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Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 16th June 2016, 09:49 PM

http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a798117/lady-gaga-starring-in-a-star-is-born-remake/

Posted by: princess_lotti 16th June 2016, 09:50 PM

We are never getting LG5

Posted by: princess_lotti 16th June 2016, 09:51 PM

(She's going to absolutely slay tho, what a queen)

Posted by: HausofTroye 6th June 2018, 04:19 PM

Trailer is out and potentially a new song coming soon for the soundtrack

Posted by: HausofTroye 6th June 2018, 05:20 PM

S I N G

Looks lovely~

Posted by: SKOB 6th June 2018, 06:45 PM

I bet it's a boring movie but I'm gonna stan all the way through it and maybe twice

Posted by: HausofTroye 7th June 2018, 06:30 AM

Yeah it really doesn't seem like the sort of film I usually go for but I can make exceptions for the queen <3

Posted by: HausofTroye 7th June 2018, 06:33 AM

Over 6 million combined views were accumulated in just over 6 hours! hype is real.

Posted by: SKOB 23rd July 2018, 01:49 PM

Not sure if posted here somewhere but ASIB will have its premiere in Venice film festival

Posted by: SKOB 24th July 2018, 06:34 AM

According to GagaDaily she will also appear at the festival... only a month away, can't wait!

Posted by: SKOB 30th July 2018, 07:29 PM

August starts in two days.

August is also the month the movie premiers at Venice Film Festival.

http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2018/lineup/out-competition/star-born

LET THE GAGA DOMINATION BEGIN!!

Posted by: SKOB 17th August 2018, 07:38 PM

I think it's a good move for her own era. The soundtrack will probably sell some units but the focus must be on her new music.

Posted by: SKOB 28th August 2018, 04:20 PM

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian is HYPED!

https://twitter.com/gagadaily/status/1034455046107410432

Posted by: SKOB 31st August 2018, 05:58 PM

Mother has ruled Venice! Take a look at these reactions

https://gagadaily.com/forums/topic/275017-asib-initial-press-reactions-on-twitter/

Posted by: Joe. 31st August 2018, 06:20 PM

Well the reviews are stunning. Gaga’s performance is getting overwhelmingly high acclaim, saying she’s quite the revelation. The film and soundtrack are both being hugely praised too. Oscars all round!

Posted by: SKOB 31st August 2018, 06:36 PM

I wouldn't go that far yet but I can see this project being a success!

Posted by: SKOB 31st August 2018, 07:09 PM

More:

https://ew.com/movies/2018/08/31/a-star-is-born-movie-reviews-venice-film-festival-reactions/

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_star_is_born_2018/#audience_reviews

<3 CRYING, BRING IT MOTHER

Posted by: John-James 31st August 2018, 08:15 PM

I'll die if this becomes of the must see movies of Q4

Posted by: Jonjo 31st August 2018, 08:22 PM

QUOTE(SKOB @ Aug 31 2018, 07:36 PM)

Posted by: SKOB 31st August 2018, 08:31 PM

No but it's her movie debut in a leading role so wouldn't count on her getting an Oscar out of it

Of course if you mean Best picture and others, that's a possibility

Btw this opens the same weekend in the US with Venom, wonder who'll be #1 in box office

Posted by: John-James 31st August 2018, 08:42 PM

QUOTE(SKOB @ Aug 31 2018, 09:31 PM)

Posted by: Jonjo 31st August 2018, 09:47 PM

QUOTE(SKOB @ Aug 31 2018, 09:31 PM)

Posted by: SamJudd 1st September 2018, 01:18 AM

Posted by: UltraReputation 1st September 2018, 02:25 AM

QUOTE(SKOB @ Aug 31 2018, 09:31 PM)

Posted by: SKOB 1st September 2018, 06:05 AM

I'm sure all the delusional Gaga haters will scream FLOOOOP if ASIB is #2 behind Venom

The soundtrack is against Twenty One Pilots btw

Posted by: HausofTove 1st September 2018, 12:39 PM

Omg at the good reviews and critical acclaim !!!!

Proud

Posted by: HausofTove 1st September 2018, 04:20 PM

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=gaga+star+is+born&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0n4LemprdAhXkCsAKHUdpBikQ_AUIDSgE


SPOT THE NEGATIVE??? Like NONE. This is incredible omg !!!

Posted by: Spiceboy 1st September 2018, 05:10 PM

Wow amazing reviews! Would be incredible if it gets some Oscar nominations!

Posted by: SKOB 5th September 2018, 10:07 AM

https://variety.com/2018/film/in-contention/a-star-is-born-lady-gaga-bradley-cooper-oscar-chances-1202926822/

"That you can get two paragraphs into spelling out the virtues of this film before even mentioning Lady Gaga is a testament to its density. She is, of course, sensational in her first starring role — an absolute natural. And when her version of the discovered talent, here called Ally, first steps onto a stage early in the film to perform one of her own songs for the first time — already a highlight from its positioning in the trailer alone — I’ve rarely seen so arresting a moment in cinema."

Posted by: HausofTove 5th September 2018, 11:00 PM

This is all too much :'(((

Also

Variety is predicting over 10 Oscar nominations for Bradley Cooper's A Star Is Born, with the possibility of winning all five major categories (picture, director, actor, actress, and screenplay)—only three movies in history have achieved this. https://t.co/15bHQN3fym

Posted by: John-James 6th September 2018, 09:13 AM

QUOTE(HausofTove @ Sep 6 2018, 12:00 AM)

Posted by: HausofTove 10th September 2018, 06:51 AM

SHE KILLED the red carpet @ TIFF omfg

Posted by: SKOB 10th September 2018, 04:42 PM

https://www.vogue.com/article/lady-gaga-vogue-cover-october-2018-issue

Lady Gaga’s house in Malibu is on a relatively nondescript road just off the Pacific Coast Highway, situated in what feels (for Malibu) like a normal suburban neighborhood. When the gates to her compound swing open, you head down a long gravel driveway that threads through the multi-acre property, past the fenced-in ring where she rides her horse, Arabella, past the barns and the stables and the giant barking dogs, Grandpa and Ronnie—and pull up to a house made of fieldstone that looks, at first glance, as if it belongs in the South of France. A cheerful young fellow greets you at your car, explains that he is the head of security, and asks you to sign an NDA. There are at least a dozen other cars parked around, most of them belonging to people who are doing some kind of work here—taking care of the property or the lady in residence in one capacity or another. The whole setup is both grand and yet, somehow, unassuming (for a rock star’s house in Malibu).

When Gaga comes down the stairs and makes her entrance on this hot, do-nothing August afternoon, she is wearing a diaphanous periwinkle robe with ruffled edges that sweeps the floor, nothing underneath but a matching bra and thong—along with nude kitten heels and Liz Taylor–worthy diamond jewelry. Having just returned yesterday from a long, restful vacation on some remote tropical island with her boyfriend, she is uncharacteristically tan, and as she leads me out through the French doors into the garden, I can see nearly every one of her tattoos—and her shapely behind—through the robe. There are roses trembling in the breeze, and a long, sloping, grassy lawn that leads down to a pool and the Pacific Ocean beyond, flickering in the high afternoon sun. “This is my sanctuary,” she says. “My oasis of peace. I call it my ‘gypsy palace.’ ”

She bought this palace about four years ago, when she was going through a rough patch—both physically and mentally—and has been spending more and more time here lately. “I just got rid of my place in New York—it was too hectic every day outside on the street,” she says. As we stand there looking out at the ocean, I ask if she’s happy. “Yes—I’m focusing on the things that I believe in. I’m challenging myself. I’m embarking on new territory—with some nerves and some overjoyment.” (Gaga has a funny habit of making up words that always make perfect sense.) “It’s an interesting time in my life. It’s a transition, for sure. It’s been a decade.”

In April, Gaga noted on her Instagram that it was the tenth anniversary of her first single, “Just Dance.” It was the song of the summer of 2008—the final hours of the golden years, just before the economy imploded and the Great Recession took hold—and almost immediately, she became the biggest pop star in the world, haunting our dreams—and nightmares—with monsters, meat dresses, and some of the stickiest melodies ever written (GAAAA-GA OOOH-LA-LA!). When I ask her what has changed for her over these last ten years, Gaga, who’s 32, says, “A galaxy,” and laughs. “There has been a galaxy of change.” She pauses for a moment. “I would just say that it’s been a nonstop whirlwind. And when I am in an imaginative or creative mode, it sort of grabs me like a sleigh with a thousand horses and pulls me away and I just don’t stop working.” Another pause. “You . . . make friends, you lose friends, you build tighter bonds with people you’ve known for your whole life. But there’s a lot of emotional pain, and you can’t really understand what it all means until ten years has gone by.”

On October 5, Warner Bros. Pictures will release the fourth iteration of the tragi-musical love story A Star Is Born, starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. The first version came out in 1937, starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, followed by Judy Garland and James Mason in 1954 and Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson in 1976. Gaga thinks of it less as a remake than as a “traveling legacy.” Directed by Cooper, in his debut, the film is remarkably assured, deeply engaging, and works on several levels: as a romance, a drama, a musical, and something else entirely, almost as if you’re watching something live, or documentary footage of a good old-fashioned rock-’n’-roll concert movie. “I wanted to tell a love story,” says Cooper, “and to me there’s no better way than through music. With music, it’s impossible to hide. Every fiber of your body becomes alive when you sing.” As Sean Penn said, after seeing the film more than once, “It’s the best, most important commercial film I’ve seen in so many years,” and he described the stars as “miracles.” Cooper and Gaga, and the film itself, are likely to be nominated for all manner of awards.

Cooper is a revelation, having utterly transformed himself into a booze-and-pills-besotted rock star: He learned how to play guitar, worked with a vocal coach and a piano teacher for a year and a half, and wrote three of the songs. “All because of Gaga,” he says. “She really gave me the confidence.” His singing is astonishingly good. Gaga, whose only acting experience is in some of her early videos (Google the long-form versions of “Telephone” and “Marry the Night” if you want to see the early promise), various episodes of American Horror Story, and a couple of cameos in Robert Rodriguez films, not only holds her own with Cooper but somehow manages to make you completely forget that she is Lady Gaga—no small feat. But what really makes this film sing, as it were, is the impeccable chemistry between the two stars, particularly their early scenes of meeting cute and falling in love, which are some of the most touchingly real and tender moments between two actors I’ve ever seen.

