A STAR IS BORN was conceived as a comeback vehicle for Judy Garland, who gives a fascinating and heartrending performance in perhaps the finest work of her career. This film was... more
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A Star Is Born [1937]
"This is Mrs. Norman Maine," proclaims Janet Gaynor, fighting back the tears as she
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addresses her fans while still rocked by personal tragedy. It's the kind of grandiose gesture we love in a movie star, and the original A Star Is Born is gloriously gra...
Judy Garland's comeback vehicle after she had been cruelly axed by MGM studios for professional unreliability. Her erratic moods caused serious production delays...
Actor(s): Judy Garland, James Mason, Charles Bickford, Jack Carson, Tom Noonan, Amanda Blake, Lucy Marlow
Director(s): George Cukor
Genre: Musicals & Music Films - Musicals & Other Music Films
Classification: Universal
Production Year: 1954
Running Time: 2 hours 49 minutes
Plot: A musical remake of the 1937 drama story of two people, one moving up, the other slipping down the ladder of showbiz success. Features the songs 'Born In A Trunk', 'Swanee' and 'The Man That Got Away'.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): WARNER HOME VIDEO; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 10/02/2003
No of Discs: 2
Catalogue No: D 017588
Barcode: 7321900175883
Screenwriter: Moss Hart
Composer: Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen
Lyricist: Ira Gershwin
Languages
Main Language: English
DVD Description
A STAR IS BORN was conceived as a comeback vehicle for Judy Garland, who gives a fascinating and heartrending performance in perhaps the finest work of her career. This film was director George Cukor's first musical and first color picture; the tale of a doomed Hollywood couple, it was a remake of the 1937 William Wellman movie with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. Garland plays young singer Esther, who saves Norman Maine (James Mason), a famous star, from making a fool of himself onstage. Maine is an alcoholic whose career is on the wane but who manages, nonetheless, to acknowledge Esther's talent and help her jump-start a career in Hollywood. But as her star rises and his declines, Maine's misery grows. Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin provided Garland with songs that would become standards in her concert repertoire, including "The Man That Got Away," which earned an Oscar nomination for Best Song.
Technical information
Special Features: Featurettes - 1.Jack Warner Promo, 2.Pantages Premiere TV Special (30 mins), 3. Hollywood Premiere Newsreel, 4. Coconut Grove Premiere Party, Alternate Scenes - Three Alternate Versions of The Man Who Got Away (13 mins), Deleted Scenes - Deleted Musical Number When My Sugar Walks Down The Street, Outtakes, Trailers - Three Theatrical Trailers
Advantages: Brilliant film, brilliant extras Disadvantages: Price may be a bit steep for some
...The Gladiator specialedition DVD is amazing, an instant classic. You have firstly the film, which is brilliant. It stars Russell Crowe as Gladiator who goes from being war general to slave on a roller coaster ride which causes him to rise again to have his vengeance on Caesar. However, what makes this DVD stand out from the rest, is not only the film itself, but the special features included on the second bonus DVD.
These features include:
50 min learning channel special
25 min making of feature
Deleted Scenes
Lucius's production journal
Storyboard Comparisons
Plus much much more.
An absolute stonker of a DVD!...
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Last of the Golden Age Review ofThe Simpsons - Series 9 - Complete (Limited Edition Head Packaging)by
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Advantages: Great stories , guest stars and a lot of special features Disadvantages: Plastic head case
...on Evergreen Terrace
All Singing, All Dancing
Bart Carny
The Joy of Sect
Das Bus
The Last Temptation of Krust
Dumbbell Indemnity
Lisa the Simpson
This Little Wiggy
Simpson Tide
The Trouble with Trillions
Girly Edition
Trash of the Titans
King of the Hill
Lost Our Lisa
Natural Born Kissers
There are also a few special features included:
Audio Commentaries
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Art and Animation
The Simpsons Movie Trailer
Overall I would definately recommend this series as it is the last chance you will get to see Simpson's episodes this good.
Also the plastic head case is a bit cheap and flimsy so I would recommend the cardboard boxset....
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