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Do you hear that?
It kind of sounds likesomeone singing,in a body of water, where their feetarent touching the ground.
Almost as if theyre …far from the shallow?
Thats right,A Star Is Bornpromotion has reached the talk shows.
The release ofA Star is BornandFirst Manofficially usher in prestige-drama season.
Fromnow until December, every star promoting a film is also tacitly beginning their Oscars campaign.
They are selling the film and selling themselves simultaneously.
Or if you areLady Gaga, you are sellingBradley Cooper.
Shefawned over himonThe Late Show.
Bradley Cooper, on the other hand, is promoting authenticity.
In the profile, Cooper talks about what is real and howA Star Is Borncomes from truth.
A remake of a remake of a remake, that is truth.
A celebrity profile, thats commerce.
Real artists chafe at industry conventions, they make fun of social niceties.
They refuse to explain their art.
But the performance of all this realness can be as fake as Lindsay Lohans new accent.
The lines are especially muddied when the performance of discomfort with fame is on-brand/profitable for the star.
Coopers appearance onThe Tonight Showunderscores what an auteur he is.
How artistic, how Oscar-worthy!
Fallon is his confederate in this performance of authenticity.
Only their chumminess goes unquestioned.
Fake realness can serve a comedic brand, too.
Its a crass and cynical move, and he makes sure you know that.
This is relatable content, feeling out of place in a fancy thing.
(We are not going to Jimmy Kimmel the situation.)
Claire Foys appearance on Fallon was half Emmys victory lap and half Oscars-campaign foundation setting.
Its theno makeup makeupof talk-show appearances, seeming effortless while still serving a narrative.
Is Claire Foy really a good daughter and a deeply British person?
But what matters more is how bankable that persona can be.
Were far from the shallow now.
