Newscast Review

I think our newscast wasn't terrible but it wasn't good. In my opinion it wasn't as good as our first one. I think that we need to improve and need to get better each time instead of doing worse. I think that the i should know my lines better. Also i think all the anchors, including myself, should look up at the camera more often. I think that when we do the weather the stuff around the forecast from the computer shouldn't be on their. It could have been a lot better but I proud of our class for having two newscasts out since we have only been in school for a month. I think we have tons of potential and we all work fantastically together.  

West Side Story Film Review

             West Side Story was in my opinion an excellent movie. This film is modern take on Romeo and Juliet. West Side Story is about two rival gangs, the jets and the sharks. The jets, leader being Biff(Russ Tamblyn), are the gang of Americans who have ran a certain turf for a while. Then the sharks, leader being Bernardo(Geroge Chakris), are the gang of Puerto Ricans who have recently came into town. Neither gangs can coexist and find themselves in trouble with a cop named Officer Krupke who will stop ad nothing to bring them down. Things get heated when Biff's best friend and former Jet Tony(Richard Beymer) finds himself falling in love with Bernardo's sister Maria(Natalie Wood). The love between Maria and Tony ends in tragedy for both sides, and even the people not directly involved.
            The dancing and singing in the movie was not only relevant but very entertaining. Also the story line and overall plot are fantastic. Though there are somethings that could be better. For example in a few of the scenes Tony covers Maria's mouth and part of her face when she is singing. I can also see how the dancing can take away from the gangster characteristic they are going for. West Side Story can easily be loved by any gender. This songs in this film have easily become some of the sucessful songs in music. With remakes done by singers such as Barbra Streisand. The musical numbers are out of this world, and the vocals couldn't be better matched. I would greatly recommend it to anyone wanting to watch a great movie with an even better cast.
            West Side Story was directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise. The screenplay was written by Ernest Lehman. The stars of this movie are Natalie Wood, George Chakris, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, and Rita Moreno. West Side Story was released in 1961 and has won 10 Academy Awards. The run time is 151 minutes and is placed under the genres of; crime, thriller, musical, drama, and romance.