Gaga and I have moved inside and taken up spots on the boho-chic sofas in the sitting room off her iamspamspamami She opens a bottle of rosé. There are candles flickering, cut flowers on the table. Gaga first met Cooper at Saturday Night Live about five years ago, but only briefly, and then one day in 2016—having signed on to make A Star Is Born and in the early stages of figuring out who could play Ally to his Jackson Maine—he went to a cancer benefit in Sean Parker’s backyard in L.A. “She had her hair slicked back,” says Cooper, “and she sang ‘La Vie en Rose,’ and I was just . . . levitating. It shot like a diamond through my brain. I loved the way she moved, the sound of her voice.” He called her agent and, the next day, drove to Malibu. “The second that I saw him,” says Gaga, “I was like, Have I known you my whole life? It was an instant connection, instant understanding of one another.” Cooper: “She came down the stairs and we went out to her patio and I saw her eyes, and honestly, it clicked and I went, Wow.” He pretty much offered her the part on the spot. “She said, ‘Are you hungry?’ and I said, ‘I’m starving,’ and we went into her iamspamspamamifor spaghetti and meatballs.”

Gaga: “Before I knew it, I was making him lunch and we were talking. And then he said, ‘I want to see if we can sing this song together.’ ” Cooper: “She was kind of laughing at me that I would be suggesting this, but I said, ‘The truth is, it’s only going to work if we can sing together.’ And she said, ‘Well, what song?’ And I said, ‘ “Midnight Special,” ’ this old folk song.” Gaga: “I printed out the sheet music, and he had the lyrics on his phone, and I sat down at the piano and started to play, and then Bradley started to sing and I stopped: ‘Oh, my God, Bradley, you have a tremendous voice.’ ” Cooper: “She said, ‘Has anyone ever heard you sing before?’ and I said no.” Gaga: “He sings from his gut, from the nectar! I knew instantly: This guy could play a rock star. And I don’t think there are a lot of people in Hollywood who can. That was the moment I knew this film could be something truly special.”

Cooper: “And she said, ‘We should film this.’ So I turned on my phone and we did the song. It was crazy. It kind of just worked. And that video is one of the things I showed to Warner Bros. to get the movie green-lit.”

Weirdly enough, the film was originally to be directed by Clint Eastwood—at one point, starring Beyoncé—and Eastwood offered Cooper the part of Jackson. “I was 38 then, and I just knew I couldn’t do it,” says Cooper, now 43. “But then I did American Sniper with Clint and The Elephant Man for a year on Broadway and I thought, I’m old enough now.” Pop stardom seems to befall mostly the very young these days, but this is a story about grown-ups. “I would often say to Lady Gaga, ‘This is a movie about what would have happened if you didn’t make it until you were 31 instead of 21. We talked a lot about where she started on the Lower East Side, and she told me about this drag bar where she used to hang, and I thought, Oh, this is just ripe for the story.”

Indeed, one of the best scenes in the film comes right at the beginning, when Jack, desperate for a drink, stumbles into a gay bar on drag night. Ally is the only woman the queens let perform on their stage, and as she sings “La Vie en Rose,” Jack falls hard. Gaga says that the chemistry between her and Cooper is so good on film because it’s real. But she also thinks that Cooper “nailed” the complicated voodoo that happens when love and fame get intertwined. “They’re both very complex, layered things, with a lot of emotional depth, and he captured that. This is what I think makes the film so successful: that it was so real. And I’ve lived it, so I can testify to that.” (Another thing that gives the film its authenticity: Cooper cast a few drag queens he knew from Philly, as well as Gaga’s actual dancers, choreographer, and hair and makeup artists, who appear in a few scenes.)

Last December, I went to Cooper’s house in Los Angeles to watch some early footage, and as we sat in the screening room he built in his garage, surrounded by guitars and an old piano, his editor cued up scenes. What struck me immediately was how intensely visceral the musical sequences are. Cooper explained that at Gaga’s insistence, they were all shot live. “All the music is as real as you can get it,” he said to me that day. They shot some of the concert scenes at the Stagecoach country-music festival in Indio, California, and more at the Glastonbury Festival in England. “At Stagecoach, four minutes before Willie Nelson went on, we hopped onstage,” says Cooper. “That was real. At Glastonbury, I got onstage in front of 80,000 people. It was nuts. But Lady Gaga is so good that if the world I’d created wasn’t authentic, it would stand out in a second. Everything had to be raised to her level.”

One bit of history that’s gotten lost in the Gaga saga is that while she started playing piano at four and writing songs by eleven, she wanted to be an actress before she wanted to be a singer. When she was twelve, she began taking Method-acting classes at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute and later at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. “I loved it so much,” she says, “but I was terrible at auditioning—I would get too nervous and just couldn’t be myself.” So she decided to make a go of it as a musician—and had a record deal within a year. Was she nervous making a movie? “Of course—but I knew I had it in me, in my heart, to give an authentic performance.”

The biggest challenge for Lady Gaga was creating a musical character that was not like . . . Lady Gaga. “I wanted the audience to be immersed in something completely different,” she says. “And it’s almost hard to speak about, because I just sort of became Ally.” For as good as the Garland and Streisand versions are, you do sometimes sort of feel like you’re watching movies about . . . Garland and Streisand. That being said, there may be no more perfect person to take up this franchise than Gaga. “It’s so humbling,” she says. “Judy Garland is by far my favorite actress of all time. I used to watch her in A Star Is Born, and it’s devastating. She’s so real, so right there. Her eyes would get glassy, and you could just see the passion and the emotion and hear the grit in her voice.” Streisand came to the set one day. “It was a magical moment. She really made me feel like she passed the torch.” When I mention Streisand’s voice, she says, “The singing is beyond, but what is even more beyond is how involved she was in everything she did. She was a part of creating that film. That made me feel good, too, that we approached making this film the right way.”

The soundtrack will be released the same day as the movie, and because this is a Lady Gaga production, she has had a big hand in it. There were many writers and producers who worked on different songs, but the brain trust was Gaga and Cooper, working closely with the blues-oriented producer and songwriter Ben Rice and Lukas Nelson, who’s Willie’s son. “She’s a fan of my dad’s, but she’s got a tattoo of David Bowie, and Bowie was my hero as well,” says Nelson. “I tend to gravitate toward rockers who were kind and stood for change and the right to be who you are—to be a freak and be proud of it. And I think a lot of people have turned to Gaga in that realm—as a sort of beacon of hope: I can do whatever I want. She invented herself.”

It was Gaga’s idea to thread bits of dialogue throughout the record, and there are a few songs that are not in the movie—“treats,” as she calls them. She asks if I want to hear some music, and we head into a tiny vestibule off the iamspamspamami a kind of office with a desk, computer, and two very loud speakers. She plugs in her phone and cues up a jaunty, mid-tempo piano banger called “Look What I Found,” and as it begins to play, Gaga dances and sings along, at full volume, about two feet from my face. Suddenly I feel a bit like James Corden in a new segment: iamspamspamamiKaraoke. I cannot resist, and start dancing too. “Our own little discotheque,” says Gaga.

She cues up another song—a huge, soaring, sad ballad called “Before I Cry,” with a full orchestra. It is the first song for which Gaga composed the string arrangements—and conducted the orchestra in the studio—and it was inspired by a harrowing scene in the film when Jack has fallen off the wagon and picks a fight with Ally while she’s taking a bath. On the soundtrack, it begins with this bit of dialogue:

Ally: “Why don’t you have another drink and we can just get f***ing drunk until we just f***ing disappear? Hey! Do you got those pills in your pocket?”

Jack: “You’re just f***in’ ugly, that’s all.”

Ally: “I’m what?”

Jack: “You’re just f***in’ ugly.”

As the song plays, we stand facing each other in the little cubicle, and before it’s halfway through, we both have tears in our eyes. She hugs me and, as we head into the iamspamspamamifor more wine, says, almost to herself, “I love that we’re dancing and crying. Like, real Italian style.” That’s my natural state, I say: dancing and crying. “Me, too,” she says.

One of the many things about Lady Gaga that go underappreciated is that she doesn’t tell us everything. For example, we know very little about her new boyfriend, Christian Carino—other than that he’s a 48-year-old CAA agent—because she doesn’t talk about him. She doesn’t want to talk at all about the new music she’s working on for a future album, or the scripts that are suddenly rolling in. She understands more than most that a little bit of mystery and magic go a long way in this world of too much. She has sort of inverse boundaries: She won’t tell you, for example, where she just went on vacation, but she’s totally open about having been sexually assaulted when she was a teenager.

Her 2015 song “ Til it Happens to You,” which she wrote with Diane Warren for the sexual-assault documentary The Hunting Ground, was nominated for an Academy Award. When she performed it at the Oscars in 2016 on a stage full of 50 other assault victims, it eerily presaged the #MeToo movement that unfolded a year later, much to Gaga’s surprise. “I feel like I’ve been an advocate but also a shocked audience member, watching #MeToo happen,” she says. “I’m still in disbelief. And I’ve never come forward and said who molested me, but I think every person has their own relationship with that kind of trauma.”

She was still Stefani Germanotta when she was raped at nineteen by a music producer. She told no one. “It took years,” she says. “No one else knew. It was almost like I tried to erase it from my brain. And when it finally came out, it was like a big, ugly monster. And you have to face the monster to heal.” In late 2016, Gaga revealed in a Today interview that she suffers from PTSD because of the assault. “For me, with my mental-health issues, half of the battle in the beginning was, I felt like I was lying to the world because I was feeling so much pain but nobody knew. So that’s why I came out and said that I have PTSD, because I don’t want to hide—any more than I already have to.” When I ask her to describe how she experiences the symptoms, she says, “I feel stunned. Or stunted. You know that feeling when you’re on a roller coaster and you’re just about to go down the really steep slope? That fear and the drop in your stomach? My diaphragm seizes up. Then I have a hard time breathing, and my whole body goes into a spasm. And I begin to cry. That’s what it feels like for trauma victims every day, and it’s . . . miserable. I always say that trauma has a brain. And it works its way into everything that you do.”

