Barbra Streisand is a big fan of pal Lady Gaga’s A Star is Born

Lady Gaga hit all the right notes for Barbra Streisand in the A Star Is Born remake.
The veteran diva, who starred in the 1976 movie revamp, has seen Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut – and she’s a big fan.
“I loved it,” she tells Extra. “I think it is wonderful. She (Gaga) is wonderful. Bradley told me he spent months with her working to see her real self… They are going to have a big hit.”
Streisand, who played Gaga’s role opposite Kris Kristofferson in the mid-1970s, admits the film has brought her and Gaga closer together as friends.
“I call her Stefani,” Barbra says. “I can’t call her Lady Gaga, but I understand why she calls herself Lady Gaga. I understand that person.”
Meanwhile, Streisand admits she’s confident that the story behind the rags-to-riches movie is so good that the film could become a hit again.
“Every time that film is made, it’s a success,” she tells Billboard. “I loved Judy Garland’s (1954) version, I like this one a lot, and I liked mine.”
The first A Star is Born movie was released in 1937, and starred Janet Gaynor and Fredric March.