A Star Is Born

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Barbra Streisand Takes Issue With A Star Is Born

Singer says 2018 film was too similar to 1976 remake

(Newser) - Barbra Streisand said she "loved" Bradley Cooper's version of A Star Is Born when the film came out in 2018. Three years on, she has a bit of a different opinion. "I thought it was the wrong idea," Streisand told Australia's The Project of the...

What's Going On With Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper? Gaga Explains

'Fooled ya!' singer laughs about recent steamy performances with her co-star

(Newser) - Lady Gaga recently split with her fiance , which is only adding fuel to the fire of her recent performances with A Star Is Born director and co-star Bradley Cooper. Gaga, 32, and Cooper, 44, first raised eyebrows last month with a steamy performance of their song "Shallow" in Las...

Critics' Choice Awards Just Made Oscars Race Interesting

Glenn Close, Lady Gaga tie for best actress; Alfonso Cuaron's 'Roma' wins best picture

(Newser) - Roma is the top winner at the Critics' Choice Awards, winning best picture, as well as best foreign language film and a pair of individual honors for director Alfonso Cuaron. The 24th annual ceremony, held Sunday at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., also split the top actress award between...

Lady Gaga Is a 'Complete 'Revelation' as an Actress
Lady Gaga Is a 'Complete
'Revelation' as an Actress
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Oct 5, 2018 9:01 AM CDT

Lady Gaga Is a 'Complete 'Revelation' as an Actress

Critics love her and Bradley Cooper in 'A Star Is Born'

(Newser) - Who needs to see yet another remake of A Star Is Born ? You do, say the critics, thanks to director and star Bradley Cooper's bold decision to cast Lady Gaga as his co-star. The film has a strong 93% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes , though audiences are bit...

Gaga's 'Little Monsters' Are Attacking Venom, Russia-Style

Fans of the superstar are trashing Tom Hardy movie to help push Gaga's 'A Star Is Born'

(Newser) - A Star Is Born, the much-hyped Lady Gaga film directed by Bradley Cooper, hits theaters Friday, but so does the comic-book flick Venom, leading to what Quartz calls "2018's weirdest social media campaign." That would be Gaga fans—aka her "Little Monsters"—penning scathing reviews...

Beyonce, Clint Eastwood Team Up for Star Is Born

Beyonce will take lead role in musical remake

(Newser) - Beyonce will take the lead role in yet another remake of the 1937 classic A Star Is Born, to be directed by Clint Eastwood, reports Deadline . No male lead has been cast yet (though Deadline floats names like Will Smith, Eddie Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., and Jon Hamm as possibilities)...

25 Memorable Movie Musicals
 25 Memorable Movie Musicals 
Apr 8, 2008 9:52 AM CDT

25 Memorable Movie Musicals

Hits to keep the rain off your parade

(Newser) - With Sweeney Todd now out on DVD, Entertainment Weekly rounds up the mag's 25 favorite movie musicals. Some you've surely seen (West Side Story, Grease, the Sound of Music) but here are 10 you may have missed.
  1. Funny Girl (1968)
  2. Swing Time (1936)

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