In September 2017, Gaga announced on Twitter that she suffers from extreme nerve pain caused by fibromyalgia, a complex and still-misunderstood syndrome she believes was brought on by the sexual assault and that then became worse over time, exacerbated by the rigors of touring and the weight of her fame. (Earlier this year, she had to cut her European tour short by ten shows because of it.) In the Netflix documentary Gaga: Five Foot Two, which aired that same month, Gaga allowed cameras to document her suffering to shed light on the syndrome. “I get so irritated with people who don’t believe fibromyalgia is real. For me, and I think for many others, it’s really a cyclone of anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, and panic disorder, all of which sends the nervous system into overdrive, and then you have nerve pain as a result. People need to be more compassionate. Chronic pain is no joke. And it’s every day waking up not knowing how you’re going to feel.”

Today, Lady Gaga is the picture of health: bright-eyed, sun-kissed, fit as a fiddle. “It’s getting better every day,” she says, “because now I have fantastic doctors who take care of me and are getting me show-ready.” Speaking of shows, she recently signed a $100 million contract with MGM Resorts International to do a Las Vegas residency at a 5,300-seat theater. It will be called Lady Gaga Enigma, and beginning on December 28 she will perform 74 shows spread out over two years—a reasonable pace that will allow her to take better care of herself and make more movies. “I’ve always hated the stigma around Las Vegas—that it’s where you go when you’re on the last leg of your career,” she says. “Being a Las Vegas girl is an absolute dream for me. It’s really what I’ve always wanted to do.”

As she sits before me on our respective couches—in her periwinkle chiffon, dripping in diamonds—Gaga and Vegas make perfect sense. She has always been a master at swirling together the nostalgic with the startlingly modern and coming up with something that feels entirely new. Creating the shows for Lady Gaga Enigma, of course, has brought back together the Haus of Gaga—her team of stylists and monster-conjurers, including Nicola Formichetti. “We’re plowing away, making something brand-new, but still with the iconography that we’ve already created—and making sure fans leave with the feeling that they went home for a bit with their community.”

Speaking of Gaga iconography! I have somehow failed to notice that for the past couple of hours I’ve been sitting next to a half-mannequin with a heavy metal harness wrapped around it that resembles a sort of human/reptilian rib cage and spinal column. It was made by Shaun Leane, a jewelry designer who worked regularly with Alexander McQueen. Gaga picks up another piece, a kind of metal orbiting fascinator, also designed by Leane, that was part of the “Savage Beauty” exhibition at the Met, and gently sets it on her head. “I bought it at an auction,” she says, batting her eyelashes. And now she wants to show me something else, and goes in search of a key. She finds it in the iamspamspamami and then along the way to wherever we’re going I get a quick tour. In her ballroom-size living room there is a grand piano and a giant modern pink blob sofa, and an even bigger pink rug. “I like pink,” she says. “It’s a relaxing color.” There’s her Golden Globe (for American Horror Story, in 2016) and a framed photograph of Patti Smith, along with pictures of Elton John and David Furnish’s boys, Zachary and Elijah, Gaga’s godchildren. Resting on the mantel is a framed letter from David Bowie (“Dear Lady, Unfortunately I will not be in NYC for a few months but many thanks for the cake”). On one wall is an enormous George Condo painting of a woman in a ball gown, her face obscured by smears and smudges. “Reminds me of myself,” she says with a wink. “Beautiful but a little bit messy.”

Finally we arrive at the locked door. She turns the key and opens it to reveal . . . a room filled with fashion! Two rooms! “This is mostly Saint Laurent from Hedi Slimane’s work there,” she says. “I’m excited to see what he’ll be doing at Céline. Here’s a McQueen cape that was custom-made for me for the ‘Alejandro’ video. And then in here”—we move into yet another chamber, deeper into her fashion closet, racks upon racks of leather and feathers and sequins and a lot of black—“this is all Gianni Versace from the nineties. I wear some of it, but I mostly collect it to keep and preserve to give to a museum one day. Because I just love these designers.” Pause. “There’s my Joanne hat!” That is the pink fedora she wore in nearly every video and every performance from her Joanne album and tour, when she began presenting herself as . . . herself, mostly.

When did all of the crazy-brilliant obfuscating costumes fall away? “For me, fashion and art and music have always been a form of armor. I just kept creating more and more fantasies to escape into, new skins to shed. And every time I shed a skin, it was like taking a shower when you’re dirty: getting rid of, washing off, shedding all of the bad, and becoming something new.” I wonder aloud where all that began. “I just remember feeling so irritated at the thought that I had to conform to being ‘normal,’ or less of whatever I was already born as. And so I took such radical enjoyment in expressing who I am in the most grandiose of ways.” She laughs. “It was sort of like a very polite ‘f*** off.’ It was never about looking perfect—it was always about just being myself. And I think that’s what it’s always been about for my fans, too. It was a form of protection, and a secret—like a wink from afar. I’m a monster, and you’re a monster too.”

She locks the door, and as we head back out to the living room to say goodbye, she picks up a glass vase filled with fresh-cut roses from her garden and hands it to me: “Just a little something,” she says. For all of Lady Gaga’s histrionics and grandiosity and obfuscation and mucking around with monsters—and despite the fact that she claims to have “concrete in her veins”—most people seem to get that she’s all heart. “I am not a brand,” she says. “I have my unique existence, just as everyone else does, and at the end of the day, it’s our humanity that connects us—our bodies and our biology. That’s what breeds compassion and empathy, and those are the things that I care the most about. Kindness!” She lets out a mordant chuckle. “It can drive you mad. Someone very important in my life says to me often, ‘You cannot stare at the carnage all day.’ And I think . . . you have to stare at the carnage to an extent because if not, you’re being ignorant and complacent—to not view injustice and want to be a part of advocating for others. But. . . .” She pauses for a long time. “Once we just look each other in the eyes, if we can keep that contact, that contract, I think the world will be a better place.”

Suddenly we both notice the sound of music wafting in from somewhere, as if someone opened a little girl’s jewelry box. It’s a Mister Softee truck.

“It’s down by the beach,” she says, “but can you believe that? The sound travels all the way up here.”

The sound is a little creepy, I say.

“Or,” she says, “it just sounds like kids having ice cream at the beach.” We both laugh. It reminds me of something we talked about earlier: that while Gaga’s music is often funny—with a wink or a bit of camp—she herself is a serious person. This has been a very serious conversation, I say. “Yes, it has,” she says. “Isn’t that funny?”

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So much words and basically nothing new , EXCEPT the fact that she conducted and arranged the strings on one song on the soundtrack

Posted by: Liаm 10th September 2018, 04:44 PM

Aaahh I'm trying not to get my hopes up in terms of Actress/Song but it's hard not to with all the hype!

Posted by: YOUSHALLNOTPEEN! 13th September 2018, 03:04 PM

QUOTE(John-James @ Aug 31 2018, 09:42 PM)

Posted by: YOUSHALLNOTPEEN! 13th September 2018, 03:08 PM

Wonder if this movie will make people recognise her vocals

Posted by: SamJudd 13th September 2018, 05:22 PM

Posted by: YOUSHALLNOTPEEN! 13th September 2018, 08:34 PM

She is this generations's Cher, not Madonna

Posted by: Jonjo 13th September 2018, 08:59 PM

No. She's this generations Lady Gaga x

Posted by: YOUSHALLNOTPEEN! 13th September 2018, 09:04 PM

In movies, musical soundtracks for movies, big hits but cares more about vocal performance and art...

Sound familiar?

Posted by: SKOB 14th September 2018, 07:02 AM

But she also mixes traditional pop and jazz into the current stuff, compiling various elements from New York club scene, David Bowie and Tony Bennett. I'd say she's unique even though the career path might resemble others.

Posted by: Lukuzz 15th September 2018, 09:21 PM

Booked in for an exclusive screening next Thursday 27th with Cineworld, can’t wait !

Posted by: Jordan Lee 21st September 2018, 03:15 PM

Absolutely buzzing for this movie and soundtrack! Will definitely be a HUGE moment for her I feel.

Posted by: Jordan Lee 21st September 2018, 03:15 PM

Absolutely buzzing for this movie and soundtrack! Will definitely be a HUGE moment for her I feel.

Posted by: Mariner's Crotch 21st September 2018, 08:15 PM

I've been getting adverts for this on youtube!!!

Posted by: Liаm 25th September 2018, 12:04 AM

Booked to see this on Thursday AAAAAAAHHHHH

Posted by: HausofTove 25th September 2018, 06:18 AM

https://twitter.com/LGMonsterFacts/status/1044405167108628481?s=19

Mood.

Posted by: SKOB 25th September 2018, 07:51 AM

SHOOK

https://www.instagram.com/p/BoIQEt2Hs0T/?hl=fi&taken-by=ladygaga

THOSE VOCALS!

Posted by: Mariners Botch 27th September 2018, 05:46 PM

MY LOCAL CINEMA IS ONLY SHOWING IT IN DUBBED GERMAN

Posted by: Mariners Botch 27th September 2018, 05:47 PM

WE HAVE DECIDED TO CRY FOREVER

Posted by: Lukuzz 27th September 2018, 05:52 PM

Seeing this in an hours time !

Posted by: HausofTove 27th September 2018, 10:42 PM

HER LONDON PREMIERE LOOK O M G

Posted by: liamk97 27th September 2018, 10:46 PM

QUOTE(HausofTove @ Sep 27 2018, 11:42 PM)

Posted by: Liаm 27th September 2018, 11:21 PM

Just back from seeing it and honestly believe all the hype. Such a powerful, heartbreaking, raw and honest rollercoaster of a film, her performance is astounding (as is Bradley Cooper's), it's almost like you aren't even watching her acting, she's just so natural it's like you're actually watching HER. It's all just so effortless, natural and believable, you'd think she was a seasoned acting veteran. Everything I thought and more There's one scene in particular I can just SEE her grabbing that Oscar *.*

I'll Never Love Again in the context of the film is just... wow. It really feels like a classic, timeless moment when you see and hear it, especially as I'd heard it for the first time in the film obviously. Shallow is bloody incredible too but INLA is my pick of the soundtrack, I think it's gonna be one of those though where as it sets in you have loads of different favourites creeping up with more listens. I can't wait until next Friday for it D:

Posted by: SKOB 28th September 2018, 09:22 PM

Amazing to read! Really can't wait to see it (the premiere in my country is still 3 weeks away).

Posted by: HausofTove 29th September 2018, 11:21 AM

Liam

ONE WEEK TIL I SEE IT HELP OMG

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 5th October 2018, 08:17 AM

I'm dying to see this! I need to get my chance within the next week or so.

