Part of the new film’s nostalgia, however, is bound up in a blackface performance tradition that persists throughout the Mary Poppins canon. Part of the new film’s nostalgia, however, is bound up in a ...
“MARY POPPINS RETURNS” — 3 stars — Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Dick Van Dyke; PG (mild thematic elements and brief action); in general release; running ...
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On August 27, 1964, Disney’s “Mary Poppins” premiered in Los Angeles. The classic musical is starring the iconic Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. It follows a magical nanny who ...
“Mary Poppins Returns,” which picked up four Oscar nominations last week, is an enjoyably derivative film that seeks to inspire our nostalgia for the innocent fantasies of childhood, as well as the ...