Tag: Leonard Bernstein
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Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ Transformation Into Leonard Bernstein Took ‘Over Five Hours’ in the Makeup Chair
Bradley Cooper wanted to fully immerse himself in the role of Leonard Bernstein for his sophomore directorial effort, “Maestro.”That meant Cooper, who co-wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the Netflix film, after much prep work, would often only appear in front of cast and crew after he had physically transformed to resemble Bernstein. Makeup artist…
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Bradley Cooper’s 70-Year-Old ‘Maestro’ Makeup ‘Took Over Five Hours’ to Get On; Prosthetics Team Got to Set at 1 A.M. Each Day to Transform Him
Working on Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” meant incredibly long hours for prosthetics master Kazu Hiro and his makeup team. Hiro, an Oscar winner for transforming Gary Oldman into Winston Churchill for “The Darkest Hour,” revealed at the New York Film Festival (via Entertainment Weekly) that he needed to be on set at 1 a.m. during parts…
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Leonard Bernstein’s Children Gave Bradley Cooper Their Father’s Bathrobe for ‘Maestro,’ Let Him Film in Family Home: ‘We Literally Opened Our Doors’
Leonard Bernstein’s children Jamie, Alexander and Nina were in complete awe the first time they saw Bradley Cooper as the renowned conductor and composer.“It took our breath away, it made us gasp,” Jamie Bernstein told Variety at the North American premiere of “Maestro” at the New York Film Festival. “In some pictures, we could tell…
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Bradley Cooper Makes Appearance at NYFF ‘Maestro’ Premiere
“Maestro” director and star Bradley Cooper made an inconspicuous appearance at the New York Film Festival premiere, skipping press in solidarity with SAG-AFTRA.Fitting for a film that focuses on legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein, the starry premiere marked a homecoming given its location: David Geffen Hall, home of the New York Philharmonic. On Sept. 23, 1962,…
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AFI Fest Reveals Full 2023 Lineup: ‘All of Us Strangers,’ ‘Memory,’ Steve McQueen, and More
The American Film Institute’s 2023 AFI Fest has officially unveiled its lineup, marking the respective world premieres of Rob Reiner’s “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life” documentary and Matthew Brown’s “Freud’s Last Session,” starring Anthony Hopkins as the titular psychiatrist.This year’s AFI Fest takes place October 25 through 29, with Sam Esmail’s “Leave the World Behind”…
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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’ 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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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…