#robertwise

[spacelordmf]

Steve in the Movies #thetoweringinferno #lemans #juniorbonner #sampeckinpah #thesandpebbles #robertwise #johnsturges #spacelord #spclrd #stevemcqueen #johnguillermin #irwinallen https://www.instagram.com/p/CmPh1Bms1kp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[droppedculture]

What if a U.S. satellite crashed to earth and brought with it an alien organism that turned peoples' blood to powder? That is what this Oscar nominated adaptation of Michael Crichton's first book brought to you by the director of The Day the Earth Stood Still delves into. From secret labs to old, drunk Peter Jackson, this film has it all! First Day: Hit the play button! Give the fellas a shout over at www.droppedculture.com, droppedculturepodcast@gmail.com or on one of the show's many social media accounts! Thanks for listening and Harambe be with you!

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Published June 30, 2020.

[llpodcast]

Season 6: Episode 281 - MAKE/REMAKE: West Side Story (1961/2022)

[cultfaction]

Reposted from @today_in_nerd_history The Day the Earth Stood Still was released September 28, 1951. The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 1951 American black-and-white science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein, directed by Robert Wise, and starring Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe and Sam Jaffe. The Day the Earth Stood Still was written by Edmund H. North, based on the 1940 science fiction short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates. The notable score was composed by Bernard Herrmann. In The Day the Earth Stood Still, a humanoid alien visitor named Klaatu comes to Earth, accompanied by a powerful eight-foot tall robot, Gort, to deliver an important message that will affect the entire human race. Trailer: https://youtu.be/51JoEE_znyI . #thedaytheearthstoodstill #farewelltothemaster #journeytotheworld #klaatu #gort #robertwise #MichaelRennie #anniversary #movie #TodayInNerdHistory #TheNerdHerd #nerdherd #nerd http://www.todayinnerdhistory.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TodayInNerdHistory/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CjC70dYMjQC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[raurquiz]

#remembering #robertwise #director #startrek #themotionpicture #thesoundofmusic #westsidestory #TheDaytheEarthStoodStill #thehinderburg #theadromedastrain #TheBodySnatcher #TheHaunting #OddsAgainstTomorrow #TheSandPebbles #TwoPeople #AudreyRose #Rooftops #startrek58 @TrekCore

[brennerrama]

MOVIE QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Everybody has the right to run away.”

Julie Harris in The Haunting

#TheHaunting #TheHaunting1963 #RobertWise #JulieHarris #Moviequotes #MovieQuoteOfTheDay

[jamieroxxartist]

Today in Pop Culture History: Dec 7, 1979 “#StarTrek: The Motion Picture” first movie of the series premieres directed by #RobertWise, starring #WilliamShatner and #LeonardNimoy

( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Motion_Picture )

[useduniverse]

Star Trek The Motion Picture (1979). Crew of The Enterprise. Dir. Robert Wise.

[adamwatchesmovies]

West Side Story (1961)

Romeo and Juliet is a story everybody knows, is tremendously influential, and unfortunately often misunderstood. Is it a love story? Sure, but that’s a secondary point. It’s first and foremost a tragedy about lovers caught up in a pointless rivalry between their families. I’ve seen it done wrong more times than right. That brings us to West Side Story which changes some of the details but gets it. It’s an excellent re-imagining/re-interpretation/adaptation of William Shakespeare's play. It’s also strong on its own with marvelous dance choreography and superb musical numbers.

It’s 1957, Manhattan. In the West Side’s Lincoln Square neighborhood, two gangs are vying for the same territory. The Jets, led by Riff (Russ Tamblyn), and the Puerto Rican Sharks, led by Bernardo (George Chakiris). With the police (Simon Oakland as Lieutenant Schrank and Simon Oakland as Officer Krupke) cracking down on the violence, someone's got to go. When Bernardo’s younger sister Maria (Natalie Wood) falls head over heels for Tony (Richard Beymer), the two attempt to keep the peace, but it all seems doomed.

