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).
