Lights! Camera! Barbra! Winner of multiple Oscar nominations and the world's introduction to instant megastar Barbra Streisand, Funny Girl remains a sparkling gem of 60's screen comedy and one of the all-time great classic Hollywood musicals.

Yet it is unfortunate that unless the film has the stature of a Citizen Kane, Vertigo, or Lawrence Of Arabia, a restoration as glowing as the one Funny Girl has just received is given the scant publicity that it has. But with an image so sparkling - and a new DVD just out from Columbia TriStar to prove it - hopefully we can change that.

We chatted recently with Grover Crisp, Vice President of Asset Management & Film Restoration for Sony Pictures Entertainment about the three-year restoration. From repairing an often painfully damaged negative to remixing the soundtrack - and even a visit from Babs herself - do you dare stare in the face of 10-feet tall, fully restored Barbra Streisand!?

» Interview: Grover Crisp on the restoration
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