Movies About Music - Ep10 A Star is Born (1976)
Channel: Mean Pomeranians
Date: 2022-03-04

Episode Description: A theme of death and loss looms over our 10th episode as we discuss A Star Is Born—the 1976 version starring Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson and directed by Frank Pierson. It’s another trip back into the 70s, when sex, drugs and rock and roll were actual things. CeCe talks about Joan Didion’s writings on grief before learning about Kristofferson the songwriter. We marvel at Streisand’s perfect voice, discuss the problems of the film as well as its heart, and ponder how this film represents the offscreen entity that was “Barbara Streisand.” We close with a brief discussion of James’ new book of political philosophy titled Living in an Age of Survival (Glass Spider Publishing).

Show Notes: CeCe Kim and James Batcho discuss movies that have music as the main narrative element. CeCe is a professional singer, songwriter and voice actor. James is a professor, drummer, recording engineer and film theorist. Taking a particular film as a launching point, they talk openly about how the lives of musicians are portrayed in cinema, and the cultural and social aspects at play in popular movies about music.

Link to Living in an Age of Survival: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/living-in-an-age-of-survival-james-batcho/1140812193?ean=9798985177329 

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Podcast produced and engineered by James Batcho.
Music composed by CeCe Kim; performed by CeCe, James and Gino Brann; and produced by James.