Posted by: SKOB 6th October 2018, 06:51 AM

Love this, written by Lindsay Zoladz, a pop journalist I admire

Lady Gaga Shines in ‘A Star Is Born,’ Even When Her Character Doesn’t

Is Gaga’s Ally supposed to be a “good” pop star? The chief shortcoming of this wild, fascinating movie is that it’s never quite clear. But either way, it’s the perfect movie for her lead acting debut.
By Lindsay Zoladz Oct 5, 2018, 8:25am EDT

I still think about the stinkface that Leonardo DiCaprio made when Lady Gaga won a Golden Globe. As the woman born Stefani Germanotta snaked through the crowd to accept the award for 2016’s Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie for her role as The Countess in American Horror Story: Hotel—more of a stunt guest-spot than an award-worthy performance, but remember these were the Globes—she happened to brush up against Leo’s chair. He was leaning back, holding court, midway through an awards season in which he collected statuette after expected statuette for his lead role in The Revenant. His body language made it clear: This was his turf. When Gaga passed him, the camera caught his unmistakable sneer. Even if he later denied any ill will—“I just didn’t know what was passing me, that’s all!”—the story the image told was familiar: The too-cool jock mocking the earnest, try-hard theater kid behind her back, during Her Moment.

Hollywood reacted to Gaga that night as though she were an interloper, even as she admitted from the podium that she wanted to be an actress before she wanted to be a singer. “I feel like Cher in that John Patrick Shanley film Moonstruck right now,” she said as she began her speech, the mention of the director’s name feeling like an awkward assertion that she’d done her Hollywood homework. As though anyone thinks of Moonstruck as “that John Patrick Shanley film.” As though, 30 years later, anyone who hears “Moonstruck” first thinks of anyone but Cher.

It is not out of the realm of possibility that when the 2019 Oscars are handed out, Lady Gaga will once again feel like late-’80s Cher: A pop-star-turned-actress at whom Hollywood initially turned up its nose and then, not too long after, deemed worthy of its highest honor. (Cher credits her acting career to director Robert Altman who, in 1982, cast her in a film when everyone else dismissed her as a silly pop singer; her performance in Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, marked a turning point in her career, earning her a Golden Globe nomination and leading to infinitely better roles.) Similar accolades for Gaga have already begun to trickle out. The New Yorker singled out her performance in A Star Is Born as the one part of the film that “does linger.” The New York Times said that her “disarming, naturalistic presence is crucial to the movie’s force.” Yes, that Lady Gaga, the Artist Formerly Known As the Woman in the Meat Dress.

By now you probably know the story of A Star Is Born, that American fairytale told and retold by George Cukor and Frank Pierson, by Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Judy Garland, and Barbra Streisand: An aging, troubled star takes a younger female hopeful under his wing, and before long—and to the detriment of their romantic relationship—she’s flying higher than he is. In Bradley Cooper’s version, Ally’s ascent comes after she’s “gone pop,” ditched her piano, hired dancers, and dyed her earth-toned hair neon-bright.

As a tough-talking Italian-American singer-songwriter who transforms into a technicolor pop artiste, Gaga’s role in A Star Is Born might not seem like much of a stretch. But the best parts of her performance are during the first half of the movie when she’s playing against type, convincing the spellbound audience that she is not internationally recognizable pop idol Lady Gaga but rather an anonymous aspiring artist named Ally Campana who’s a few unlucky breaks away from eternal obscurity. In the opening scenes of the movie, she plays Ally as a young woman with her defenses up like tinted limo windows. She moves through the world tentatively, having been burned one too many times by romantic disappointment—one of her first lines in the film is “f***ing men!”—and the cruel indifference of the music business.

“Everyone I’ve ever met in the music industry has told me my nose is too big,” she tells Cooper’s Jackson Maine the first night they meet. The line, of course, is a dizzying bit of meta-commentary: The real Stefani Germanotta has been told this by countless critics (as has her precursor in the role, from the 1976 version of the film, Barbra Streisand). This line becomes the real Lady Gaga’s winking way of criticizing the music industry’s sexism and beauty obsession, while at the same time stressing Lady Gaga’s I-was-born-this-way authenticity, because Lady Gaga did not fix her nose—and if she had, maybe she wouldn’t be as believable as Ally. Like so many moments in the movie, this scene is so deeply self-serious that it becomes silly, and then passes through another dimension where its self-seriousness becomes genuinely moving. A Star Is Born is at once emotionally operatic escapist entertainment and—almost paradoxically and at times maybe even in spite of itself—a movie so dizzyingly meta that it leaves your head spinning for days.

Is Ally supposed to be a “good” pop star? The chief shortcoming of this movie is that I’m not sure how Cooper would answer that question. Ally conquers the world—SNL season-finale gig; Best New Artist Grammy—seemingly overnight and on the strength of a single song, “Why Did You Do That?” (During one of the duo’s most heated fights, Jackson mockingly sings the lyrics: “Why do you look so good in those jeans? Why’d you come around me with an ass like that?”) It sounds like a generic circa-2017 pop hit (the title doesn’t not remind me of “Look What You Made Me Do”), but it also sounds a little bit like “Telephone”-era Lady Gaga. What’s going on here? Is Gaga repudiating her pop past? Is Cooper? Is this movie smart enough to know the answer?

I blame this tunnel vision on Cooper, who, as a director, brings so much more depth and detail to the leathery, gin-soaked world of Jackson Maine than the modern pop realm in which Ally operates, and in doing so suggests that pop success is as easy as flipping an ever-ready switch from “NOT” to “HOT.” But nothing happens that easily. For a 2018 pop star, Ally’s persona feels both flimsy and outdated, and so it feels like a waste to have Lady Gaga—one of the most visionary and visually intriguing pop stars of the past decade—styled the way Ally is, with an outdated Vitamin C dye job and an unimaginative Forever 21–grade wardrobe.


But the film does not exactly condemn the music Ally is making (which, like every song on the soundtrack, was written or co-written by Gaga herself) or suggest that her business decisions are unsound. Even as it suggests that Jackson Maine is somehow more “authentic” than Ally, his unwillingness to separate himself from his grizzled, hard-living persona is ultimately what does him in, not just within the industry but in his personal life too. “In part, the story is as creaky as that of Pygmalion, the male sculptor who turns a beloved carving into a woman,” wrote New York Times critic Manohla Dargis in her review of the film. “Yet one of the pleasures of A Star Is Born in all its renditions is that it is also about a woman whose ambitions are equal to those of any man and who steadily rises as she weeps and sings toward fabulous self and sovereignty.”

In its last act, A Star Is Born could have easily turned into No Country for Country Men—a sour and caustic rebuke to an unfeeling present. Instead, the sad but inevitable demise of Jackson Maine—who sticks to his roots so stubbornly that they strangle him—strikes a note similar to the end of John Ford’s 1962 classic The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, when John Wayne, feeling obsolete in the modern world and an inadequate lover to a modern girl, burns his own house down while he’s inside. What Jackson expresses in his tragic final moments isn’t rage so much as acceptance. To quote Jackson Maine’s most melancholy and foreboding hit, maybe it’s just time to let the old ways die.

At the end of that moment already immortalized in the trailer, when Ally sings for Jackson a sketch of a song she’s written, she looks down at her hand, swollen from a bar fight sucker punch and onto which Jackson has tied a bag of frozen peas. She’d been carried away, lost in the moment, and suddenly the absurdity of her pea-appendage brings her back to earth: “What the f*** is this?” she mutters to herself. These little tics of questioning her sudden good fortune—“What the hell is happening?”—are my favorite details Gaga brings to Ally’s character. They’re fleeting moments of self-consciousness in a deeply unselfconscious movie, frequent enough to acknowledge the fairy-tale quality of it all, but never lasting long enough to break the spell.

A Star Is Born is the perfect movie for Lady Gaga’s lead acting debut because, for all her gesturing toward postmodernity with the meat dress (or the Kermit outfit, or the alien facial prosthetics), she is, at her core, an earnestly old-fashioned entertainer—the kid from New York who just wants to put on a show. It’s not exactly a cool thing to be, especially in this post-ironic, memed-to-death age. But there is also a part of Lady Gaga that thrives off being an underdog, who almost courts failure (see: ARTPOP) if only to experience that sweet moment of triumph when she can once again prove the haters wrong. Perhaps that’s why she’s so creatively restless and why she continues to push herself uninvited into new realms—the Tony Bennett tour, the Super Bowl, the Sound of Music tribute—in which she actually has something left to prove. If she’s still an outsider in Hollywood, all the better. It’s just another crowd to win over.

https://www.theringer.com/movies/2018/10/5/17940522/lady-gaga-a-star-is-born-review-bradley-cooper

Posted by: HausofTove 6th October 2018, 09:55 AM

Seperated soundtrack and movie posts into different threads!

Posted by: HausofTove 6th October 2018, 10:21 AM

3 hours until I'm watching this hdjdjsbakaoamabsg

Posted by: HausofTove 6th October 2018, 06:34 PM

Full thoughts will come eventually but in short: I AM THE PROUDEST STAN EVER.

Posted by: SKOB 6th October 2018, 08:00 PM

Yaassss! <3

was it full (or at least 3/4 full) house?

Posted by: ¡Michael Myers! 6th October 2018, 08:11 PM

I can tell what happens based on the trailer, the song and the fan comments :/

Posted by: Scene 7th October 2018, 02:54 PM

First movie I've seen in a long time where I haven't looked through my phone or checked the time ONCE. You know it's special when even after hours of walking out the cinema you keep thinking of it. Gaga & Bradley deserve all the praise and glory that's coming their way. Who knew Bradley could sing so well??!! And I never knew Gaga could act to the extent of actually carrying a major movie!! I think the 2019 Oscars will be good to them both.

Posted by: Spiceboy 7th October 2018, 09:32 PM

QUOTE(Scene @ Oct 7 2018, 03:54 PM)

Posted by: HausofTove 7th October 2018, 10:42 PM

I've just come back from my second viewing in 2 days going a few more times next week too hopefully. I can't stop.

Honestly even better second time and with being a lot more familiar with the songs

Posted by: SKOB 8th October 2018, 11:46 AM

I'm planning to see this at least three times

Posted by: Nick Jonas 10th October 2018, 08:16 PM

Seeing this on Saturday!!

Posted by: Jordan Lee 11th October 2018, 01:54 PM

Seeing this again tonight! Really excited to watch it again especially now I know all the songs pretty much word for word.

