“This thing in my ear”: Invisible disability in A Star is Born

There is a lot to commend about the newest rendition of A Star is Born. The music, the actors, the realness, and the fact that it is not just a copy-and-paste of the previous three movies despite sharing the same story. The film ranks among those which treat the dangers of alcohol addiction and mental health seriously, and …

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Raise a star, raise a glass (A Star is Born, 2018)

For a time there, the 2018 film A Star is Born was inescapable. With the title song "Shallow" blasting from every speaker in earshot and the gossip sites attempting to uncover a real-life affair between the leads, the attention towards the fourth (!) adaptation of the same story was definitely sparked. Yet underneath the big …

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