 · Adam Nayman (0.85 sure it was them) -
craft (on-set music):
West Side Story → Lolita.
West Side Story music was played on set to make Shelley Winters cry.
“And so they would play like West Side Story music to make Shelley Winters cry.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Lolita with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 1:28:23 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them) -
industry (box-office rivals):
West Side Story → Lolita.
West Side Story was still number three in its 37th week.
“It's in its 37th week of complete box office domination.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Lolita with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 2:11:42 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)