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A Star Is Born (1976)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:6
Rotten:7
Average Rating:5.2/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 20 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: Two rock superstars play out their lives against the high pressure background of big-time rock and roll. Streisand's singing adds luster to a familiar script. Academy Award Nominations: 4,... Two rock superstars play out their lives against the high pressure background of big-time rock and roll. Streisand's singing adds luster to a familiar script. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Song Score. Academy Awards: Best Song ("Evergreen"). [More]
Starring: Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey, Paul Mazursky
Starring: Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey, Paul Mazursky, Oliver Clark, Sally Kirkland, Joanne Linville
Director: Frank Pierson
Director: Frank Pierson
Composer: Paul Williams, Barbra Streisand
Producer: Jon Peters
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Dec 6, 2005
Reviews for A Star Is Born
hopelessly stuck in the bell-bottomed clichés of the ‘70s... hasn’t aged well and isn’t much fun to watch
This is supposed to be an attack on Hollywood, but it seems that Cukor has tunnel vision.
Barbara Streisand. Is. A Star Is Born. And two-shots have never been so completely arbitrary.
Ms. Streisand has a great voice and a great stage presence, and she has made a number of good films in her career. For me, A Star Is Born is not one of them.
An ego project for Streisand and then companion Jon Peters, or a director (Frank Pearson), who can't handle his leading lady. Either way: This remake, marred by a fake, overly sentimental ending, is only worth seeing for Streisand's singing.
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September 25, 2009:
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Warner Bros.' long-gestating remake of "A Star Is Born" could be moving out of the gate soon: the studio has hired Will Fetters to write the script. More...
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