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''A Star Is Born'' First Time on DVD November 28 From Warner Home Video.


BURBANK, Calif. -- The incomparable talent of the one and only Barbra Streisand Noun 1. Barbra Streisand - United States singer and actress (born in 1942)
Barbra Joan Streisand, Streisand
, the magnetism of Kris Kristofferson and the reckless world of rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music.  create a winning combination in "A Star Is Born," which celebrates its 30th anniversary by making its debut on DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
DVD
 in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc

Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology.
 November 28, following Ms. Streisand's highly anticipated national concert tour, beginning October 4 and ending November 20, eight days prior to the DVD's introduction. The deluxe presentation from Warner Home Video Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video (for Warner Communications, Inc.). It was re-named Warner Home Video in 1980.  (WHV WHV Wilhelmshaven (Northern Germany, Headquarters of the German Navy)
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) of this 1976 box-office blockbuster based on the original screen love story includes an all-new audio commentary from Streisand (who not only starred in the film, but produced it as well), a remastered Dolby Digital A digital audio encoding system from Dolby used in movie and home theaters. First used in 1995, Dolby Digital employs Dolby's AC-3 (Audio Coding-3) coding and compression technology and is the standard for DVD-Video and HDTV.

5.
 5.1 soundtrack, additional scenes and wardrobe tests, also with Streisand commentary. "A Star Is Born" may be purchased at $19.97 SRP/$14.95 MAP.

"A Star Is Born" was nominated for four Academy Awards(R) and won five Golden Globes(R), including Best Picture, Actress, Actor and Original Score. Paul Williams Paul Williams is the name of several musicians:
  • Paul Williams (The Temptations) (1939–1973), one of the lead singers of the popular Motown act The Temptations
, Kenny Loggins, Leon Russell and others worked with Streisand on the popular song score, topped by the Streisand/Williams hit "Evergreen," which won both the Oscar(R) and Golden Globe(R) as Best Original Song.

The story centers around rock star John Norman (Kristofferson), whose career has peaked. One night, after a concert, he stumbles into a club where he sees a singing group fronted by young singer Esther Hoffman (Streisand). The two quickly fall in love, although Esther has trouble with John's rock star lifestyle. One night, a typically burned-out John lets Esther sing a few songs at one of his shows and before long she's the talk of the record business. While Esther's star begins to rise, John's continues to sink, and while she desperately tries to help him clean up and focus on his music, it may be too late to save him.

The 1937 version of "A Star Is Born," starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, captured seven Academy Award nominations and won one (Best Screenplay); the 1954 version, with Judy Garland and James Mason, was nominated for six Oscars.

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