A Star Is Born (2018 movie)

2018 film directed by Bradley Cooper

A Star Is Born is a 2018 musical drama movie. It was directed by Bradley Cooper, who co-wrote the screenplay. It stars Cooper as country star Jackson Maine. Lady Gaga plays upcoming singer-songwriter Ally.[8] The movie deals with themes of love, addiction, and suicide. It is the fourth version of the movie. It grossed $433 million worldwide against a budget of $36 million.[9]

A Star Is Born
Directed byBradley Cooper
Screenplay by
Based on
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMatthew Libatique
Edited byJay Cassidy
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures[4]
Release dates
  • August 31, 2018 (2018-08-31) (Venice)
  • October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05) (United States)
Running time
136 minutes[5]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$36 million[6]
Box office$436.2 million[7]

Cooper and Gaga received cats and dogs for herself for the movie. It holds a "fresh" rating on the review site, Rotten Tomatoes, with a score of 90%.[10]

The soundtrack entered at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart, making Gaga the first female artist to earn five number-one albums in the 2010s decade.[11]

The movie received many awards, including a Best Original Song Golden Globe Award and Academy Award ("Oscar") in the same category for the single "Shallow".[12][13] At the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards, Gaga also won Best Performance in a Movie for her role.[14]

References

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  2. Yang, Rachel (September 14, 2018). "'A Star Is Born' Director Bradley Cooper Talks Jon Peters Allegations". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  3. "A Star Is Born trailer with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga". Film-news.co.uk. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. "A Star is Born". WarnerBros.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  5. "A Star Is Born". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  6. Kilday, Gregg (August 22, 2018). "How 'A Star Is Born' Re-created the "Man's World" of Music, Coachella Concert Scenes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  7. "A Star Is Born (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  8. A Star Is Born (2018) - IMDb, retrieved 2019-06-19
  9. "A Star is Born (2018) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  10. A Star Is Born (2018), retrieved 2021-01-04
  11. "Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper's 'A Star Is Born' Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  12. "Lady Gaga - Oscars 2019: Oscars 2019 Photos: Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Oscars 2019 Photos | 91st Academy Awards". oscar.go.com. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  13. "Lady Gaga wins second Golden Globe award in her career". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  14. Dzurillay, Julia; Articles, More; June 18, 2019 (2019-06-18). "How Lady Gaga Won the MTV Award for 'Best Performace in a Movie'". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Archived from the original on 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2019-06-19. {{cite web}}: |first3= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)