A Star Is Born
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Hollywood loved this story so much they remade it every 20 years or so for much of the 20th century; Barbra Streisand imbued it with so much forceful persona in 1976 that they haven't touched it since. The romantic/musical pairing of Streisand and Kris Kristofferson (chosen when no less than Elvis Presley turned the role down) may have been one of the era's strangest but, anchored by Streisand's elegant, Oscar-winning hit theme "Evergreen," it nonetheless yielded the biggest-selling album of the singer's career to date. That neither star is particularly convincing as rock icons--particularly Her Divaness--seems beyond the point of this fable. Instead, both stars take the opportunity to stretch outside their usual personas a bit, Streisand with the R&B teaser "Queen Bee" and confessional "Woman of the Moon," Kristofferson on rousing, theatrical fare like "Watch Closely Now" and "Hellacious Acres." --Jerry McCulley
Hollywood loved this story so much they remade it every 20 years or so for much of the 20th century; Barbra Streisand imbued it with so much forceful persona in 1976 that they haven't touched it since. The romantic/musical pairing of Streisand and Kris Kristofferson (chosen when no less than Elvis Presley turned the role down) may have been one of the era's strangest but, anchored by Streisand's elegant, Oscar-winning hit theme "Evergreen," it nonetheless yielded the biggest-selling album of the singer's career to date. That neither star is particularly convincing as rock icons--particularly Her Divaness--seems beyond the point of this fable. Instead, both stars take the opportunity to stretch outside their usual personas a bit, Streisand with the R&B teaser "Queen Bee" and confessional "Woman of the Moon," Kristofferson on rousing, theatrical fare like "Watch Closely Now" and "Hellacious Acres." --Jerry McCulley
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- a star is born
i purchased both dvd and cd as a birthday gift for my wife. they were a big surprise! (her favorite movie and sound track)
Rating: - great cd
this cd is really good. good movie too.
Rating: - Unexpected Combination
I'm writing this for my Aunt Sophie who was born without any fingertips, thus she can't type very well and she's not looking for your sympathy, thank you very much. She thinks this is an unlikey couple for a movie and soundtrack, but says "opposites do attract each other, especially magnets". If you stretch your imagination and suspend your belief for a little while, you may enjoy it more than the blockbusters "Yentil" and "Yentil II, starring R Crumb". One other thing, my sister likes to call him ... Read More
Rating: - Such wonderful music!!
This music is so awesome.The best song is the "Finale".Makes me want to sing and dance!!
Rating: - fantastic movie & sound
Our first date was 32 years ago & we went to this movie.I was a big Barbra fan & am husband loved Kris Krisofferson so it was a great mix.We tried for years to find the DVD and finally got it.It is soooo good and brings back very good times - the sound and video is just great - recommend it to anyone who loves Barbra and Kris
- a star is borni purchased both dvd and cd as a birthday gift for my wife. they were a big surprise! (her favorite movie and sound track)
- great cdthis cd is really good. good movie too.
- Unexpected Combination I'm writing this for my Aunt Sophie who was born without any fingertips, thus she can't type very well and she's not looking for your sympathy, thank you very much. She thinks this is an unlikey couple for a movie and soundtrack, but says "opposites do attract each other, especially magnets". If you stretch your imagination and suspend your belief for a little while, you may enjoy it more than the blockbusters "Yentil" and "Yentil II, starring R Crumb". One other thing, my sister likes to call him ... Read More
- Such wonderful music!!This music is so awesome.The best song is the "Finale".Makes me want to sing and dance!!
- fantastic movie & soundOur first date was 32 years ago & we went to this movie.I was a big Barbra fan & am husband loved Kris Krisofferson so it was a great mix.We tried for years to find the DVD and finally got it.It is soooo good and brings back very good times - the sound and video is just great - recommend it to anyone who loves Barbra and Kris
