Thursday, January 26, 2012

Radio review - Ford Theatre - "A Star is Born" (1947) ***1/2

Okay sure so Vicky sleeps her way to the top essentially and Norman is a self pitying drunk who ruins her Oscar acceptance, but it still works because the publicist is mean, Vicky sticks at Norman even when he goes off the rails, and Norman kills himself (even though when you think about it that could be seen as a last gasp attention seeking measure). Bitter sweet melodrama which absolutely works - based on the 1937 film.

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