Posted by: SKOB 11th October 2018, 05:53 PM

STill have to wait for a week, ugh

Posted by: Nick Jonas 13th October 2018, 07:14 PM

Just got back. MY GOD. THAT WAS AMAZING.

😓😪

Posted by: John-James 15th October 2018, 01:02 PM

#1 in the UK Box Office with a 0% fall!!

Posted by: ¡Michael Myers! 15th October 2018, 01:34 PM

What what whaaat?? So it's outperforming Venom?!

Posted by: HausofTove 15th October 2018, 05:41 PM

That is unbelievable. Honestly outdone ALLLLLLLL expectations now

Posted by: SKOB 16th October 2018, 07:06 AM

I thought Johnny English was to beat in the UK?

Anyway, two days to go for me!!!

Posted by: Spiceboy 16th October 2018, 08:16 PM

Just seen the film and wow! Loved it, I am officially a Gaga stan Just incredible I loved the film, loved both their performances, loved the songs, and that ending omg nobody moved in the cinema everyone was silent when the lights came up nobody got up for a good few seconds!

Posted by: SKOB 18th October 2018, 03:11 PM

Seeing this in 15 minutes! Can't believe it's happening!

Posted by: SKOB 18th October 2018, 06:37 PM

Gaga was outstanding! And so was Cooper and Elliott! Not sure about the story though, I think it should've been more "raw", it was kinda Hollywood for my liking but overall great job! The music is fantastic but we've all heard that already.

Posted by: PINKFUNQ 23rd October 2018, 04:21 PM

Saw it yesterday and I loved it

The movie has flaws but overal I really enjoyed it and even made me cry at the end (doesn't happen very often). The biggest plus is the acting and the music.

4/5 for now!

Posted by: Nick Jonas 24th October 2018, 05:53 PM

Shocked this is #1 again this week, despite competition from the new Halloween movie.

Posted by: Spice Girls Net 24th October 2018, 06:14 PM

I wish movie pages on Wikipedia had a charts section like albums/singles telling you where it got to in the Box Office

https://www.screendaily.com/news/a-star-is-born-impresses-again-to-stay-top-of-uk-box-office/5133829.article

Posted by: Voodoo 27th October 2018, 04:44 PM

Posted by: SKOB 28th October 2018, 06:54 PM

Grossed 250m WW, huge success!

Posted by: Spiceboy 28th October 2018, 11:01 PM

That video about GaGa being mocked is the most stupid video I've ever seen! Seriously what is she supposed to do, answer the same question in hundreds of different ways? Idiots seriously.

Posted by: ¡Michael Myers! 28th October 2018, 11:25 PM

QUOTE(Spiceboy @ Oct 28 2018, 11:01 PM)

Posted by: Mack. 2nd November 2018, 12:27 PM

Was knocked off the #1 spot in the UK Box Office Chart by 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.

Posted by: ___∆___ 7th November 2018, 04:56 PM

Finally got around to seeing it today - seriously I knew it was going to be good but wasn’t expecting it to be THAT good, such an emotive film and I don’t think there was a dry eye in the cinema at the end!

Posted by: lewistgreen 17th November 2018, 04:03 PM

Took mum to see it for her birthday today. Think I’m a bit late to the party as there was only 6 of us in the whole screen! But wow what a film, really gripped and I went into it with no idea what to expect. I loved the end and the soundtrack is stunning! Having only heard Shallow beforehand, I’m now revisiting the soundtrack as I type. Will definitely be getting it on DVD once it’s out.

Posted by: Buttered Muffin 17th November 2018, 04:15 PM

Did this ever scrape no.1 on the USA box office?

Posted by: SKOB 17th November 2018, 06:18 PM

No, but I don't think it matters, it has grossed $182m in the US alone already (#11 of the year so far)

It has already done better than The Greatest Showman ever did in the US.

Posted by: Buttered Muffin 17th November 2018, 06:43 PM

But Venom did like 182 million in 2 weeks ://

Posted by: SKOB 17th November 2018, 06:45 PM

That's a superhero movie, not really comparable, they always do better than anything else in general.

Here are the 2018 opening weeks and by clicking "total gross" you can see the order in total numbers.

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=opening&yr=2018&p=.htm

Posted by: KWEEN_DEE 21st November 2018, 11:38 PM

I would have thought itd have hit #1 in the US. What was its competition? I literally dont know any other movie but this one out maybe those 99 people in the room were right about Gaga.

Posted by: Spiceboy 24th November 2018, 07:07 PM

^ It was released the same week as Venom which as said above made 182million in 2 weeks...

Posted by: SKOB 25th November 2018, 09:10 AM

It didn't do that much in the US, although perhaps WW it did, but 130m in the US.

ASIB is only $20M below Venom at this point in total gross so it def has better longevity. It overtook "A Quiet Place" in Year to date list this week.

Posted by: SKOB 25th November 2018, 05:39 PM

Crossed the $350 million mark worldwide!

https://twitter.com/gagadaily/status/1066731113886953474

Posted by: Buttered Muffin 25th November 2018, 10:26 PM

QUOTE(KWEEN_DEE @ Nov 21 2018, 11:38 PM)

I would have thought itd have hit #1 in the US. What was its competition? I literally dont know any other movie but this one out maybe those 99 people in the room were right about Gaga.

Posted by: HausofTove 4th December 2018, 10:46 PM

The film has been honored as one of AFI’s Movies of the Year. https://t.co/adQb3wbf0b

Posted by: Jay ☆ 5th December 2018, 09:07 AM

So deserving!

A Star Is Born UK/Ireland/Malta weekend box office chart run: 2-1-1-2-2-4-5-7

With a gross of $35,920,405, it currently places 9th in the UK 2018 yearly box office chart. *.*

Posted by: SKOB 5th December 2018, 09:15 AM

SMASH!

Also, it hasn't even started in theaters in Denmark and Japan yet so looking forward to nice additional income from those markets.

Posted by: SKOB 6th December 2018, 04:01 PM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/76th_Golden_Globe_Awards

SLAY!

Nominated for both song and best actress

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 6th December 2018, 04:18 PM

I did finally see this last week, I was practically the only person in the screening at this point.

It was really good, I did feel like at times they were just padding it out and that made it drag slightly - but that's a minor gripe, it was beautiful and I did shed a tear at the part 'Shallow' was used.

Posted by: Jordan Lee 10th February 2019, 12:38 AM

Can’t wait to get this on DVD. Can’t wait to see the extras especially that Is That Alright movie scene.

Posted by: HausofTove 11th February 2019, 10:08 PM

^ yes yes yes. Probably my favourite song on the soundtrack so I need to see how it's treated in the film. I will not be able to hold back the tears

Posted by: Spice Girls Net 25th February 2019, 10:23 PM

#1 movie on the UK film chart

Posted by: Theonix 28th February 2019, 09:58 PM

I think this is by far my favourite interview from the whole era, she is far more relaxed than she was when the promo tour for ASIB begun and seeing her laugh with Jimmy ("those aren't the words") is really heartwarming. I'm interested in seeing the director's cut, the clip of the unheard song sounds really good!

Posted by: SKOB 1st March 2019, 08:44 AM

Yes that was a brilliant interview, and pulling that Oscar from her purse

Posted by: HausofTove 28th April 2019, 08:43 PM

Posted by: Jαsє 28th April 2019, 10:37 PM

QUOTE(HausofTove @ Apr 28 2019, 09:43 PM)

Posted by: HausofTove 29th April 2019, 04:14 PM

QUOTE(Jαsє @ Apr 28 2019, 11:37 PM)

f***ing hell that would be INSANE. Come to London tho!!

Posted by: Jordan Lee 20th May 2019, 08:36 PM

She’s nominated for an MTV Award for this

Best actress

Posted by: SKOB 21st May 2019, 08:04 PM

Ah maybe I should watch it, AGAIN

Posted by: HausofTove 28th May 2019, 10:58 PM

Posted by: Jαsє 28th May 2019, 11:09 PM

I really need to re-watch this!

Posted by: HausofTove 6th June 2019, 04:09 PM

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Posted by: Jαsє 6th June 2019, 04:24 PM

I actually kinda miss the ASIB era. It was so full of incredible music, accolades, talking points, amazing fashion, etc.

Posted by: HausofTove 6th June 2019, 09:28 PM

Yeah, it's been a sensational, unexpected era in so many ways. I wish we had more official single releases but oh well, the success has been incredible!

Posted by: Jordan Lee 9th July 2019, 06:49 PM

This is on Sky Cinema this Friday at 8pm.

It’s Premiere on UK TV i believe.

Could this see a rise in next weeks chart performance?

When TGS got its premiere I think that had a big impact didn’t it? (Well tbf it was probably too 5 if not #1 at the time )

Posted by: SKOB 9th July 2019, 06:58 PM

In the US, the HBO premiere boosted the soundtrack and the song so that might happen in the UK too!

Posted by: Jordan Lee 9th July 2019, 07:07 PM

Also

It’s also £4.99 on iTunes has this been reduced again?

Currently #13 on album chart

I think this could push it back into the top 15 next week maybes?

#26 on Mondays midweek update.

(All UK chart info )

Posted by: HausofTove 9th July 2019, 08:36 PM

Does Sky Cinema have good ratings? It had a good boost in the US so hoping for the same here

Posted by: HausofTove 12th July 2019, 06:56 PM

It's premiering on Now TV tonight too!

Posted by: Jαsє 12th July 2019, 09:40 PM

I keep saying it but I really need to watch the film again. Its been way too long!

Posted by: SKOB 22nd July 2019, 04:20 PM

I found out that the local cinema chain still has evening screenings of this, I'm just thinking that I should go for the FOURTH or FIFTH time

Posted by: Jαsє 22nd July 2019, 07:19 PM

QUOTE(SKOB @ Jul 22 2019, 05:20 PM)

I found out that the local cinema chain still has evening screenings of this, I'm just thinking that I should go for the FOURTH or FIFTH time

Posted by: SKOB 23rd July 2019, 08:13 AM

There was maybe 15 people in the screening... Ally was still fabulous

Posted by: HausofTove 24th July 2019, 08:08 AM

The film will be released on Netflix in Australia on August 3rd.

