Funny Lady (Blu-ray)
Released seven years after Funny Girl made Barbra Streisand an Oscar winning movie star, Funny Lady had an uneasy production history. Though contractually obligated to do another movie for producer Ray Stark, Streisand balked at doing the film, reportedly telling him, “It would take litigation to make her do a sequel.” As it turned out, […]
Yentl (Blu-ray)
Adapted from the 1975 play by Leah Napolin and Isaac Bashevis Singer—and in turn, Singer’s earlier short story “Yentl the Yeshiva Boy,” Yentl was a true passion project for Barbra Streisand, which took her more than a decade to bring to the big screen. She reportedly wanted to make it her next film after the […]
Blu-ray Review: The Guilt Trip
I’ll say this right up front: The Guilt Trip is not a typical Seth Rogen comedy. For those expecting a stoner comedy, forget it. This film is all about Barbra Streisand; as such it might be the perfect opportunity to watch a movie with your mom. Babs takes center stage in a comedy that doesn’t […]
Sony Bringing Funny Girl to Blu-ray April 30th
CULVER CITY, CALIF. (March 25, 2013) – Legendary superstar Barbra Streisand demonstrates why she’s the greatest star in her Academy Award® winning role (Best Actress, 1968) as “Fanny Brice” in the celebrated musical biography Funny Girl. Commemorating its 45th anniversary, the classic film was meticulously restored from the original negative by Sony Pictures Entertainment in […]
Blu-ray Review: A Star Is Born (1976)
The third remake of the 1932 drama What Price Hollywood?, this adaptation of A Star Is Born sets the scene in the world of 1970’s rock. Originally envisioned by screenwriters John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion as a hard look at the music industry with then-couple James Taylor and Carly Simon as the leads, things […]
Blu-ray Review: A MusiCares Tribute to Barbra Streisand
I’ve been a fan of all kinds of music for as long as I can remember. As a child I used to listen to my parents collection of Broadway soundtracks for hours on end, Mary Poppins, Carousel, Man of La Mancha, Oklahoma and Funny Girl. One listen to “People” and I was a Barbra Streisand […]
Music Review: Shelby Lynne – Just A Little Lovin’
Just A Little Lovin’ finds Lynne taking on songs from Dusty Springfield’s 1969 classic, Dusty in Memphis. Ranked number 89 on Rolling Stone Magazines list of the top 500 albums of all time in 2005, Dusty in Memphis is considered by many (including me), to be one of the greatest R&B records off all time. […]