Streisand Reworking Funny Girl Ending

This truly feels like some senior thesis in film editing. I mean kudos to her, it will def be interesting if it gets a reedited release or an added bonus to a future blu ray release Or if this will be like a fanedit.

This doesn't make any sense. She doesn't own the rights to the film.

Stars cannot decide they want to reedit their performances today or 50 years later.......

The Way We Were does have a very bizarre third act.

It seems hubby is getting up in years, so we make allowances for that. I'm sure that BS keeps him on a short leash most of the time, but things happen.

Brolin is referring to the new alternate cut of THE WAY WE WERE which will also be included in the upcoming 4K UHD/Blu-ray 50th anniversary edition of the film to be released on November 21st.

In close collaboration with Barbra Streisand and in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Sydney Pollack's classic film, Columbia Pictures presents a new extended version of THE WAY WE WERE — restoring two important scenes where the love story and the political story come together — alongside the original theatrical version.

• Featuring both the original 118-minute Theatrical Version and an all-new 123-minute Extended Version
• Both versions remastered in 4K resolution from the original camera negative
• Dolby Vision/HDR presentation of the film
• Presented in high definition on the Blu-ray
• 5.1 audio + original mono for the Theatrical Version
• Director's Commentary (Theatrical Version Only)
• Making-Of Documentary "Looking Back"
• Theatrical Trailer

There is some backlash in film circles regarding her decision to do this. Pollack felt the scenes in question were unnecessary, but Streisand always disagreed with his decision to cut them out. Many feel she is taking advantage of the fact that he has passed on by doing this against his original artistic vision.

Updated On: 10/11/23 at 01:25 PM

This is a great opportunity for people to see these cut scenes as it explains the reason behind the breakup of both characters. In the theatrical version, there's a gap in the storyline with no real explanation given. With these scenes being restored, it makes more sense. She's not changing anything to the original version.

The forthcoming blu-ray with have both versions on it. The original theatrical cut, and the extended cut. That way people can decide which version they want to view. Many films being released on dvd or blu-ray will have an extended cut on it.

Updated On: 10/11/23 at 02:00 PM

Can this headline be fixed? Geez, Louise.

Nobody said Sidney was a nobody, and nobody is disrespecting anyone. The head of Columbia Pictures gave the green light on the project.

Updated On: 10/11/23 at 03:07 PM

Blue_Lotus said: "There is some backlash in film circles regarding her decision to do this. Pollack felt the scenes in question were unnecessary, but Streisand always disagreed with his decision to cut them out. Many feel she is taking advantage of the fact that he has passed on by doing this against his original artistic vision.

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I'm surprised, as this is the rare instance where tinkering makes sense. Without the scene in question (or as I understand it, the complete scene, part of which was left in), the movie's ending doesn't really make sense. Or at least doesn't make clear how the two strands of the plot are intertwined. Without it, the blacklist stuff seems a rather pointless but lengthy intrusion.

joevitus said: "Jay Lerner-Z said: "How does it being The Way We Were make it any better? She did not write or direct that either. Sydney Pollack and Arthur Laurents did. Who does she think she is? Talk about ego."

Arthur Laurents hated the cuts--considered they ruined the movie. So now you have the Pollack cut and the Laurents cut. Win, win."



Arthur Laurents hated everything (and everyone).

I am relaxed. Relaxed people can have opinions. It's not the end of the world as we know it, I realise that. I just believe the only owner of a work of art is the artist. The Met might own a Monet or a Rembrandt, that doesn't mean they get to paint in their own little preferences.