US (1976): Drama/Musical
This film actually began with the idea of remaking A Star Is Born (made in 1937 and again in 1954) with the then-hot couple James Taylor and Carly Simon. Eventually, it evolved into this vanity production for Barbra Streisand, with Kris Kristofferson as the designated stud muffin. The story remains the same: A superstar on the decline meets a young singer on the way up. They marry as their career trajectories intersect, and his eventual demise is meant as a sacrifice to further boost her career by ridding her of the burden of him. Kristofferson's rock & roll numbers are decidedly lousy -- Hollywood's idea of rock music -- and Streisand looks good and always sounds fine (she shared an Oscar for co-writing the song "Evergreen"). But you can feel her heavy hand guiding every shot; she seems to serve as puppet master for director Frank Pierson, framing every image of herself for maximum glow. The ultimate date flick (if the guy can sit still through it). (Barwood, First Artists/Warner Bros.) (Marshall Fine, Amazon.com)
4 nominations, 1 Award
· Music Best Song 1976: "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" Barbra Streisand - Music, Paul Williams - Lyric
· Cinematography 1976: Robert L. Surtees
· Music Scoring Awards (Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score) 1976: Roger Kellaway
· Sound 1976: Robert Knudson, Dan Wallin, Robert J. Glass, Tom Overton