Tag: Mary Poppins Returns
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‘Aquaman’ Splashes Down with $67.4 Million Debut; ‘Poppins’ and ‘Bumblebee’ Play Runner-Up
The long Christmas weekend is underway with Aquaman, Warner Bros.’s latest entry into their DC Extended Universe, topping the charts, on its way to a $100+ million five-day opening. Meanwhile, Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns and Paramount’s Bumblebee finished in runner-up positions over a weekend that played relatively similarly to the same weekend last year, though…
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Mary Poppins Returns review – not totally expialidocious but still a joy
It was always going to be hard to watch for a diehard Poppins fan, but this sequel to the 1964 classic retains the magicFor decades, I’ve been insisting that Mary Poppins is one of the 10 greatest movies ever made. Despite having watched it 100 times or more, each viewing of Disney’s 1964 masterpiece still…
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Box Office: ‘Aquaman’ to Claim No. 1 Spot With $70 Million
The DC universe’s latest installment, “Aquaman,” is headed for a splashy debut, with an estimated $70 million from 4,125 North American locations.The forecast sits at the higher end of most predictions for the film’s pre-Christmas debut. “Aquaman” has amassed $350.7 million internationally, including $18.9 million on Friday. Jason Momoa stars as the titular hero, with…
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‘Bumblebee’ Once Again Tops Studios’ TV Ad Spending
In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by the TV advertising attention analytics company iSpot.tv, Paramount Pictures claims the top spot in spending for the third week in a row with “Bumblebee.”Ads placed for the sci-fi/action film had an estimated media value of $7.84 million through Sunday for 1,299 national ad…
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Why Julie Andrews Has a Cameo in ‘Aquaman’ But Not ‘Mary Poppins Returns’
Julie Andrews makes a cameo in a holiday movie that is opening this weekend, but it’s not the one you expect.Instead of soaring down on an umbrella in Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns” – which she won an Oscar for in the original – she lends her voice to a character in “Aquaman.” And it’s a…
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‘A Star Is Born,’ ‘Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Ozark’ Lead SAG Nominations
“A Star Is Born” led the way with four SAG feature film nominations while “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Ozark” each scored a quartet of TV nominations.“BlacKkKlansman” and “The Favourite” each took a trio of film nominations. “Barry,” “Glow,” “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Kominsky Method” all scored three TV nods.Nominees for the feature film…
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Emily Blunt and Hugh Jackman on Making Musicals (and Horror!) at the Movies
Emily Blunt and Hugh Jackman sat down for Variety’s Actors on Actors. For more, click here.Anyone who’s ever seen “The Greatest Showman” or “Les Misérables,” or the Broadway musical “The Boy From Oz,” knows that Hugh Jackman can belt out a tune. This Oscar season, however, he’s resting his singing voice and taking on another…
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‘Bumblebee’ Tops Studios’ TV Ad Spending
In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by the TV advertising attention analytics company iSpot.tv, Paramount Pictures claims the top spot in spending with “Bumblebee.”Ads placed for the sci-fi/action film had an estimated media value of $8.03 million through Sunday for 819 national ad airings on 32 networks. (Spend figures are…
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‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Composer Channeled Sherman Brothers for Fresh Songs
Back in 2014, composer-songwriter Marc Shaiman came across a vinyl copy of the “Mary Poppins” soundtrack album and created a Facebook video of himself dropping the needle onto the record, then sitting back in ecstasy. He called his video “Heaven.”A few months later, he learned that the Walt Disney Studios was embarking on “Mary Poppins…
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‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Screens, and Emily Blunt Lands In the Oscar Race
Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns” had its first public screening for SAG members Saturday night at Fox, and Emily Blunt portrays the iconic nanny with such confidence and charm that she could land a Best Actress Oscar nomination. No easy feat since Julie Andrews won the Oscar with the role in 1965 and charmed the world…