Second time’s a charm with these cinematic updates, featuring a revitalised Bond, a well-earned Oscar win and a gory B-movie rework
• Modern Toss on movie remakes
This classic tale of an ingenue whose career is aided by an older man whose own star is fading has been remade no less than three times. Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson’s 1976 rock incarnation might be the best-known version but, most importantly, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s 2018 film has the biggest tunes.
