A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
Sondheimite
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/14
#2A Star Is Born
Posted: 6/6/18 at 12:35pm
Littleshopofcarrie said: "Trailer"
I got chills. I think it looks great. And it has GREAT buzz.
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dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#3A Star Is Born
Posted: 6/6/18 at 12:39pm
Um.....wow. Honestly took my breath away.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#4A Star Is Born
Posted: 6/6/18 at 12:55pm
Watched it earlier.
2019 Oscar contender without question.
Interesting Stefani decided to use her stage moniker Lady Gaga after all as initially she intended on using her real full name for the film: Stefani Germanotta, which is how she was listed on the Call Sheets during production of the film.
sng
Featured Actor Joined: 6/7/15
#5A Star Is Born
Posted: 6/6/18 at 2:37pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "Watched it earlier.
2019 Oscar contender without question.
Interesting Stefani decided to use her stage moniker Lady Gaga after all as initially she intended on using her real full name for the film: Stefani Germanotta, which is how she was listed on the Call Sheets during production of the film. "
As much as she likes to be recognised as a serious actress using her real name, they have to use her star power to sell the movie somehow
#6A Star Is Born
Posted: 6/6/18 at 2:38pm
That was not how I expected the movie to look but it looks really good.
broadwayboy223
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/2/14
#8A Star Is Born
Posted: 6/6/18 at 2:43pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "Watched it earlier.
2019 Oscar contender without question.
Interesting Stefani decided to use her stage moniker Lady Gaga after all as initially she intended on using her real full name for the film: Stefani Germanotta, which is how she was listed on the Call Sheets during production of the film. "
agreed, i’m sad she isn’t going by Stefani Germanotta for the trailer. maybe in the film itself they’ll change it? it seems like the perfect time to retire Gaga who really was just a character that Stefani created and by the time the album Joanne was released barely used anymore.
this trailer gave me chills and i’m very excited for the film!
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
#9A Star Is Born
Posted: 6/6/18 at 5:33pm
Well that was hideous---one to miss---country and western with the usual twist[and lyrics].
Judging a whole movie by it's trailer? Yes.
#11A Star Is Born
Posted: 6/6/18 at 7:28pmDoes anyone know where this fits in number of times the same movie has been remade outside of Shakespeare, or ones where they have the same source material (Shop Around the Corner)
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tomwsjr
Featured Actor Joined: 5/9/05
#13A Star Is Born
Posted: 6/6/18 at 11:14pm
fashionguru_23 asked: Does anyone know where this fits in number of times the same movie has been remade outside of Shakespeare, or ones where they have the same source material (Shop Around the Corner)
I think the first iteration of the story on film came with WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD, directed by George Cukor in 1932 and starring Constance Bennett.
In 1937, that film was remade starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March...it was titled A STAR IS BORN.
In 1954, George Cukor directed a musical remake of the film starring Judy Garland and James Mason. Many consider this the definitive version of the story...
In 1976, Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson starred in a remake of the musical using all new songs, etc. Streisand won an Oscar for her song, "Evergreen"...
The 2018 remake starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga will premiere in October. The trailer looks promising. We'll see...
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#15A Star Is Born
Posted: 6/7/18 at 1:28am
I'm a bit confused. Why is this trailer for a movie on the Broadway board? Did I miss the part that it originated as a play?
#16A Star Is Born
Posted: 6/7/18 at 2:46amI cried.
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LightsOut90
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/14
#18A Star Is Born
Posted: 6/7/18 at 3:32am
Sho-Tunes-R-Us said: "I'm a bit confused. Why is this trailer for a movie on the Broadway board? Did I miss the part that it originated as a play?"
movie musicals usually have threads on the main board despite the technicality that they shouldn’t be
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
ScottyDoesn'tKnow2
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/22/14
#19A Star Is Born
Posted: 6/7/18 at 10:23am
This looks cliched and it seems the story hasn't changed from one where pitiful male lead wallows in self-pity to an extreme even for melodrama. Lady Gaga sounds incredible though and they gave her the Marissa Tomei stylization.
#20A Star Is Born
Posted: 6/7/18 at 2:30pm
Gaga's voice is like a fine wine - it's getting more interesting and richer as she ages.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#21A Star Is Born
Posted: 6/8/18 at 2:44am
The thing about Star is Born is that if you are going to keep it contemporary (as every version has) you can't literally remake it because show business changes so radically every couple of decades. The 1954 version was almost shocking in it's de-glamorized pulling back the curtain of the movie industry.
The Streisand version tried to do the same thing for the excesses of rock & roll but couldn't quite land in the Springsteen territory it was aiming for. It ended up being Springsteen by way of Vegas.
Today YouTube, social media, and digital recording and delivery have turned the business on it's head again so it will be interesting to see how that is woven in to the old story. I also am looking forward to seeing Cooper as director.
Impossible2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/31/18
#22A Star Is Born
Posted: 6/8/18 at 7:54am
Dunno what everyone else is seeing, it's a very boring trailer.
It looks very much like the Streisand version.
Still looking forward to it.
#23A Star Is Born
Posted: 6/8/18 at 8:03am
Sho-Tunes-R-Us said: "I'm a bit confused. Why is this trailer for a movie on the Broadway board? Did I miss the part that it originated as a play?"
Maybe because both of the leads have theater involvement? If it bothers you, just move along.
#25A Star Is Born
Posted: 6/10/18 at 1:01am
Please provide their theatrical credentials.
Gypsy101 was more succinct in his answer to my valid question.
