Romance! Addiction! Swimming! These films truly have everything, and we’re here to talk about it.
Jay’s ambivalence left Richard in the hosting seat to discuss the latest version of A Star is Born, along with the three (or four) previous iterations of the story. Some are great, others feature Gary Busey.
Also on tap: Rants, Raves and Reviews of the Week and the most relevant game of Last Lamb Standing ever.
00:00 Intros
03:37 What Price Hollywood discussion [spoilers!]
09:29 A Star is Born (1937) discussion [spoilers!]
20:08 A Star is Born (1954) discussion [spoilers!]
38:41 A Star is Born (1976) discussion [spoilers!]
56:58 A Star is Born (2018) discussion [spoilers!]
83:29 Rants, Raves & Reviews
94:11 Last LAMB Standing Game
109:07 Plugs
Cameron’s Plugs:
The Michigan Movie Guy – Night School
Howard’s Plugs:
Rantings and Ravings
The Starving Artists and Other Stories
Kristen’s Plugs:
Journeys in Classic Film
Walt Sent Me
Ticklish Business
SlashFilm – Classically Contemporary: A Star is Born
Culturess – Bad Times at the El Royale, A Star is Born, The Hate U Give
Citizen Dame – Things that make us happy
Todd’s Plugs:
Forgotten Films – The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves are Here!, Bloodhook, Uninvited
Forgotten Filmcast – Strike Up The Band
Walt Sent Me – Grosse Pointe Blank
Richard’s Plugs:
Kirkham A Movie A Day
LAMB Plugs:
Directors Chair: David Cronenberg announcement
Acting School 101: Jeff Goldblum announcement, Jeff Goldblum podcast episode
Lambscores: The Nun, Peppermint
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Tags: A Star is Born, Forgotten Films, Journeys in Classic Film, Kirkham A Movie A Day, Rantings and Ravings, The Michigan Movie Guy, What Price Hollywood