Jewish Story Partners, Backed By Steven Spielberg’s Righteous Persons Foundation, Launches Today; Led By Roberta Grossman, Caroline Libresco

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWhile actor David Oyelowo had been toying with the idea of directing, it wasn’t until “The Water Man” — out May 7 on Netflix — that the opportunity arose for him to step behind the camera.Oyelowo, who starred in last year’s “The Midnight Sky,” felt the family entertainment films of the ’80s were missing from the industry today. As a father of four, he wanted to mimic the films that he had grown up on.

Jewish Story Partners, a new Los Angeles-based film foundation with initial funding from Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw’s Righteous Persons Foundation, named its first round of grantees Wednesday including projects from Joey Soloway (Transparent), Maxim Pozdorovkin (Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, Our New President) and Luke Lorentzen (Midnight Family).

West Side Story’s remake from director Steven Spielberg finally debuted its trailer at the Oscars 2021, and Rachel Zegler who stars in the role of Maria in the film recently revealed how she reacted after the trailer went live. Well, the star FaceTime’d with the famed director after the trailer debuted online and they had such a funny conversation.

Rachel Zegler stars in the role of Maria in the West Side Story remake from director Steven Spielberg, and the trailer debuted during the 2021 Oscars.

The first trailer of Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story waltzed its way into the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday night, PST. The cast of the movie includes Ansel Elgort and debutant Rachel Zegler playing the roles of Tony and Maria along with EGOT winner Rita Moreno as Valentina, who owns the corner store where Tony works.The trailer starts with scenes of dawn breaking in the city of New York, as one can hear a siren going off at a distance.

Steven Spielberg’s take on West Side Story has been released. During Sunday (25 April) night’s Oscar ceremony, fans were given a first look at the musical extravaganza, which is scheduled for US release on 10 December, exactly 60 years after the original film was released.

West Side Story, based on the musical of the same name.The film stars Ansel Engort as Tony and Rachel Zegler as Maria, in the story – a retelling of Romeo & Juliet – that sees the two fall in love in 1950s New York City as a feud between their respective affiliated gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, comes to a head.The trailer is without dialogue, but shows a string of scenes from the film, including a recreation of some of the 1961 version’s most iconic dance numbers.Watch it below:Due out in

It’s been the movie remake on everyone’s lips since it was announced that Steven Spielberg was taking on West Side Story. And now we’ve finally gotten our first look at the musical.

The first trailer for West Side Story danced its way to the Oscars on Sunday night. Steven Spielberg's remake of the 1961 classic starsAnsel Elgort as Tony and Rachel Zegler as Maria.

Antonio Ferme editorThe first trailer for Steven Spielberg’s long-awaited adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical “West Side Story” was released during the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night.While Spielberg has dabbled in a slew of genres from adventure to sci-fi, this will mark the filmmaker’s first time directing a musical.

West Side Story stars as Maria, Ansel Elgort as Tony, and Ariana DeBose as Anita. “I just absolutely loved the music," .

It’s a classic of the silver screen: forbidden love, rival street gangs with different ethnic backgrounds, the swaggering style of ’50s cool.

Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw want to tell more Jewish stories on the screen, but not for entertainment or escapism. The Hollywood filmmaker and humanitarians offered seed financing through their Righteous Persons Foundation for Jewish Story Partners, a new film foundation unveiled on Thursday, to be led by filmmaker Roberta Grossman and former Sundance senior programmer Caroline Libresco.

Also Read: Paul Dano to Join Steven Spielberg's Childhood Film as Director's Fictional Dad“There is nothing like storytelling to foster connections and help us understand life’s deepest truths,” Spielberg and Capshaw said in a joint statement.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterSteven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw are helping to launch Jewish Story Partners, an LA-based film foundation to support diverse Jewish voices.Through their Righteous Persons Foundation, Spielberg and Capshaw have donated $2 million.

Bizparentz Foundation, the nonprofit organization that’d been advocating for child actors and their parents since 2004, has relaunched its website, featuring more than 100 articles – and over 1,000 links to support them – on a variety of issues affecting child performers, including taxes, tips on avoiding talent scams, navigating union contracts and money held in trust for child actors in Coogan accounts.