Tag: A Star Is Born
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Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ to Close 2023 AFI Fest
The American Film Institute has announced that Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” will close the 2023 AFI Fest. The festival begins on October 25 with “Leave the World Behind” and will conclude with Netflix’s Leonard Bernstein portrait on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.Produced by both Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese,…
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Maestro Director Bradley Cooper Was Able To Shoot At Leonard Bernstein’s Real-Life Home
Bradley Cooper has had a fascinating career, with comedic roles in some of the best and some of the biggest comedies of the past 20 years, as well as more dramatic roles. But it was really his move towards directing with “A Star Is Born” that showed Cooper had more to offer the film world,…
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Bradley Cooper Conducts His Masterpiece in New ‘Maestro’ Images
Ahead of this weekend’s Venice Film Festival, where the film will make its international debut, Vanity Fair has released first look images of Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, which features the actor and director taking on the role of the iconic conductor, Leonard Bernstein. Maestro marks Cooper’s second directorial effort following 2018’s acclaimed hit A Star Is…
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‘Maestro’: What We Know About Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein Biopic
In 2018, Bradley Cooper floored audiences and critics alike with his directorial debut A Star is Born, a film that went on to receive eight nominations at the 91st Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor for Cooper, Best Actress for Lady Gaga, Best Supporting Actor for Sam Elliott, and Best Adapted Screenplay, with the…
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Bradley Cooper Wanted Lady Gaga’s ‘Joanne’ for ‘A Star Is Born,’ but Mark Ronson Turned Him Down
Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born” could have sang a very different tune.Music producer Mark Ronson revealed to NME that director-actor Cooper requested that Lady Gaga’s song “Joanne” be part of the 2018 “A Star Is Born” soundtrack; Ronson, however, turned Cooper down.“We were working on Gaga’s album ‘Joanne’ and Bradley Cooper stopped by the…
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On the Ground at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Where Cutting-Edge Cinema Meets a Picturesque Setting
Russell Crowe is standing on a stage, playing an electric guitar. He’s singing “Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash, accompanied by a trumpetist, a drummer, someone at a keyboard, another guitarist, and even four backing singers. He starts rocking out to the instrumental section. The crowd, full of Czech film industry insiders, international critics, and…
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True Detective Creator To Direct Easy’s Waltz Starring Vince Vaughn And Al Pacino
“True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto will make his feature film directorial debut with the drama “Easy’s Waltz.” Deadline confirmed the news, revealing the project will star Vince Vaughn alongside Michelle Monaghan, Simon Rex, and Al Pacino. Unsurprisingly, given his history of penning entire seasons of his crime drama anthology solo, Pizzolatto will also be on…
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Sundance Camera Survey: Why Are So Many Independent Films Shot on the Alexa Mini?
When IndieWire conducted its annual survey of all the cameras used by cinematographers at the Sundance Film Festival, a striking trend quickly emerged: Over 75 percent of the DPs with narrative films at the festival utilized either the Arri Alexa Mini or its large format sibling, the Alexa Mini Lf, as their camera of choice.…
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Bradley Cooper Calls Playing Leonard Bernstein in ‘Maestro’ the ‘Most Terrifying’ Role Ever
Bradley Cooper is calling on conductors to fact-check just how difficult their profession is.Cooper, while in conversation with “TÁR” writer-director Todd Field and actresses Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss for a Focus Features awards season roundtable, gave insights into upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro.” Cooper portrays the legendary conductor and composer and also directs the…