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
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: 176 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: HELLO, THIS IS MRS. NORMAN MAINE!
Summary: 5 Stars
There are many famous "One Liners", but this is one of the best. I was delighted when the movie is extended to get the full flavor of the film. I have viewed this movie and each time, I get more into the film. Forget the problems that plagued the production of the movie, or personal problems that Ms Garland had, but give praise to the movie stars, Judy Garland, James Mason, Charles Bickford, and Jack Carson. Charles Bickford was memorable in his role as the studio owner, who knew Norman Maine as no other person could. What a friend!! How many of us have friends who would stand beside us as strongly in life and death? The dynamics between Garland and Mason is for me electric. One star who is on his way out, finds a star and brings her too life is truly the one good thing he does before he dies. Her love for him regardless his drinking problem, shows the depth of her love to take him for better or worse, and believe me it did get worse; but she never failed or faultered in her love for him. She was even willing to give up her career when she had just won the Oscar for Best Actress, but in his death, he released her to continue her career; but it took her good friend Danny, to bring her to her senses, to remind her not to let his death be in vain. Each time I hear Judy Garland sing "The Man That Got Away, sends chivers through me. That magnificant voice crowns her as one of the great performers of her time. Her musical numbers are classics as well. But I will always remember how at the very end she stood proudly and said, " Good evening, this is Mrs. Norman Maine"!
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.Running Time: 149 min.System Requirements:Starring: Judy Garland James Mason Charles Bickford Jack Carson and Tommy Noonan. Directed By: George Cukor. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 2000 Warner Home Video.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?DRAMA Rating:? UPC:?085391758822"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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