Posted by: SKOB 24th July 2019, 10:33 AM

Hope it'll come to Netflix in some other markets too

Posted by: HausofTove 27th July 2019, 05:23 PM

Bought the blu-ray today! Excited to watch again and see the deleted scenes (Is That Alright? scene in particular )

Posted by: dandy* 28th July 2019, 05:48 PM

Finally watched this, it was great! Gaga was amazing in it

Posted by: dandy* 28th July 2019, 05:53 PM

Plus seeing it in the film made me realise that I’ll Never Love Again is Whitney-esque in standard.

Posted by: Jαsє 28th July 2019, 05:56 PM

omg YES, stan dandy! *.*

Posted by: SKOB 28th July 2019, 07:04 PM

The finale in the movie indeed is gorgeous and a classic movie ballad MOMENT

Posted by: HausofTove 28th July 2019, 07:07 PM

Yes Dandy!

Posted by: HausofTove 8th August 2019, 03:34 PM

Rewatched most of this as it was an in-flight movie on my flight to Thailand!

Posted by: SKOB 8th August 2019, 10:03 PM

Yesss!

Posted by: Cqmerqn 11th August 2019, 09:53 PM

Just finished watching this

What a film *.*

Posted by: Jαsє 11th August 2019, 09:57 PM

QUOTE(Cqmerqn @ Aug 11 2019, 10:53 PM)

Posted by: Cqmerqn 12th August 2019, 01:06 PM

Not yet, but I’ve already heard quite a few songs from it!

Posted by: SKOB 30th August 2019, 08:02 AM

Mother slayed HARD a year ago in Venice

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Posted by: HausofF 9th September 2019, 09:19 PM

WHICH ONE OF YOU IS THIS LMAO

Posted by: SKOB 10th September 2019, 05:12 AM

OMG

Also this:

Posted by: HausofF 10th September 2019, 05:13 PM

TALENT ALWAYS WINS

Posted by: HausofF 5th October 2019, 11:04 AM

Happy first birthday to the movie!

To date the movie has grossed $435 million worldwide & the #1 soundtrack has sold 7 million units!

Posted by: SKOB 5th October 2019, 11:47 AM

WOOO SUCH A GREAT FILM and massive success too

Seen it 5 times

Posted by: HauntedHaus 16th October 2019, 09:14 PM

Posted by: Jordan Lee 17th October 2019, 12:52 AM

Will sales count towards the album chart too if you get the CD with it?

Posted by: SKOB 5th November 2019, 07:57 PM

The most rational thing Donald Trump has ever said

Posted by: HauntedHaus 5th November 2019, 08:00 PM

A stan!

Posted by: HauntedHaus 5th November 2019, 08:13 PM

I AM HOWLING AT MY OWN TWEET HELP ME

Posted by: SKOB 6th November 2019, 12:46 PM

OMGGG

Posted by: Big Boobs Vjay! 6th November 2019, 01:02 PM

Still only reached #2 on movie charts though.

Posted by: SKOB 14th November 2019, 11:47 AM

Legendary movies only!

Posted by: SKOB 16th December 2019, 07:22 PM

OMG dyinggg

Posted by: Jordan Lee 9th April 2020, 07:58 PM

I need to rebuy this on dvd.

I lended it to my friend and she lives in Leeds be ages before I can get it back myself lol.

Been looking and can’t find a DVD of the encore edition. I just see Blu Rays available for that edition and I don’t have a Blu-ray player. The one I gave away was just a standard dvd before it was released again.

Posted by: SKOB 9th April 2020, 08:16 PM

100% right choice to include WDYDT! It deserves!

https://www.theringer.com/platform/amp/music/2020/4/7/21211440/movie-songs-star-wars-dewey-cox-hustle-flow?utm_campaign=theringer&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&__twitter_impression=true

Posted by: Hauspital* 9th April 2020, 10:55 PM

This really needs a prime time TV slot tbh.

Posted by: Jαsє 9th April 2020, 10:59 PM

QUOTE(Hauspital* @ Apr 9 2020, 11:55 PM)

Posted by: Jordan Lee 9th April 2020, 11:36 PM

I really wish this was still eligible for the album chart too (well the sound track).

Hopefully we will get a TV slot eventually.

Can anyone help me out with my query earlier. Can you buy Encore on just dvd as I can only see Blu Ray online and I don’t own a Blu Ray player.

Posted by: StupidLove 10th April 2020, 12:40 PM

The soundtracks chart is so dumb to me, I understand complications albums like Now... but it just doesn't seem fair, if people want to buy/stream The Greatest Showman or ASIB, why should they be in a different chart?

Posted by: Jordan Lee 10th May 2020, 09:01 PM

I’m watching this tonight!

Haven’t seen it for about 3 month or so. I always find on rewatches new scenes stick out to me or I notice something different / become attached to a new song.

Posted by: Jαsє 10th May 2020, 09:03 PM

So I'm finally gonna re-watch this as part of my immersing myself in all things Gaga in the run-up to Chromatica. It'll probably be a few days before the release date

Posted by: Hauspital* 10th May 2020, 09:10 PM

Omg! Ok I'm going to rewatch it too before Chromatica drops.

Would love to know your thoughts after today's watch Jordan!

Posted by: Hauspital* 11th May 2020, 01:29 PM

THIS IS APPARENTLY COMING TO NETFLIX IN JUNE!?!?!!!

Posted by: Jαsє 11th May 2020, 08:24 PM

QUOTE(Hauspital* @ May 11 2020, 02:29 PM)

Posted by: Hauspital* 11th May 2020, 11:47 PM

AMAZING! I am so excited omgggggg

Posted by: StupidLove 12th May 2020, 03:24 PM

QUOTE(Hauspital* @ May 11 2020, 02:29 PM)

Posted by: Hauspital* 12th May 2020, 08:41 PM

I hope it proves to be popular on Netflix. I can't believe it's moving to there - I thought it would get one TV slot and that's it *.*

Posted by: HausofGhibli 26th May 2020, 11:43 PM

I really want to muster the strength to rewatch this again before Chromatica comes out, but I know I'll cry for 2 hours straight so not sure if I should

Posted by: Liam.k. 27th May 2020, 12:03 AM

I got the DVD for Christmas having never seen the film before and I was blown away. Gaga is such an instinctive actor and you just can't take your eyes off her. There's clearly parallels between the role and Gaga's own life but it still requires great skill to channel one's own experiences in such a natural, compelling way. The music is stunning: 'Shallow' actually feels like your right there in the rock concert, 'Always Remember Us This Way' is such a gorgeous song and really moved me, then there's 'I'll Never Love Again' which was just gut-wrenching following the events of the film. Definitely need a re-watch at some point!

Posted by: Jαsє 27th May 2020, 12:13 PM

Watching this either tonight or tomorrow night!

Posted by: HausofGhibli 27th May 2020, 09:00 PM

I've just started my watch! I want to do this tonight, because tomorrow I am going from 'Just Dance' to 'Rain On Me' and having a full listening session ready for the release.

I'm at the drag show scene and about to see Ally's first performance

Posted by: HausofGhibli 27th May 2020, 09:51 PM

The 'Shallow' scene never, ever fails to move me to tears It's so beautiful and powerful. Knowing how it really did give a huge impact to her career as Lady Gaga too in the real world makes it all the more special watching it today.

Posted by: HausofGhibli 27th May 2020, 10:16 PM

'I Don't Know What Love Is' and its accompanying scene is HEAVENLY. This forum isn't always here for the song, but for me it's a real highlight in the context of the film. The moment she and Jackson cement their love for each other

Posted by: HausofGhibli 27th May 2020, 11:08 PM

I love how Jackson's brother talks about music being a 12 note scale repeated, and it's essentially how we view those twelve notes that creates music. The Chromatic scale being referenced in the movie 2 years before Chromatica is released. HER MIND. x

Posted by: Jαsє 5th June 2020, 07:46 PM

So I watched this this afternoon. I was just as moved as the first time when I watched it in the cinema. What a triumph in every way.

I really, really, really hope this gets an ITV/BBC showing on Christmas Day or Boxing Day.

Posted by: StupidLove 6th June 2020, 01:54 AM

QUOTE(Jαsє @ Jun 5 2020, 08:46 PM)

So I watched this this afternoon. I was just as moved as the first time when I watched it in the cinema. What a triumph in every way.

I really, really, really hope this gets an ITV/BBC showing on Christmas Day or Boxing Day.

Posted by: HausofGhibli 6th June 2020, 04:15 PM

QUOTE(Jαsє @ Jun 5 2020, 08:46 PM)

So I watched this this afternoon. I was just as moved as the first time when I watched it in the cinema. What a triumph in every way.

I really, really, really hope this gets an ITV/BBC showing on Christmas Day or Boxing Day.

Posted by: Jαsє 6th June 2020, 09:44 PM

QUOTE(HausofGhibli @ Jun 6 2020, 05:15 PM)

It definitely needs a festive season prime time showing. I think the impact would be HUGE. They usually wait a few years before premiering films on tv so maybe from this year, it has a real chance of being shown!

Posted by: Jonjo 7th June 2020, 11:24 AM

Not sure where that info originated from, but it hasn't been confirmed for Netflix for June (and it isn't on there now).

I wonder if this means that Netflix do have the rights though and will be streaming it in the next couple of months or so?

Posted by: Adelita 7th June 2020, 06:17 PM

QUOTE(Jonjo @ Jun 7 2020, 08:24 AM)

Not sure where that info originated from, but it hasn't been confirmed for Netflix for June (and it isn't on there now).

I wonder if this means that Netflix do have the rights though and will be streaming it in the next couple of months or so?

Posted by: SKOB 7th June 2020, 06:24 PM

It's been on Finnish Netflix for ages already. Would be weird if they didn't get the rights for all markets.

Posted by: Adelita 7th June 2020, 06:28 PM

iTunes Germany

30. (+280) A Star Is Born

​​​​​​44. (+46) Shallow
148. (+132) Lady Gaga - Always Remember Us This Way

Posted by: HausofGhibli 7th June 2020, 07:22 PM

Big effect as it gets added in Germany! UK next please~

Posted by: Jαsє 17th June 2020, 07:34 PM

Posted by: UltraReputation 17th June 2020, 07:38 PM

As much as I’d love it, is there a source for that as there’s still no info on any of the Netflix coming soon sites about it and it’s not on the coming soon part on the actual Netflix Site 😭

Posted by: Jαsє 17th June 2020, 07:39 PM

Yeah that's bullshit, ignore it. FFS

Posted by: HausofGhibli 17th June 2020, 07:48 PM

I got so excited!

