Criterion Collection 2024 Releases: FUNNY GIRL (Spine No. 1240)

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Arguably, I would say Barbra Streisand in FUNNY GIRL is the most striking cinematic debut I've ever seen in my lifetime. I saw this as a teenager when it opened in 70mm at the MIdland Theatre in Kansas City, MO., which was one of the most opulent movie palaces of it's day. The "Don't Rain on My Parade" number right before the intermission is one of the most memorable musical moments ever put on film. I was so glad when Streisand got an Oscar for her outstanding performance, which, by the way, she shared with Katherine Hepburn, who also won that year for THE LION IN WINTER. This Criterion edition of Sony's amazing restoration of FUNNY GIRL is superb! The audio quality of this disc is proof that 70mm magnetic six-track sound developed in the 1950's was a match for any of the newer film-sound formats that were introduced by Dolby and Lucasfilm during the STAR WARS years.