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PEOPLE & ARTS Thursday 14 June 2018
Streisand gives early nod of approval to Lady Gaga's 'Star'

By LYNN ELBER work." "It's a scene that never
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bar- She compared "A Star Is should have been cut out
bra Streisand's "A Star Is Born" to other classic tales in the first place and I cut
Born" is being reborn online that remain compelling. it out, so I have only myself
with scenes she'd cut from "The story works. It worked to blame. I was trying to
the 1976 movie. in 1937. It worked in 1954, it move the picture along,"
Long known as a perfec- worked in 1976 and it's go- Streisand told The Associ-
tionist, Streisand tinkered ing to work in 2018. ... It's ated Press. In the restored
with the film to restore an Romeo and Juliet — every- sequence, Streisand's as-
exchange between the one knows the ending, but piring actress-singer Esther
star-crossed lovers played they like watching how we takes guitar in hand to play
by her and Kris Kristofferson get there." "Evergreen" for Kristoffer-
and an instrumental take The original 1930s film son's character. Streisand
on the Oscar-winning tune starred Janet Gaynor and wrote the music, with lyrics
"Evergreen." Fredric March, with Judy by Paul Williams. Streisand
The romantic drama, com- Garland and James Mason said she realized the mo-
ing to Netflix along with in the '50s remake. ment helped illuminate the
other Streisand projects, Streisand's revised "Star" will pair and their relationship.
isn't the only "Star" on the be available on Netflix as She also added footage to
horizon: A new version with part of a deal that includes the movie's finale that fea-
Lady Gaga and Bradley her 1960s TV specials "My tures a medley of the "With
Cooper will be in theaters Name Is Barbra," ''Color One More Look At You"
this fall. Me Barbra" and "Barbra and "Watch Closely Now."
Streisand is giving an early Streisand: A Happening in The movie and some of its
thumbs-up to the fourth Central Park," among oth- songs are part of a concert
version of the romance be- er projects. Release dates film, "Barbra: The Music. The
tween a rising young per- were not announced. Mem'ries. The Magic!" that's
former and a fading one, The singer, filmmaker and on Netflix and has been
which Cooper directed. Oscar-winning actress took submitted for consideration
"What I saw of it was very the opportunity with "A Star for this year's Emmy nomi-
good," Streisand said. "It's Is Born" to right an error of nations, coming in July.
just it feels reminiscent of omission for the film that Did she purchase the Ital- In this Sept. 12, 2017 file photo, Barbra Streisand attends the
mine, but they added was directed by Frank Pier- ian artist's work? Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Harvey Relief in Universal
some new things which son but on which she had "I did," Streisand said, City, Calif.
I liked, too. ... I'm sure it'll the final edit. happily.q Associated Press

Clinton-Patterson novel sells 250,000 copies its first week

By HILLEL ITALIE elsewhere despite some wildly readable" in a review
NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Clin- awkward and contentious for The New York Times. In
ton's debut novel had the moments in interviews with The Wall Street Journal, Bar-
year's biggest opening so the former president. Clin- ton Swaim called the book
far for a work of fiction. ton responded defensively "beach reading of a high
"The President is Missing," to questions from NBC's order."
the thriller he co-wrote Craig Melvin about the Patterson, one of the world's
with James Patterson, sold #MeToo movement and busiest and most popular
250,000 copies its first week. whether he owes an apol- authors, has released nu-
Alfred A. Knopf and Little, ogy to former White House merous No. 1 best-sellers.
Brown and Co., the book's intern Monica Lewinsky. Clinton also has topped the
co-publishers, announced Clinton's affair with Lewin- lists before, as author of the
Wednesday that the num- sky helped lead to his im- million-selling memoir "My
ber includes hardcover, e- peachment. Life." The Clinton-Patterson
book and audio sales. NPD The novel begins with a novel is a likely blockbuster
BookScan, which tracks president facing impeach- at a time when adult fiction
around 85 percent of print ment, for supporting terror- In this June 5, 2018 file photo, former President Bill Clinton, right, sales have struggled. The
sales, reported sales of ism, and tells of his efforts to and author James Patterson pose for photographers during an year's biggest works have
event to promote their new novel, "The President is Missing," in
152,000 copies. That's Book- thwart a potentially apoc- New York. been nonfiction, whether
Scan's top-selling fiction de- alyptic cyberattack. Associated Press Michael Wolff's "Fire and
but since the latest "Diary of "By any measure, this was Fury" or James Comey's
a Wimpy Kid," which came a terrific opening week of "We are heartened by the from mocking ("Reveals as "A Higher Loyalty," both of
out last fall, and biggest first sales, one that exceeded response to the work, es- many secrets about the which offered highly critical
week for adult fiction since even our own optimistic pecially among readers," U.S. government as 'The portraits of President Trump.
Harper Lee's "Go Set a projections," Michael Pi- said Knopf chairman Sonny Pink Panther' reveals about "The President is Missing"
Watchman" sold more than etsch, CEO of Little Brown's Mehta. the French government," doesn't mention Trump by
700,000 hardcover copies parent company, Ha- The novel has been billed wrote The Washington name, but does refer favor-
in 2015. chette Book Group, said as combining Patterson's Post's Ron Charles) to ad- ably to immigrants and ex-
"The President is Missing" in a statement. "Sales con- long background in thrill- miring. Nicolle Wallace, the panded voting rights and
was published June 4 and tinue apace this week, with ers and Clinton's unique political analyst and former warns against the "drift into
spent much of last week at Father's Day on the hori- perspective as a former White House aide, praised tribalism, extremism and
No. 1 on Amazon.com and zon." president. Reviews ranged the novel as "ambitious and seething resentments."q