Hi this is Steve. In honor of this week's Academy Awards, the Synophiles welcomes back

Broadway actress Melana Govich, along with her husband, composer David Cornu, to discuss West Side Story.

Winner of 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor,

and Actress for George Shakuris and Rita Moreno,

as well as best editing, cinematography, production design, costumes mixing, and of course best

director for the brilliant Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins.

Westside story is as

daring, unusual, powerful, and moving today as it was more than 50 years ago,

and all of us felt the issues it explores are just as contemporary.

It is available for Rental on iTunes and Amazon and there is an absolutely gorgeous 50th anniversary Blu-ray.

With music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and the iconic choreography of Jerome Robbins, Westside Story is a musical tour to force, and we have

an incredible time talking about it on the Cinephiles. The Oh, Hello and welcome once again to the cinnophiles where each week we enter the world of a great film

explore its themes, its history, and the influence it has on us today.

My name is Steve Morris, I'm a filmmaker and directing instructor in Los Angeles, California.

Hey everybody, my name is John Roca. I'm a voiceover artist, host of numerous shows and occasional

actor here in Los Angeles. You were laughing at me. No, in a good way, because you're so excited for this new experiment.

We have four mics, two different H4N, and one H5N, or one H4N, one H4N, so there's a lot here

and I'm looking forward to seeing you do it all.

No, there's a lot going on right now because for the first time on the cinnophiles,

we have not one but two guests.

David Cornu and Melana Govich are incredibly lucky to have them here.

David Cornu is a composer who's worked in the theater and has worked in television is currently

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