For anyone I annoyed with my "hysteria", I do apologize. An odd sequence of events, combined with a very hot day and a severe case of bronchitis seems to have pushed my buttons in the wrong way.
While spending any more time on what is barely a tempest in a tiny teacup hardly seems necessary, my...
Whatever. That happened nearly 50 years ago, I simply made a post reporting that the film is being shown on a big screen in a few weeks and then there was a post criticizing Streisand that has now disappeared. Where did that post go and why? IMO it is not a perfect movie but some might like to...
Streisand prevented it from existing? How could a WOMAN do that? I guess William Wyler was a pretty pussy then, wasn't' he? Apparently he couldn't stand up to the WOMAN named Streisand.
I am SINCERELY sorry I mentioned the special screening at The Egyptian for the people who like the film as...
For those in the Los Angeles area, Funny Girl and Funny Lady will be showing at The Egyptian Theater (where FG premiered in 1968) on Sun., July 10.
http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/funny-girl-funny-lady
I don't think the orchestration is totally different. The strings are the same, but brought more forward and the piano is mixed way down. Maybe a slightly different mix of the album track? It matches so close it's hard to believe it's not the same.