Arthur Laurents

Hitchcock smartly threads theatrical ‘Rope’ (1948)

“Rope” (1948) makes it onto a lot of Alfred Hitchcock top 10 lists despite being his simplest story. (SPOILERS FOLLOW, in the sense that this

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‘West Side Story’ (2021) an ugly tale presented with false beauty

“West Side Story” (2021), director Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the 1957 stage musical, chronicles an ugly 20-block area of New York City fought over by

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