Funny Girl

In the famous "tugboat scene", Fannie rides out on a New York Central tugboat painted jade green - a color which wasn't instituted on the boats till the early sixties.

To be accurate, the tugboat would have to have been painted red with a black stack and the New York Central logo.

When Fanny finds out about the phony bonds she rips off her kid wig and her hair is all messed up and sticking out.

In the next close up frame it has been combed down and styled perfectly.

There are numerous moments when Fanny's vocals don't match her lip-synching.

In the opening sequence, in the walk to the theater, the "sunlight" is made by a visible spotlight.

At Fanny's celebration party, a camera shadow is visible twice, on the couple who dances between the camera and Fanny and Nick.

In Baltimore, Fanny and Nick come out of a restaurant and lean on a post.

In the next cut, they are further down the pier and not leaning on the same post as before.

When walking out after Frances is born, chairs in the background are close, then spread out, then close again.

Right before Fanny and Nick meet for the first time we see Fanny take her skates off while talking to the other girls in the dressing room.

Then when she is in the hallway she able to skate to the door before Nick leaves.

In the movie before Fanny and Nick married in 1919 she had followed him from Baltimore to New York City to head to Europe aboard the R.

Berengaria.

Originally that ship was part of the Hamburg-America line and was christened the S.

Imperator; it was not until late 1920 that she was re-christened R.

Berengaria when she was taken over by Cunard as part of war reparations.

In the sequence where a telegram is brought to the Brice saloon, the camera closes in on two ladies, one of whom says, "That's life for yousomebody's dead.

" She wears a skirt with gray and white stripes, a cream blouse, and a straw hat with a pink and green ribbon.

As the camera follows the Western Union delivery man, the same outfit can be seen on a different bystander.

In the tugboat scene where Fanny is traveling to New York , the boat is moving east to west past the Statue of Liberty in the direction of New Jersey.

After Nick leaves for the first time after he and Fanny meet, Fanny walks to a blue door with a window, then the door turns solid blue with no window.

When Nick and Fannie leave the lobster restaurant in Baltimore, the sun is setting over a large expanse of water, with no land visible, presumably the ocean.

A sunset in Baltimore would be over land (west) rather than the ocean (east).

The life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early-1900s. We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfield girl, subsequent career and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein.

As the screen musical has evolved, so too has the screen musical star. Back in the 30s and 40s we got singers and dancers whose ability to act was only coincidental, if they could act at all.

Fanny would not have been out of place at any of my family gatherings with a sense of humour like hers. I actually didn't realise that the film was about a comedic woman, but rather thought it would be that she was odd in other ways, but I heartily enjoyed this hilarious film.

Whenever has there been a more profound lyric in a Broadway musical? O.

For years I have heard of Barbra Streisand as an iconic and brilliant singer and actress but I can't honestly say that I've seen her in much. I have had very little Streisand experience.

Some of the greatest music ever. Presented by the vocal genius that is Barbra Streisand.

I honestly thought I was going to hate this film or rather I thought it was going to be a boring 2 1/2 hours that I had to force myself through. Turns out it was actually pretty great.

I am sure it is a sacrilege to speak badly of this film,but I just have to be honest. It is pretty crappy and it drags, and drones, on and on.

It's funny, I understand why people like this movie, but it's not one of my favorites. Fanny Brice, played by Barbara Streisand, is entertaining on the screen, but if I had to deal with someone as exasperating as her in real life, it would be miserable.