Barbra Streisand and Michael Bublé Partner to Mixed Results

What began with incredible potential ends up with mixed results. Michael Bublé is one of my favorite musical artists. When I'd heard he was teaming with Barbra Streisand on this old Frank Sinatra classic, I had a fair amount of hope for a great number. After all, who didn't love Sinatra's take on It Had to Be You when Billy Crystal realized he did love Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally?

Frank's subtle style worked perfectly. 

That same style works equally well when Ms. Streisand opens up the song. Truly, she hasn't sounded this good in a decade. Michael comes in softly to great effect. It seems a good pairing, right? It is until the song kicks into high gear with horns blaring and subtlety gives way to fanfare, including the now obligatory "I love you Barbra" moment. The song winds down, returning to the gentleness of the opening. 

This Partners-hip had a lot of potential, but it was lost due to a bombastic approach.  

Meg Ryan Returns to the Screen

The small screen, that is. Meg Ryan, the fairly reclusive movie star had spent the last few years unnoticed by the public eye. By all reports, she seemed happy with her life and with singer John Mellencamp. Now it seems, we'll be seeing more of her on NBC television. That's a great thing! What would the modern movie era be without Meg's hits in the romantic comedy genre- When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail and French Kiss? Now here's a great idea- let's have some special guests like Tom Hanks, Billy Crystal or Kevin Kline playing Meg's past boyfriends. Sounds like fun!

Whatever Happened to Meg Ryan?

Here's a lady my wife and I both enjoy seeing on the screen! Meg Ryan made her presence known as Billy Crystal's lust and love interest in the infamous When Harry Met Sally. Of course, a later little film with Tom Hanks, Sleepless in Seattle (and later You've Got Mail) catapulted her to meg-a stardom. But where is she now, and what is she doing?