A Star Is Born
by George Cukor
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Actor: Charles Bickford, Jack Carson, James Mason, Judy Garland, Tommy NoonanDirector: George Cukor
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Jack L. Warner
Producer: Sidney Luft
Writer: Alan Campbell
Writer: Dorothy Parker
Writer: Moss Hart
Writer: Robert Carson
Writer: William A. Wellman
DVD: 2 Sides, 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 154 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-09-19
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of A Star Is Born
Movie Review: A Stunning Masterpiece!
Summary: 5 Stars
Any Garland fan who hasn't seen this is in for a treat. The performances and musical numbers alone are mesmerizing, but the outstanding stereo audio and wide-screen presentation are second only to Judy Garland in making this film one of the all-time best. The included 'extras' are a wonderful added bonus.
Summary of A Star Is Born
A Star is Born marked Judy Garland's return to movies after a four-year absence, director George Cukor's first musical and first color film, and a showcase for great Harold Arden/Ira Gershwin songs in state-of-the-art stereo. One of the most beloved show-business stories of all time, it represents a career peak for many involved. Garland is singer Esther Blodgett, an undeniable talent on the rise. She catches the eye of Norman Maine (James Mason), an alcoholic actor in career decline. Their intense love transforms them both. Only one will survive Hollywood's slings and arrows. Shortened in response to exhibitor complaints after its premiers, the movie underwent one rebirth in 1983 when film historian Ronald Haver found almost all the cut sequences and supervised a reconstruction to near its original length. Its new rebirth is this breathtaking digital surround stereo track and incorporating picture and musical material recently found in the vaults. Star always had a shine to it. Now watch it sparkle as never before."This is Mrs. Norman Maine": Could these be the most heartbreaking words Judy Garland ever uttered? George Cukor directed and Moss Hart wrote this film, a musical remake of the 1937 original. The story is a show-biz classic: He (James Mason) is a major movie star who is past his prime and on the way down; she (Garland) is an aspiring singer who, with his help, becomes a bigger star than he was. Their marriage becomes a seesaw of success and failure, as he slowly drinks himself to death out of bitterness at the fickleness of fame, until his bad behavior begins to threaten the career of his long-suffering and loving wife. Mason and Garland are both terrific, with her singing "The Man That Got Away" among others. Remade in a 1976 Barbra Streisand vanity production. --Marshall Fine
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