MGM’s Academy Award® Winning Film WEST SIDE STORY, One of the Most Beloved Musicals of All Time, Celebrates 50 Years

AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY NOVEMBER 15

Los Angeles, CA (October 5, 2011) – MGM’s exhilarating WEST SIDE STORY, the iconic Oscar®-winning film, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with its memorizing songs and electric dance numbers by reaching a whole new generation of fans.  Song classics “Somewhere” and “Something’s Coming” were recently featured on the hit Fox show Glee with additional songs from West Side Story to be featured over the coming weeks.

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will be releasing a special collector’s edition of MGM’s WEST SIDE STORY for the first time on Blu-ray November 15, featuring four discs, a collectible booklet, soundtrack CD and more.  Earlier this year the film was honored at both The Hollywood Bowl and over two nights at the New York Philharmonic

WEST SIDE STORY 50^th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Special Features

• ALL-NEW:  Pow! The Dances of West Side Story – cast members, contemporary filmmakers, dancers and choreographers analyze and illuminate the film’s famous dance sequences.
  • Prologue
  • Dance At the Gym
  • Tony and Maria’s Cha Cha
  • America
  • The Rumble
  • Maria’s Roof Dance
  • Cool
• ALL-NEW: A Place for Us: West Side Story’s Legacy – a look back at the iconic film and the impact it has all over the world
  • Creation and Innovation
  • A Timeless Vision
• Song Specific Commentary by Lyricist Stephen Sondheim
  • Prologue
  • The Jet Song
  • Something’s Coming
  • Dance At the Gym
  • Maria
  • America
  • Tonight
  • Gee, Officer Krupke
  • I Feel Pretty
  • One Hand, One Heart

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