Bradley Cooper Addresses Controversy Over Fake Nose In 'Maestro'
1 year, 1 month ago

Bradley Cooper Addresses Controversy Over Fake Nose In 'Maestro'

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Bradley Cooper has broken his silence about the controversy over the prosthetic nose he wears in “Maestro.” Some critics wondered if Cooper was evoking antisemitic tropes by wearing a fake nose to more closely resemble the famous composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, who was Jewish, in the biopic, which is set to begin streaming on Netflix on Dec. 20. But the Oscar winner told “CBS Mornings” he just didn’t feel right about taking on the part without making a physical transformation as well. “This film, which is a biopic on the legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein, is not that.” Cooper also had the backing of the Bernstein family. In a statement on Twitter made at the time of the initial controversy, the composer’s children wrote, “It happens to be true that Leonard Bernstein had a nice, big nose.

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Maestro review: Bradley Cooper’s Bernstein film is nicely affectionate – fake nose and all
10 months, 1 week ago

Maestro review: Bradley Cooper’s Bernstein film is nicely affectionate – fake nose and all

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bradley Cooper enjoyed a monster critical and …

Maestro’s long road from fake-nose controversy to Oscar nomination for makeup
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Maestro’s long road from fake-nose controversy to Oscar nomination for makeup

BBC  

Maestro’s long road from fake-nose controversy to Oscar nomination for makeup Netflix Bradley Cooper's Maestro earned an Oscar nomination for best make-up and hairstyling despite controversy over use of a prosthetic nose to portray Jewish conductor Leonard Bernstein. In August 2023, Netflix released the first trailer for Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro, a teaser that soon made waves for the reveal …

Maestro: Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein movie is no ordinary biopic.
1 year, 1 month ago

Maestro: Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein movie is no ordinary biopic.

Slate  

Bradley Cooper’s second film Maestro, like his 2018 debut A Star Is Born, tells the story of a passionate but turbulent romance conducted in the floodlight glare of entertainment-industry fame. It’s one of the movie’s highlights, and evidence that Cooper the director is possessed of a cinematic imagination that could take his future career in whatever direction his next obsession …

Bradley Cooper finally weighs in on Maestro prosthetic nose controversy
1 year, 1 month ago

Bradley Cooper finally weighs in on Maestro prosthetic nose controversy

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bradley Cooper has finally weighed in on the controversy he’s courted …

Review: Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ leaves many notes of Bernstein unplayed
1 year, 1 month ago

Review: Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ leaves many notes of Bernstein unplayed

Associated Press  

Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” a high-wire act of a biopic, leaps constantly between on stage and off, flying through Leonard Bernstein’s very public life as a conductor while diving into his more private marriage to Felicia Montealegre. “If you carry around both personalities, I suppose that means you become a schizophrenic and that’s the end of it,” Bernstein says with a …

Review: Not just a Leonard Bernstein biopic, ‘Maestro’ is one of the year’s great marriage stories
1 year, 1 month ago

Review: Not just a Leonard Bernstein biopic, ‘Maestro’ is one of the year’s great marriage stories

LA Times  

“The world wants us to be only one thing, and I find that deplorable.” That’s Leonard Bernstein, who, in his late 20s, has already been many successful things: pianist, composer, teacher, seducer, bon vivant and, of course, conductor. The joyous first third of “Maestro,” filmed in silvery black-and-white by cinematographer Matthew Libatique, has a freewheeling kineticism that expresses Lenny’s boundless …

Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose in ‘Maestro’ is ‘not offensive’ according to the ADL and AJC
1 year, 4 months ago

Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose in ‘Maestro’ is ‘not offensive’ according to the ADL and AJC

LA Times  

Carey Mulligan and Bradley Cooper star in Netflix’s “Maestro.” Two prominent Jewish organizations have come to Cooper’s defense for his use of a prosthetic nose in the film. The Anti-Defamation League has joined Leonard Bernstein’s family in defending Bradley Cooper’s decision to use a prosthetic nose to play the legendary composer in “Maestro.” The “A Star is Born” actor-director, who …

Leonard Bernstein's kids on Bradley Cooper's prosthetic nose in Maestro: 'We’re perfectly fine with that'
1 year, 4 months ago

