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Aashiqui 2

Starring Aditya Roy Kapoor, Shradha Kapoor

Directed by Mohit Suri

Rating: *** ½

It’s no coincidence that this surprisingly moving film is inspired by Frank Pierson’s 1976 drama A Star Is Born. And I deliberately mention the funky psychedelic 1976 version and not the older 1954 version of the same story. In spirit and in the way the two principal actors perform their parts of two soul-mates and singers torn asunder by their allegiance to the same competitive spirit of showmanship, Aashiqui 2 is robustly reminiscent of the Kris Kristofferson-Barbra Streisand film where he discovers a co-singer who steals his heart and also his career.

Hrishikesh Mukherjee made his lyrical melodious Abhimaan on the same theme. It was easy for Hrishida to portray Jaya Bhaduri as a better artiste than Amitabh Bachchan quite simply because she sang in Lata Mangeshkar’s voices. In Aashiqui 2 the two protagonists are...

Warner Home Video has provided us with two exclusive clips from the 1976 classic A Star is Born, which makes its debut on Blu-ray February 5. Barbra Streisand stars as Esther Hoffman, an innocent young singer who falls for aging rock star John Howard (Kris Kristofferson). Take a look at these scenes where Esther insists on going out, and another where she gets angry at John for making her think he was dead.

A Star Is Born Blu-ray Exclusive: "Going Out"

A Star Is Born Blu-ray Exclusive: "Faking It"

Talented rock star John Norman Howard (Kris Kristofferson) has seen his career begin to decline. Too many years of concerts and managers and life on the road have made him cynical and the monotony has taken its toll. Then he meets the innocent, pure and very talented singer Esther Hoffman (Barbra Streisand). As one of his songs in the movie says I'm gonna take you girl,...

Blu-ray Release Date: Feb. 5, 2013

Price: Blu-ray $27.98

Studio: Warner

Streisand and Kristofferson in A Star is Born.

The 1976 musical drama-romance film A Star Is Born starring Barbra Streisand (Little Fockers) and Kris Kristofferson (Heaven’s Gate) is a remake of two earlier films—a 1937 drama starring Janet Gaynor and Frederic March and a 1954 musical version with Judy Garland (Easter Parade) and James Mason (Bigger Than Life).

The ’76 version tell the story of a talented young singer, Esther Hoffman (Streisand) who enters the music business, and meets and falls in love with veteran talented rock star John Norman Howard (Kristofferson) only to find her career ascending while his goes into decline. As their relationship grows, her success only makes John’s downward spiral more apparent.

The R-rated movie won five Golden Globes, including Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy, as well as an Academy Award for Best Original Song (“Evergreen,” written by...

Bryce Dallas Howard and husband Seth Gabel welcomed their second child last week.

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According to a tweet by Bryce's movie director dad Ron Howard, the actress gave birth to her first daughter on Thursday.

"Beatrice Jean Howard-Gabel Born Jan 19, 2012 8lbs. 6oz. Bryce & Baby B are spectacular Daddy Seth & brother Theo are beaming ear to ear :-) " Ron revealed on Sunday.

Ironically, the newborn hasn't been around a whole week yet but she already might have a job lined up.

"Ron, tell Bryce congratulations from our whole family," tweeted M. Night Shyamalan. "I'll be waiting to cast Beatrice in a few years!"

Bryce and Seth said "I do" on June 17, 2006. The couple welcomed their first child, Theodore Norman Howard-Gabel, on February 16, 2007.

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Director Ron Howard is the man he is today because of fatherhood, he reveals in a new interview with Parade. “I think I’ve probably learned more and grown more because I’m a father than for any other reason,” he notes.

Now with his new series Parenthood, Ron is hopeful viewers will be able to see the lighter side of raising children. According to him, the task is made that much more difficult without a bit of laughter.

“Humor is unavoidable,” he muses. “It might not feel funny in the moment, but more often than not...

Is there some rule of the universe that once in every generation, a new version of A Star is Born must be filmed? Warner Bros. has been working for some time on yet another remake to accompany the 1937, 1954 and 1976 movies. I feel like "Hello everybody, this is Mrs. Norman Maine" (or John Norman Howard, in 1976) is a line that won't date well, but the story about a couple whose similar careers are on different trajectories could be considered timeless. Apparently the studio is moving on picking a director -- Nick Cassavetes is a possibility -- and a pair of stars.

According to the La TImes 24 Frames blog, the front runner for the lead role this time is Russell Crowe. And the woman who's on the way up as her husband is on the way down may be Beyonce Knowles, who has been interested in an A Star is Born remake for some time.

Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel, Taylor Lautner's new co-stars on "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse", have filmed a kissing scene for the highly anticipated vampire drama flick, which will be released in U.S. theaters on June 30, 2010. Filming their scenes for the movie, Bryce and Xavier were snapped locking lips on its set in Vancouver, Canada on Thursday, August 20.

During the filming, both of them were seen wearing black costumes. On the movie, Bryce portrays vampire vamp Victoria, which was initially played by Rachelle Lefevre on "The Twilight Saga's New Moon". Australian actor Xavier, in the meantime, stars as "newborn vampire" Riley, a good-looking college student who teams up with Victoria to murder Kristen Stewart's Bella Swan. And since Riley has an inexplicable weakness, he is corrupted by Victoria.

Off screen, Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel are going on really well. They were snapped on Sunday, August 23 hanging out together in Vancouver.

Ta Staffer Rebecca gives us a little background information on Bryce Dallas Howard who is set to take over the role of Victoria in Eclipse previously filled by Rachelle Lefevre.nbspWho Is Bryce Dallas Howard? By RebeccaIn case some of you didnt know Bryce Dallas Howard is set to replace Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria in The Twilight Saga Eclipse. But the question remains who is she? Bryce Dallas Howard was born on 2nd March 1981 in Los Angeles California USA. She was born to parents Ron Howard and Cheryl Howard nee Alley. Her father Ron Howard is a former actor turned director who directed the Dan Browns novel turned movie The Da Vinci Code 2006 Angels and Demons 2009 and FrostNixon 2008 which starred The Twilight Saga New Moons very own Michael Sheen. She has two younger sisters twins Paige Howard and Jocelyn Carlyle Howard and a younger brother Reed Cross Howard. All four...