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Julie Andrews “loved” Mary Poppins Returns

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Disney brought the iconic Mary Poppins back to the big screen last year with Mary Poppins Returns, as Emily Blunt took on the unenviable task of filling the shoes of Julie Andrews as the magical nanny some 54 years after Andrews’ Oscar-winning turn in the 1964 classic. Unlike her original co-star Dick Van Dyke, Andrews […]

Oscars 2019: Biggest snubs and surprises from the Academy Award nominations

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Tom Beasley takes a dive into the Oscar nominations to spotlight the biggest snubs and surprises from today’s shortlists… Today, the final nominations for the Oscars 2019 were announced over in Hollywood, sending a mixture of joy and rage rattling through the film world. As usual, most of the major players were pretty easy to […]

Exclusive Interview – Sound Mixers Mike Prestwood Smith and Michael Keller talk Mary Poppins Returns

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Red Stewart chats with Mike Prestwood Smith and Michael Keller about Mary Poppins Returns…. Mike Prestwood Smith and Michael Keller are re-recording mixers who have been working in the film and television industries since the 1990s. Smith is best known for his work on movies like Hellboy II, Casino Royale, and The Hunger Games, while Keller is best […]

Disney in early stages of Mary Poppins Returns sequel

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Well, it doesn’t seem like we’ll have to wait 54 years for another Mary Poppins outing, as Mary Poppins Returns director Rob Marshall and producer John DeLuca have confirmed that Disney is already working on a follow-up to December’s Emily Blunt-headlined sequel. “It is early stages but I will say right now that there were […]

Movie Review – Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

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Mary Poppins Returns, 2018. Directed by Rob Marshall. Starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Dick Van Dyke, and Angela Lansbury. SYNOPSIS: During a tumultuous time everyone’s favourite Nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael’s young children. It is […]

What Critics Are Saying About Aquaman and Mary Poppins Returns – Flickering Myth Fridays #2

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EJ Moreno rounds up the week in pop culture news in the latest episode of Flickering Myth Fridays…  In this week’s episode, EJ Moreno dives into what critics are saying about two of Decembers biggest releases in the DC superhero blockbuster Aquaman and Disney sequel Mary Poppins Returns. You can read our Aquaman reviews here […]

Second Opinion – Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

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Mary Poppins Returns, 2018. Directed by Rob Marshall. Starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, and Colin Firth. SYNOPSIS: Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael’s children through a difficult time in their lives. […]

Movie Review – Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

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Mary Poppins Returns, 2018. Directed by Rob Marshall. Starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Jeremy Swift, Jim Norton. Pixie Davies, Joel Dawson, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Nathanael Saleh, Ian Conningham, and Dick Van Dyke. SYNOPSIS: Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns […]

Aquaman tracking $100 million Christmas opening ahead of Mary Poppins Returns and Bumblebee

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Aquaman director James Wan may have said that he feels “worried” about facing Mary Poppins Returns over the Christmas box office, but if tracking is any indication the DC superhero blockbuster is set to score a comfortable victory over the Disney sequel and the Transformers spinoff Bumblebee during the stacked festive period. According to Deadline, […]