Posted by: UltraBeKind 26th June 2020, 04:23 PM

I'd say expect ASIB streaming debut to be on Amazon Prime and not Netflix. Probs around September/October I'd guess

this is the streaming debuts for Warner Bros' UK 2018 releases so far:
15:17 To Paris (February 2018) - Amazon Prime
Game Night (March 2018) - added to Amazon Prime this month
Tomb Raider (March 2018) - added to Netflix in December 2018, now no longer on netflix and is on amazon prime
Ready Player One (March 2018) - added to Amazon Prime a few months ago
Rampage (April 2018) - added to Amazon Prime this month
Life Of The Party (May 2018) - on Amazon Prime
Oceans' 8 (June 2018) - added to Amazon Prime this month

Tag, The Meg, The Nun and Crazy Rich Asians are Warner Bros UK cinema releases that came out before A Star Is Born & after Oceans' 8 which haven't been added to streaming yet. But yeah it's very likely those 4 will get added to Prime soon-ish and ASIB follows

Posted by: HausofGhibli 2nd September 2020, 04:41 PM

Posted by: Sour Candy 7th September 2020, 03:20 PM

Deserves!

Posted by: HausofGhibli 10th September 2020, 04:20 PM

Posted by: davidas 10th September 2020, 04:42 PM

When is it coming to UK Netflix???

Posted by: HausofGhibli 10th September 2020, 04:43 PM

QUOTE(davidas @ Sep 10 2020, 05:42 PM)

Posted by: UltraFolklore 10th September 2020, 04:45 PM

I’d be shocked if it’s coming to UK Netflix anytime soon, Amazon Prime is v likely the next place it’ll go in the UK (and it could be very soon, it’s leaving sky/now TV tomorrow or this weekend but I’m surprised they didn’t announce it arriving on there this month if it was set to so I’d guess it’s probs coming to amazon prime in october)

Posted by: UltraFolklore 27th September 2020, 11:04 PM

QUOTE(UltraBeKind @ Jun 26 2020, 05:23 PM)

Posted by: Sour Candy 5th October 2020, 01:47 PM

The movie premiered 2 years ago! What are your thoughts now? How many times have you watched it?

I love it still! Watched it like 6 times!!!

Posted by: HausofGhibli 24th October 2020, 08:42 PM

Watching this (again!) with a few Buzzjack faves

Posted by: Adelita 24th October 2020, 08:56 PM

I love this movie. I went to the premiere with a cousin and at the end of the movie everyone in the room couldn't get up from their seats because the room was flooded with tears.

Posted by: Fallin' Folklore 29th October 2020, 10:09 PM

on Amazon Prime from November 27th!

Posted by: HausofGhibli 29th October 2020, 10:33 PM

QUOTE(Fallin @ Oct 29 2020, 10:09 PM)

Posted by: Sour Candy 30th October 2020, 05:40 AM

Shallow to smash on streams again!

It collides with Christmas music invasion though.

Posted by: Sour Candy 19th November 2020, 03:38 PM

Asian streaming boost incoming!

Posted by: HausofHitchcock 19th November 2020, 05:44 PM

That's going to be great for worldwide sales! Still waiting for the UK add too

Posted by: Jαsє 19th November 2020, 08:24 PM

I still want a BBC/ITV premiere for this on Christmas Day or Boxing Day. Can you imagine the boost?

Posted by: Sour Candy 19th November 2020, 08:35 PM

Shallow could go SCR again, imagine that!

Posted by: HausofHitchcock 19th November 2020, 08:35 PM

That'd be a DREAM omg imagine One day, one day x

Posted by: HausofHitchcock 22nd November 2020, 05:15 PM

As confirmed by Sam, 5 days until it's available on Amazon Prime

Posted by: Adelita 24th November 2020, 01:19 AM

ASIB will be broadcast on Latin America's largest open TV station in 30 minutes, get ready for the Spotify boost! Remember that Shallow is the only international song to reach 100M streams on Spotify Brazil along with Shape Of You, Don't Start Now, Dance Monkey and Believer.

Posted by: Adelita 24th November 2020, 03:08 AM

Posted by: Sour Candy 24th November 2020, 05:25 AM

Oooh new smash hit called Shallow incoming

Posted by: HausofHitchcock 24th November 2020, 07:07 AM

Excited to see if it has an impact on Spotify Global! come on Brazilian monsters!

Posted by: Adelita 24th November 2020, 01:47 PM

Global Spotify

111. (+2) Shallow

Full effect tomorrow.

Posted by: Adelita 24th November 2020, 01:54 PM

ASIB's audience SMASHED HARD in Brazil yesterday! The film had a bigger audience than all the competing broadcasters combined and had the biggest audience in 2 months!

Posted by: Sour Candy 24th November 2020, 02:16 PM

THE QUEEN

Posted by: HausofHitchcock 24th November 2020, 06:01 PM

WHAT!? That's absolutely AMAZING Can't wait to see the impact on the Brazlian charts

Posted by: UltraFolklore 27th November 2020, 05:11 AM

Now on amazon prime UK!!

Posted by: Sour Candy 27th November 2020, 06:34 AM

Yess!

Posted by: HausofHitchcock 27th November 2020, 06:59 AM

YAYY! Will have to check it out on there soon <3

Posted by: Sour Candy 27th November 2020, 08:34 AM

Is Amazon Prime popular in the UK?

Posted by: HausofHitchcock 27th November 2020, 05:30 PM

I believe it is! I wonder what similar effects have been felt by shows added onto it.

Amazon Prime is probably second to Netflix here?

Posted by: HausofHitchcock 30th November 2020, 07:27 AM

Has anyone watched on Prime yet? Is there any sort of chart or popular choices list on prime to see how well the film is doing on there?

Posted by: Sour Candy 10th December 2020, 06:40 AM

History was made!

Posted by: Santa Haus 10th December 2020, 07:08 AM

Now that's a moment that changed her life forever. Wow!

Posted by: Santa Haus 5th January 2021, 09:19 PM

An image from the concert scene in the movie:

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 3rd February 2021, 05:45 PM

If only Uptown Funk was in the film

Posted by: Among Haus 15th February 2021, 10:29 PM

View this post on Instagram

Posted by: Sour Candy 16th February 2021, 06:30 AM

An era to remember!

Posted by: Adelita 16th February 2021, 07:55 PM

QUOTE(Among Haus @ Feb 15 2021, 07:29 PM)

View this post on Instagram

I love her so f***ing much this was a real moment, you can see her struggling to take it all in! Overwhelming love for her and her processing it ~

Posted by: Ultra's Version 22nd February 2021, 06:06 PM

QUOTE(UltraFolklore @ Sep 27 2020, 11:04 PM)

Posted by: Among Haus 22nd February 2021, 06:16 PM

QUOTE(Ultra @ Feb 22 2021, 06:06 PM)

Posted by: Adelita 11th March 2021, 02:10 PM

Posted by: Among Haus 11th March 2021, 04:18 PM

QUOTE(Adelita @ Mar 11 2021, 02:10 PM)

Posted by: Ultra's Version 11th March 2021, 04:32 PM

Oh wow 😮 that’s definitely earlier than I expected!!

So excited 😍😍

Posted by: Among Haus 11th March 2021, 06:20 PM

I am beyond happy for this. It's going to be amazing to see it dominate netflix (and the soundtrack shooting up again on the charts)

Posted by: Nick Jonas 11th March 2021, 07:27 PM

Here comes the smasher

Posted by: Adelita 11th March 2021, 07:33 PM

Will Shallow find a loophole to return to SCR again?

Posted by: Envoirment 11th March 2021, 08:59 PM

"Shallow" coming for the top 40 again and album back in the top 10 with the release on UK Netflix?

I haven't seen the movie yet. I'll give it a watch when it comes to netflix.

Posted by: Sour Candy 8th April 2021, 06:01 PM

So this is coming to UK Netflix on Sunday? Just to prepare for chart nomination...

Posted by: Adelita 8th April 2021, 06:06 PM

QUOTE(Sour Candy @ Apr 8 2021, 03:01 PM)

Posted by: Sour Candy 8th April 2021, 06:07 PM

Oh yes typo on mobile Thanks!

Posted by: HausofArgento 8th April 2021, 06:18 PM

Omg is it really coming

Posted by: Sour Candy 10th April 2021, 08:03 PM

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOON

Posted by: Sour Candy 11th April 2021, 07:06 AM

Yess! Everyone in the UK watch it and buy/stream the soundtrack

Posted by: HausofArgento 11th April 2021, 08:29 AM

YAYYYYY!

Posted by: Sour Candy 11th April 2021, 05:25 PM

Relate

Posted by: Ultra's Version 12th April 2021, 11:25 AM

3 on UK Netflix today!

Posted by: HausofArgento 12th April 2021, 11:27 AM

QUOTE(Ultra @ Apr 12 2021, 12:25 PM)

3 on UK Netflix today!

Posted by: Sour Candy 16th April 2021, 06:23 AM

Also shown on linear tv in the Netherlands, result: iTunes domination

Posted by: Sour Candy 3rd May 2021, 10:46 AM

Gets the TV premiere in my country TONIGHT

Looking forward to watching it AGAIN (6th time perhaps)

Posted by: Sour Candy 8th May 2021, 06:27 PM

Posted by: Adelita 28th July 2021, 11:53 PM

Checking out this thread was cool, hopefully HOG has at least half the impact of this undeniably massive era.

Posted by: Sour Candy 1st September 2021, 05:46 AM

Posted by: HausofWillow 1st September 2021, 07:51 PM

Truly a magical era. We will look back on it in years to come as one of the best years of her career, period.

Posted by: Sour Candy 26th October 2021, 08:48 PM

Posted by: Sour Candy 2nd November 2021, 03:12 PM

Posted by: Adelita 2nd November 2021, 03:41 PM

The impact will only hit Shallow as ASIB was removed from the French charts because of their 3-year rule.

Posted by: HausofWillow 2nd November 2021, 10:16 PM

I'd love the movie to have a festive period showing on UK TV. Make it happen!!

Posted by: Sour Candy 21st November 2021, 12:50 PM

Posted by: Sour Candy 21st November 2021, 12:51 PM

Great way to build the hype for HoG too

Posted by: HausofGucci 21st November 2021, 08:28 PM

I want to rewatch before seeing House of Gucci!