Let's begin by addressing the two elephants in the room. Firstly, this is a musical. If that isn't your thing... you should still at least give it a shot. This movie really is that good. The second eyebrow raised concerns the casting. Actress Rita Moreno is the only true Puerto Rican in the film. Everyone else? Makeup. It wasn't ok back then or now but you can't change the past and despite this, the movie is still amazing.

Where this film truly succeeds is in its characters. Yes, Maria and Tony fall madly in love with each other after just one encounter, but there’s great chemistry between the leads so you buy it. They're charismatic. They're earnest. You like them. You want this relationship to work. The songs clench it. You feel their plight; how they’re all poor and have few prospects ahead of them despite living in "the land of opportunity". Like so many uneducated and unsupervised young men, the gang members resort to violence. Time is dedicated to the main players to help you firmly establish who is who and when things go bad, it's upsetting.

You might've heard some of the songs in compilations or elsewhere. What I'd like to highlight are the dance numbers. If I can pick only one, it'd be The Rumble - the big confrontation between the Sharks and the Jets as Tony rushes to intervene.

Just about every aspect of the filmmaking is impressive. The art direction, special effects, character development, script, performances, even the end credits are great. Most of all, this is a strong adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet”. It lures you in with the romance and then hits hard with the tragedy. The way classic figures are adapted to this setting, how they're amplified by the addition and subtraction of others cannot be praised enough. This is all based on a Broadway show so a lot of credit goes to playwrights Jerome Robbins (who co-directs), Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents but the screenplay by Ernest Lehman puts in a lot of work too. All the choices made were the right ones.

Even if you’re iffy about the film at first because you see these thugs dancing in the street, by the intermission, you can’t wait to see where it’s going. At first, I was uncertain about West Side Story. The songs took a while to get used to and when you see something labeled with this many awards (10 Oscars), you expect to be blown away from frame one. If you aren't, you're quickly disheartened. It won me over. Boy did it ever. This is a must-see. (On Blu-ray, January 22, 2016)

[geekynerfherder]

#StarTrek The Motion Picture, first released in cinemas #OnThisDay in 1979⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #TitleScreen #OTD #RobertWise #WilliamShatner #LeonardNimoy #DeForestKelley #JamesDoohan #GeorgeTakei #MajelBarrett #WalterKoenig #NichelleNichols #PersisKhambatta #StephenCollins https://www.instagram.com/p/CXMU5yghadm/?utm_medium=tumblr

[changoblanco]

#theandromedastrain #1971 #tonightsmovie #movienight #scifi #RobertWise #splitscreen #productiondesign #BorisLeven #academyawards #richardkline #deadbodies #composition #colorpalette https://www.instagram.com/p/CUvKHfdPyGo/?utm_medium=tumblr

[atthemoviesuk]

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Original One Sheet 27 x 41 Inches —————— Regarded as one of the greatest science fiction films ever made at its time, #RobertWise's classic set the bar for all other entries in the genre. A former editor for Orson Welles, Wise brilliantly instilled within the film a political subtext that reflected the anxieties of post-WWII #America. Klaatu (#MichaelRennie), a soft-spoken interplanetary traveler, brings forth a message of peace or destruction for Earthlings. The destruction part is personified by his robot bodyguard Gort, who can (and does) emit death rays when threatened. An alien and his bodyguard land on earth to deliver a very important message to leaders around the world, which could determine the earth's survival. #TheDayTheEarthStoodStill #PatriciaNeal . #atthemovies #original #movieposter #filmposter #frame #hollywood #cinema #musthave #mood #vintage #poster #movies #posters #film (at At The Movies Posters) https://www.instagram.com/p/CINf2lQA5GB/?igshid=41ni6j124o6w

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1961

[thesoundofmusic-filmcraft]

Light and Shadow, Pt. 2 - Low-key lighting creates emotional drama in the ‘Climb Every Mountain’ scene. Cinematographer Ted McCord chooses to light this scene not by having an overload of heavenly swaths of light pouring in, but instead has two angular light sources that bring out the reddish-brown tones and shadows of the scene. What is even bolder, is that he hardly lights the singer, but rather the one be sung to.

[elcinelateleymickyandonie]

West Side Story (1961)American romantic musical drama film 

Dir. Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins.