Tag: Bradley Cooper
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From The Critic to Wicked Little Letters: 10 films to look out for at Toronto film festival 2023
From awardsy biopics to surreal comedies, this year’s Toronto film festival offers a line-up of big stars taking big swingsThe Hollywood strikes might have brought a new look to this year’s fall festival season, with stars and red carpets at a minimum, but the line-ups are as stacked as ever, and, one might argue, suggest…
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‘Maestro’ Review: Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan Make Beautiful Music Together in Cooper’s Haunting Leonard Bernstein Biopic
In “Maestro,” playing the legendary American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, Bradley Cooper has a light in his eye — a glow of merriment and mischief, of gleeful cosmopolitan desire. His Lenny is a prodigy, a prankster, a seducer, a monk of creative devotion and, through it all, a man of epic contradiction. In public,…
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‘Maestro’ Review: Bradley Cooper Plays It A Little Too Safe With Undaring Leonard Bernstein Biopic [Venice]
Before “Maestro” plunges into the sharp monochrome of its first chapter, Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein relays to a camera crew how he can still feel the presence of his wife within the walls and gardens of their beautiful countryside manor. “I miss her so much,” he says, the passage of time denounced by the sprawling…
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Martin Scorsese, Miyazaki Hayao, David Fincher, Sofia Coppola, Bradley Cooper in the Mix as BFI London Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup
The 67th BFI London Film Festival has unveiled its full lineup, which includes galas and special presentations of films by contemporary masters.As previously announced, Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” will open the festival and Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya’s “The Kitchen” will close it. James Hawes’ “One Life” is the American Express gala and Sam Fell’s “Chicken…
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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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Backlash Against Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ Nose Is an ‘Annoying Distraction,’ Says Leonard Bernstein’s Daughter: Haters ‘Were Just Waiting to Pounce’
Jamie Bernstein, the eldest daughter of famed composer Leonard Bernstein, is defending Bradley Cooper’s portrayal of the music icon in the upcoming Netflix movie “Maestro,” which world premieres Sept. 2 at the Venice Film Festival. Cooper, who directed the film and stars as Bernstein, has come under fire in recent weeks due to his decision…
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Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose not antisemitic, Anti-Defamation League says
Jewish organisation defends actor after he was accused of performing in ‘Jewface’ for Maestro, his biopic of conductor Leonard BernsteinThe Anti-Defamation League (Adl) has defended Bradley Cooper’s decision to wear a prosthetic nose to play Leonard Bernstein in his upcoming biopic about the legendary composer, after the actor was accused of performing in “Jewface”.The US-based…
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Bradley Cooper’s Prosthetic Nose in ‘Maestro’ Is Not Antisemitic, Anti-Defamation League Says
Bradley Cooper caught backlash for wearing a large prosthetic nose to portray Leonard Bernstein in “Maestro,” his upcoming biographical romance film about the late conductor. The controversy sparked the latest discourse about “Jewface,” Hollywood’s stereotypical or inauthentic portrayal of Jewish people.But the Anti-Defamation League, the notable Jewish organization fighting against bias and bigotry, has come…