Posted by: Sour Candy 22nd November 2021, 09:49 AM

Posted by: Sour Candy 22nd November 2021, 11:23 AM

Posted by: UltraSourRed 1st December 2021, 08:21 AM

QUOTE(HausofWillow @ Nov 2 2021, 11:16 PM)

Posted by: Sour Candy 1st December 2021, 09:33 AM

Whoa that's perfect timing, it'll be HUGE

Posted by: HausofGucci 1st December 2021, 07:44 PM

OH MY GOD!!! THAT IS GOING TO BE MASSIVE!

Posted by: HausofGucci 1st December 2021, 07:52 PM

Apparently it's the 1954 version

Posted by: Sour Candy 1st December 2021, 07:56 PM

they should still show Shallow between the acts

Posted by: HausofGucci 1st December 2021, 09:07 PM

I'm so gutted it's not the Gaga version LMAO. Ugh.

Posted by: HausofGucci 7th December 2021, 08:04 PM

Apparently there an ad on BBC stating this WILL be shown after all this holiday season !?!??!?!?!

Posted by: Sour Candy 7th December 2021, 08:16 PM

Mess!! Hope it'll be shown

Maybe they are showing them all?

Posted by: Sour Candy 7th December 2021, 08:18 PM

Posted by: Jαsє 7th December 2021, 08:28 PM

QUOTE(HausofGucci @ Dec 7 2021, 08:04 PM)

Posted by: HausofGucci 7th December 2021, 08:35 PM

IS THIS AD REAL!? WHERE IS THE PROOF SOMEONE POST IT HERE PMEASE

Posted by: Sour Candy 7th December 2021, 08:48 PM

Found an article which says it'll be shown on 29th!

https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a38449324/best-christmas-movies-2021-on-tv-uk/

Posted by: HausofGucci 7th December 2021, 08:57 PM

!!!!

Omg we WON!

Posted by: Jαsє 8th December 2021, 05:58 PM

Posted by: HausofGucci 8th December 2021, 05:58 PM

Confirmed by the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0012ws6

Wed 29 Dec 2021
21:00

Posted by: Sour Candy 8th December 2021, 07:58 PM

Yesss Shallow can finally soar like a pigeon!!

Posted by: Sour Candy 9th December 2021, 07:03 AM

How big audience these movies usually get on BBC One?

Posted by: HausofGucci 16th December 2021, 09:33 PM

QUOTE(Sour Candy @ Dec 9 2021, 07:03 AM)

Posted by: Sour Candy 18th December 2021, 05:14 PM

Coming to French Netflix on Jan 1!

Posted by: Sour Candy 1st January 2022, 09:24 PM

That is today and Shallow has already re-entered the iTunes top 100

Posted by: HausofGucci 5th January 2022, 06:34 PM

Happy birthday to Bradley! Thanks for giving this star her life

Posted by: Sour Candy 5th January 2022, 07:05 PM

We love u Bradley

Posted by: Sour Candy 5th January 2022, 07:06 PM

The movie is #2 on French Netflix btw!

Posted by: HausEatsGrandma 4th June 2022, 02:42 PM

Posted by: HausEatsGrandma 17th August 2022, 07:58 PM

Gaga's role in this was revealed 6 years ago. The film that changed her life and career forever.

> fans wanted her to drop out and film a music video for The Cure at the time

Posted by: Sour Candy 17th August 2022, 08:41 PM

OMG NOOO

LMs are the best

Posted by: HausEatsGrandma 17th August 2022, 09:10 PM

LMs can run her career better than she can, The Cure music video would've outsold this soundtrack 3 times over

Posted by: Adelita 17th August 2022, 11:51 PM

She could very well have released the video for The Cure without leaving the ASIB aside, they just had to use that footage from that unreadable lyric video and shoot more scenes, the video was already filmed (I still think she filmed it), just edit and drop it, it doesn't take a day. Even if the video was basically just that footage of the messy lyric video, it'd already be better than nothing.

The problem with some Gaga fans is that they find her unable to do more than one thing at the same time (since to release the video she wouldn't even need to waste time, she would only need to give her approval for them to release it).

Posted by: Sour Candy 18th August 2022, 09:54 AM

The video itself isn't the laughing point here, it's total mistrust towards her by LMs that happens with almost every project.

Posted by: HausEatsGrandma 18th August 2022, 10:01 AM

QUOTE(Sour Candy @ Aug 18 2022, 10:54 AM)

Posted by: Adelita 18th August 2022, 02:05 PM

It wasn't necessary to stop making a whole movie because of a video, she could do both, the point is that she shouldn't leave a project half done just because she is more focused on another, both can co-exist. Many fans were upset that she left The Cure without a real push because no one knew that the movie would be a blockbuster, that it would have an original soundtrack by Gaga and not even the most optimistic fan dreamed of all the massive success that was coming. As you said, this movie and soundtrack saved her career, but nobody put all their coins on it in 2017.

Posted by: HausEatsGrandma 18th August 2022, 03:18 PM

Her team obviously knew it was the priority though and yes The Cure could've had a music video but what realistically would it have achieved back then? A spot higher on the charts? Is that worth it for a tonne of extra workload at an already fragile time when she'd just cancelled a world tour due to bad health etc

Posted by: Adelita 18th August 2022, 04:12 PM

Filming for ASIB ended before the Joanne Tour even started, it has nothing to do with it.

And obviously the video would peak the song higher, no artist drops something expecting it to flop, everyone craves success.

Posted by: HausEatsGrandma 7th September 2022, 07:32 PM

Posted by: Sour Candy 7th September 2022, 07:34 PM

That gets me every time

I think I need to rewatch this as I haven't since...2021

Posted by: HausEatsGrandma 19th September 2022, 08:38 AM

Getting another play on UK TV tonight:

Posted by: Sour Candy 19th September 2022, 10:16 AM

Yay another showing

Posted by: HausSucksBlood 5th October 2022, 06:13 AM

This was released in theatres 4 years ago today

Posted by: Sour Candy 5th October 2022, 10:29 AM

What a triumph!!!

Posted by: Sour Candy 22nd October 2022, 04:55 PM

Posted by: Adelita 11th November 2022, 11:59 AM

Best selling films in the UK in the last 4 years:
#11. A Star Is Born

Posted by: Sour Candy 11th November 2022, 01:18 PM

Wow that's amazing!

Posted by: HausofTove 11th November 2022, 06:34 PM

amazing achievement!

Posted by: Sour Candy 5th January 2023, 06:50 PM

This is on HBO in my country so going to watch it for xxth time now

Posted by: Sour Candy 30th March 2023, 12:06 PM

Posted by: HausofKubrick 7th August 2023, 07:43 AM

Top 10 Best Acting Performances by Musicians in Movies so far
📰: Billboard

1. Cher, Moonstruck (1987)
2. Barbra Streisand, The Way We Were (1973)
3. Ice Cube, Boyz N the Hood (1991)
4. Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born (2018)
5. Judy Garland, The Wizard of Oz (1939)
6. Madonna, A League of Their Own (1992)
7. Prince, Purple Rain (1984)
8. Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls (2006)
9. Dolly Parton, 9 to 5 (1980)
10. Justin Timberlake, The Social Network (2010)

Great recognition amongst these other icons

Posted by: Sour Candy 7th August 2023, 08:11 AM

Wow love it!

Although, need to know where's Janet in Poetic Justice.

Posted by: Sour Candy 29th August 2023, 02:47 PM

Posted by: HausofKubrick 29th August 2023, 02:59 PM

Nostalgia galore right now. What an era

Posted by: Sour Candy 29th August 2023, 05:33 PM

The 5 year anniversary will be a blast!

Posted by: spiceboy 29th August 2023, 08:46 PM

QUOTE(HausofKubrick @ Aug 7 2023, 08:43 AM)

Top 10 Best Acting Performances by Musicians in Movies so far
📰: Billboard

1. Cher, Moonstruck (1987)
2. Barbra Streisand, The Way We Were (1973)
3. Ice Cube, Boyz N the Hood (1991)
4. Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born (2018)
5. Judy Garland, The Wizard of Oz (1939)
6. Madonna, A League of Their Own (1992)
7. Prince, Purple Rain (1984)
8. Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls (2006)
9. Dolly Parton, 9 to 5 (1980)
10. Justin Timberlake, The Social Network (2010)

Great recognition amongst these other icons

Posted by: Sour Candy 10th September 2023, 06:14 AM

Posted by: Sour Candy 25th September 2023, 06:46 PM

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Posted by: HausofKubrick 25th September 2023, 06:51 PM

A time to be alive those and the Gucci premiere looks. Bring on Joker!

Posted by: Sour Candy 5th October 2023, 03:51 PM

Released to theaters FIVE years ago today!!!

What are your thoughts of the movie today?

Posted by: HausofKubrick 5th October 2023, 05:00 PM

5 years I adore the movie and what it stands for, the soundtrack, the things it did for Gaga's career, mental health, happiness. It honestly defines years of my life and I am so happy she pursued this project. It changed the Monster community in unimaginable ways.

Posted by: Sour Candy 5th October 2023, 06:18 PM

Have seen it like seven times

Posted by: Sour Candy 5th October 2023, 07:21 PM

And it was a super important project to her.. her mental health struggles, Sonja's illness.. the support she got was just insane. I don't even dare to think what would've happened if it didn't succeed (although after watching the movie and listening to soundtrack it was always bound to succeed..)

Posted by: Rough_edges 5th October 2023, 07:30 PM

This and Joanne gave me the best material she's ever done and the general public adore her after this film. This film made her a superstar.

Posted by: Sour Candy 5th October 2023, 07:39 PM

Totally agree, it gave her a huge push and it all can be seen in Shallow's status as one of the biggest songs of all time.

Posted by: Adelita 6th October 2023, 04:09 AM

QUOTE(Sour Candy @ Oct 5 2023, 04:21 PM)

Posted by: Sour Candy 6th October 2023, 04:33 PM

Her bad fibromyalgia was a factor for sure! She really tried to complete that tour.

Posted by: Sour Candy 13th October 2023, 05:17 PM

Posted by: HausofKubrick 13th October 2023, 05:54 PM

When she refused the umbrella too, iconic

Posted by: Sour Candy 9th December 2023, 07:42 AM

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Posted by: HausofKubrick 15th February 2024, 08:46 AM

It's probably my #1 in terms of impact it has had on my own love life