Leonard Bernstein's kids on Bradley Cooper's prosthetic nose in Maestro: 'We’re perfectly fine with that'

Hindustan Times  

After Bradley Cooper's prosthetic nose in the trailer for the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro stoked criticism of antisemitism, the conductor's children have come to the defense of the actor. The nonprofit group Stop Antisemitism called it “sickening.” “Hollywood cast Bradley Cooper — a non-Jew — to play Jewish legend Leonard Bernstein and stuck a disgusting exaggerated ‘Jew nose’ on …

Composer Bernstein’s children defend Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose after ‘Maestro’ is criticized
1 year, 4 months ago

Composer Bernstein’s children defend Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose after ‘Maestro’ is criticized

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — After Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose in the trailer for the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro” stoked criticism of antisemitism, the conductor’s children have come to the defense of the actor. The nonprofit group Stop Antisemitism called it “sickening.” “Hollywood cast Bradley Cooper — a non-Jew — to play Jewish legend Leonard Bernstein and stuck a disgusting exaggerated …

Bradley Cooper criticised for prosthetic nose in ‘Maestro’; Leonard Bernstein’s children defend him
1 year, 4 months ago

Bradley Cooper criticised for prosthetic nose in ‘Maestro’; Leonard Bernstein’s children defend him

The Hindu  

Actor Bradley Cooper will next be seen in Maestro, a film which he directs and stars in as Jewish conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein. The film has courted controversy for a prosthetic nose Cooper wears, which some say evokes antisemitic stereotypes while others call it an inaccurate portrayal of Bernstein. We’re also certain that our dad would have been fine with it …

Bradley Cooper sparks ‘Jewface’ row with prosthetic nose in Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro
1 year, 4 months ago

Bradley Cooper sparks ‘Jewface’ row with prosthetic nose in Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “If Bradley Cooper green lights your film to play the Jewish composer Bernstein and you …

Leonard Bernstein's family DEFEND Bradley Cooper's role in biopic
1 year, 4 months ago

Leonard Bernstein's family DEFEND Bradley Cooper's role in biopic

Daily Mail  

Leonard Bernstein's family have defended Bradley Cooper's wearing a prosthetic nose in a new biopic of the composer after critics claimed it was anti-Semitic. Bernstein, world famous composer, conductor and pianist, can be seen here in 1986 at Springate, his Fairfield, Connecticut, home surrounded by his family who supported Cooper's portrayal of him Bernstein's children drew some comparison's between their …

‘It’s a jewface stereotype', Bradley Cooper in the eye of a storm with Maestro makeover
1 year, 4 months ago

‘It’s a jewface stereotype', Bradley Cooper in the eye of a storm with Maestro makeover

Hindustan Times  

Bradley Cooper has caught himself in the eye of a storm over the newly-released trailer for the Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro. Bradley Cooper questioned for his prosthetic nose in the film Maestro's trailer In the forthcoming film, Cooper plays the role of the legendary musical conductor, starring opposite Carey Mulligan, who embodies his wife Felicia Montealegre. What is the debate …

Bradley Cooper, Matt Bomer spotted kissing on 'Maestro' set
2 years, 6 months ago

Bradley Cooper, Matt Bomer spotted kissing on 'Maestro' set

India TV News  

Hollywood stars Bradley Cooper and Matthew Bomer have been caught on camera locking lips during the filming of the Leonard Bernstein biopic 'Maestro'. Cooper, who portrays the legendary Broadway composer, donned a beige trench coat over a white dress shirt and black trousers with a green polka dot bowtie. The 47-year-old actor was previously featured sporting white hair to portray …

Bradley Cooper is unrecognisable as Bernstein in Maestro, fans predict an Oscar
2 years, 6 months ago

Bradley Cooper is unrecognisable as Bernstein in Maestro, fans predict an Oscar

Hindustan Times  

Bradley Cooper's first look as legendary composer Leonard Bernstein will surely leave his fans in shock. Bradley Cooper will be seen as composer Leonard Bernstein in Maestro. A fan said, “The makeup on Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro is insane.” Another wrote, “Ok I usually don’t care for Bradley Cooper as much but this. This is a Bradley …

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