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ONE MOVIE, THREE QUOTES: A Star is Born (1954) On June 13, 2022 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from Pinterest June 2022, the 10th to be precise, marks the centenary of Judy Garland’s birth. The BFI in my city is having a Judy season and I am, logical read more

Five Fun Facts: A Star is Born (1937) 1) Pick a number, four or five… So, how many versions of this movie are there, really? Well, most classic film fans would say a definite ‘four,’ end of story — which would be the 1937 film starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March read more

Our August picks for the Classic Movie Hub ChannelMore than 40 Titles Streaming Free All Month Long! As we announced in June, we are thrilled to have partnered with Best Classics Ever (BCE), a mega streaming channel dedicated to classic films and TV shows! And, we are proud t read more

Bette Davis in Of Human Bondage (1934) – a star is born On May 24, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Sometimes it’s hard to believe there was a time when Bette Davis was not a star. Yet, between 1930 and 1933 she was mostly a supporting player read more

A Star is Born is a story that seems to be revived every couple decades. The first film was in 1937. A remake with Judy Garland and James Mason came in 1954. And another came to be with Barbara Streisand in 1976. Now, with Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper stars and has made his directorial debut with his n read more

Let me get this out of the way - I absolutely love this latest version of "A Star is Born." There's no denying it - Lady Gaga is a star Having seen all prior versions, as well as the inspirational "What Price Hollywood?", I consider this one film story that periodically begs a remake/update becau read more

What Hollywood figures inspired the characters in “A Star is Born”? When I started out this post, I was ready with a relatively simple answer after learning about this in an April 2018 interview with William Wellman, Jr. at the Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival. But the more I researched, read more

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: A Star Is Born (1954) – read more

A Star Is Born (1937), starring Janet Gaynor, is one of the 1001 classic movies you should see. Each Monday, I'm going to recommend a classic movie you should see (for the reasons behind the 1001 series and reviews of earlier films covered go here). January's theme is movies about Hollywood. read more

A Star Is Born Directed by George Cukor Written by Moss Hart; 1937 screenplay by Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, and Robert Carson; story by Carson and William A. Wellman 1954/USA Transcona Enterprises/Warner Bros. Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #284 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This read more

Sep 11 Posted by aaronwest I am writing this essay about the 1937 version of A Star is Born for Now Voyaging’s William Wellman blogathon. This is actually the first non-Criterion review I’ve written for the site, but it is a great subject and I want to support her event. Even today, co read more

Sep 11 Posted by aaronwest I am writing this essay about the 1937 version of A Star is Born for Now Voyaging’s William Wellman blogathon. This is actually the first non-Criterion review I’ve written for the site, but it is a great subject and I want to support her event. Even today, co read more

Sep 11 Posted by aaronwest I am writing this essay about the 1937 version of A Star is Born for Now Voyaging’s William Wellman blogathon. This is actually the first non-Criterion review I’ve written for the site, but it is a great subject and I want to support her event. Even today, co read more

A star is born review https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest The year 1954 proved to be one of the professional best for Judy Garland, as she did an outstanding comeback in A STAR IS BORN. The 1954 musical version of A Star Is Born is a great film. Judy Garland and James Mason (both read more

“A STAR IS BORN” 1954. Well folks, we’re up to our third installment of “Star Of The Month” on “All Good Things”. I’m kicking off with the third addition for “Star Of The Month”, and for January’s star I have chosen my first love, and read more

I’d like to start 2014 with a throwback. All the way back in 2012, when I started (or rather restarted) We Recycle Movies, the blog was reborn with a trio of reviews of the various versions of A Star Is Born (1937, 1954, and 1976, respectively). At the time, I remarked that they were all based on read more

A Star Is Born Directed by William A. Wellman Written by Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, and Robert Carson from a story by William A. Wellman and Robert Carson 1937/USA Selznick International Pictures Repeat viewing I enjoyed this more than my memory of it lead me to expect. Esther Blodgett (Janet Ga read more

Reviews of unabashed praise are rare for me, and hard to write because there’s only so many permutations of the phrase “It’s freaking awesome!”  A Star Is Born has been done countless times (and was remade again in 1976), both literally and peripherally.  I’ve seen snip read more

A Star is Born. For most readers, it will probably be Judy Garland’s sensational musical take on this cautionary tale of Hollywood that is most familiar. Or maybe it was through the Streisand (and frankly, slightly oddball) version that you first made your aquaintance with this classic story read more

It’s strange to think how much one movie can affect your life. A Star Is Born could easily be considered the mascot film of this blog. I’ve raved (and occasionally ranted) about A Star Is Born in all its versions. I re-started the blog reviewing all three adaptations, compared Liza to Judy in New read more