STAR IS BORN (1976/DVD/WS-1.85/ENG-FR-SP SUB)-POSTPONED DVD

A Star Is Born
The third remake of the 1932 drama What Price Hollywood?, this adaptation of A Star Is Born moved the story into the mid-1970's and changed the milieu from the movie business to pop music. John Norman Howard (Kris Kristofferson) is a rock star whose career has peaked; he is numbed by booze and cocaine, his music has lost its edge, and his performances have become painfully haphazard. One night, after a concert, he stumbles into a club where he sees a singing group fronted by Esther Hoffman (Barbra Streisand). John likes what he hears and loves what he sees; he tries picking her up, but soon realizes if he wants to see her, he'll have to ask her out on an actual date. He does, and before long the two become involved, although Esther has trouble with John's rock star lifestyle. One night, a typically burned-out John lets Esther sing a few songs at one of his shows; before long she's the talk of the record business. While Esther's star begins to rise, John's continues to sink, and while she desperately tries get John to clean up and focus on his music, it may be too late to save him. The song "Evergreen" earned this film an Academy Award for Best Song; the credits contain the amusing notice, "Ms. Streisand's Clothes from ... Her Closet." ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Barbra Streisand as Esther Hoffman Kris Kristofferson as John Norman Howard Paul Mazursky as Brian Gary Busey as Bobby Ritchie Oliver Clark as Danziger Clyde King as One of the Oreos Vanetta Fields as One of the Oreos Marta Heflin as Quentin M.G. Kelly as Bebe Jesus Sally Kirkland as Photographer Joanne Linville as Freddie Uncle Rudy as Mo

Crew David Winters - Choreography Seth Banks - Costume Designer Shirley Strahm - Costume Designer Stu Fleming - First Assistant Director Frank Pierson - Director Scott Conrad - Editor Peter Zinner - Editor Barbra Streisand - Executive Producer Alan Bergman - Composer (Music Score) Rupert Holmes - Composer (Music Score) Barbra Streisand - Composer (Music Score) Paul Williams - Composer (Music Score) Roger Kellaway - Composer (Music Score) Marilyn Bergman - Composer (Music Score) Leon Russell - Composer (Music Score) Kenny Loggins - Composer (Music Score) Paul Williams - Musical Direction/Supervision Marvin C. Thompson - Makeup Allan Snyder - Makeup William Hiney - Production Designer Polly Platt - Production Designer Robert Surtees - Cinematographer Jon Peters - Producer Ruby Levitt - Set Designer Charles Gaspar - Special Effects Dan Wallin - Sound/Sound Designer Tom Overton - Sound/Sound Designer William Wellman - Screen Story Robert Carson - Screen Story Joan Didion - Screenwriter John Gregory Dunne - Screenwriter Frank Pierson - Screenwriter

A Star Is Born
(not reviewed)
 

Barbra Streisand: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Song (winner) Barbra Streisand: Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or C (winner) Dan Wallin: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (nominated) Kris Kristofferson: Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Com (winner) Paul Williams: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Song (winner) Robert Glass: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (nominated) Robert Knudson: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (nominated) Robert Surtees: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Cinematography (nominated) Roger Kellaway: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score (nominated) Tom Overton: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (nominated)

Golden Globe, Best Original Score (winner) Golden Globe, Best Original Song (winner) Golden Globe, Best Picture - Musical or Comedy (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: Commentary by Barbra Streisand Additional scenes Wardrobe tests Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 A Star Is Born trailer gallery DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 140 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- Star Is Born 1. A Star Is Late (Credits) [3:56] 2. Watch Closely Now [2:19] 3. Hellacious Acres [2:45] 4. Bobby Talks Tough [2:10] 5. Queen Bee [4:12] 6. Everything - Plus a Brawl [3:25] 7. Ball of Fire Inside [3:30] 8. Breakfast Pizza [3:07] 9. Outdoor Concert [3:06] 10. Watch Closely Now [2:38] 11. Motorcycle Spill [2:51] 12. Cosmic Joke [2:54] 13. Shattered Relations [3:21] 14. Radio Station Reunion [2:19] 15. Wall Painting [3:41] 16. Lost Inside of You [5:12] 17. Lovers [3:35] 18. Not Bad for Him [1:54] 19. Evergreen [3:06] 20. Woman in the Moon [7:05] 21. I Believe in Love [4:38] 22. Married [3:05] 23. Average Ranch [4:07] 24. Persuading a Damn Fool [4:48] 25. Let Her Go [2:07] 26. Solo Spotlight [2:42] 27. Another Look [3:25] 28. With One More Look at You [3:11] 29. Messages for Esther [2:30] 30. Grammy Awards [4:34] 31. I Wish I Could Just [4:37] 32. Quentin Seeks an Interview [3:57] 33. Love/Hate/Love [3:31] 34. Just Looking [4:04] 35. Speeding Over the Hill [3:14] 36. End of the Road [3:25] 37. Empty House [3:33] 38. With One More at You, Watch Closely Now [8:28] 39. End Credits (Evergreen) [2:41]