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Los Angeles performance locations, Jackson’s house, Cooper’s makeup and voice work, Gaga’s screen makeup, live singing, songwriting, sound, improvisation, and visual foreshadowing
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- The opening concert footage was shot at Coachella. — Bill Simmons
- The drag bar is identified as the Virgil and the cop bar as the Short Stop. — Sean Fennessey
- The supermarket was a Super A in Glassell Park and Gaga’s big debut was filmed at the Greek Theatre. — Bill Simmons
- Jackson’s Calabasas-area house had sold for about two million dollars after filming.
- Cooper reportedly used a daily spray tan and menthol to create Jackson’s red, bloodshot appearance. — Bill Simmons
- The panel disputes the publicity claim that Gaga wore only lip balm and moisturizer, distinguishing “no-makeup makeup.”
- Jason Isbell wrote “Maybe It’s Time.” — Bill Simmons
- Cooper trained for a year to lower his speaking voice by an octave. — Bill Simmons
- The “ugly” line was ad-libbed and Gaga’s shocked reaction was reportedly genuine.
- Lukas Nelson wrote several songs and Cooper’s own dog Charlie played Jackson’s dog. — Amanda Dobbins
- Gaga reportedly persuaded Cooper to record the music live rather than lip-sync. — Bill Simmons
- Sound editing and mixing make unfamiliar live performances feel populated and immediate. — Sean Fennessey
- Gaga performed the final song soon after learning that a friend had died. — Bill Simmons
- Much of the drag-bar material was improvised. — Bill Simmons
- A billboard with four nooses beside Jackson is presented as early death foreshadowing. — Bill Simmons
- Blue and red lighting join Jackson Maine and Lady Gaga visually and recur in the police lights after his death. — Sean Fennessey