New comics Jan. 15, 2014: Fantastic Four! Sub-mariner!
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Fantastic Four Epic Collection: All in the Family
Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner Volume 5
Fantastic Four Epic Collection: All in the Family
Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner Volume 5
Music new releases Jan. 14, 2014: Bruce Springsteen; Lucinda Williams; Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings; Elvis; Dave Edmunds; Tiny Tim!
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High Hopes (AMAZON BONUS LIMITED EDITION*)(CD/ DVD) by Bruce Springsteen
Lucinda Williams
Give The People What They Want by Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
The Elvis Presley Soundtrack Collection
...Again by Dave Edmunds
God Bless Tiny Tim
High Hopes (AMAZON BONUS LIMITED EDITION*)(CD/ DVD) by Bruce Springsteen
Lucinda Williams
Give The People What They Want by Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
The Elvis Presley Soundtrack Collection
...Again by Dave Edmunds
God Bless Tiny Tim
DVD and Blu-ray new releases January 14, 2014: 20 Feet from Stardom; Carrie; Big Sur; Dobie Gillis; Yo La Tengo, more!
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20 Feet from Stardom
Carrie
Big Sur
Dashiell Hammett's The Dain Curse (complete mini series) (2 disc set)
The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis: Season Two
Yo La Tengo Tree Doll
20 Feet from Stardom
Carrie
Big Sur
Dashiell Hammett's The Dain Curse (complete mini series) (2 disc set)
The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis: Season Two
Yo La Tengo Tree Doll
Pop tweets
American butter consumption is the highest its been in 40 years. Which is now also the average American lifespan.
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) January 8, 2014
Bulletin: Kim Jong-Un willing to give up nuclear program to Harlem Globetrotters.
— Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) January 8, 2014
Chris Christie is throwing aides under the bus. But the bus isn't going anywhere due to lane closures on the George Washington Bridge.
— Mark Evanier (@evanier) January 9, 2014
Pop focus: Mary Poppins 1964
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of its release this year, and the subject of a docu-drama about its creation ("Saving Mr. Banks"), "Mary Poppins" stands as one of Disney's live-action classics - perhaps the best and most acclaimed of the lot.
I enjoy the film and have watched it numerous times with my kids. I chalk up the appeal to a great cast -- Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Glynis Johns, et. al. -- and strong, memorable music. The music was hugely popular at the time, which a number of recording stars covering various songs. Duke Ellington, for example, did an entire album of Poppins tunes, and Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane both recorded versions of "Chim Chim Cheree."
Poppins' creator P.L. Travers reportedly disliked the film and fought Disney trying to make it (which is the plot of "Mr. Banks"), and I must confess to having never read the original Mary Poppins books. Maybe I should. At any rate, below is a selection of film memorabilia and videos, including a documentary about Travers.
Original trailer:
World premiere:
Julie Andrews wins Best Actress for Mary Poppins:
BBC documentary: Secret Life of Mary Poppins
I enjoy the film and have watched it numerous times with my kids. I chalk up the appeal to a great cast -- Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Glynis Johns, et. al. -- and strong, memorable music. The music was hugely popular at the time, which a number of recording stars covering various songs. Duke Ellington, for example, did an entire album of Poppins tunes, and Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane both recorded versions of "Chim Chim Cheree."
Poppins' creator P.L. Travers reportedly disliked the film and fought Disney trying to make it (which is the plot of "Mr. Banks"), and I must confess to having never read the original Mary Poppins books. Maybe I should. At any rate, below is a selection of film memorabilia and videos, including a documentary about Travers.
Original trailer:
Dick Van Dyke, Walt Disney and Julie Andrews |
Julie Andrews, Walt Disney and P.L. Travers |
Julie Andrews wins Best Actress for Mary Poppins:
BBC documentary: Secret Life of Mary Poppins
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