The Little Mermaid

Inessential remake of the Disney classic is bloated as a puffer fish

"...to make sense after his success with Marshall on Mary Poppins Returns: But his every addition becomes a subtraction..."

May 26, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As the Guardians of the Galaxy gather once more, every MCU film reviewed

"...from Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer make "I'm Mary Poppins, y'all" one of the great farewells in cinema?..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 18-24

"...Leo-born P. L. Travers wrote the children's books about Mary Poppins, a nanny with magical powers. She was thoroughly..."

June 18, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Paramount Lights Up Tonight With the Classic Film Series

An Austin tradition returns with Casablanca

"...Hard Days Night), and family favorites (who doesn't love Mary Poppins). This year also sees a new celebration of..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Director John Lee Hancock and Office Space Go Into the Texas Film Hall of Fame

Classic comedy and Texas writer/director to be awarded March 7

"...of non-Texas biopics (retelling Walt Disney's chase to film Mary Poppins in Saving Mr. Banks and the history of..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mary Poppins Returns

The perfect nanny returns, the same as last time

"...that charmed children everywhere over half a century ago. Mary Poppins Returns shamelessly coddles those same baby boomers today..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Chronicle Recommends: War Movies

Movie picks for Memorial Day

"...when you hear "wartime sex comedy starring Maverick and Mary Poppins" – put it away. Paddy Chayefsky, of the..."

May 25, 2018 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Unbelievable Summers at the Paramount

The most unforgettable moments from this year’s classics of cinema

"...Sat., June 23, 4:15pm, Stateside Mary Poppins D: Robert Stevenson; with Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke,..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Chronicle staff

Paramount Gets Ready for Summer

43rd annual celebration of film fun on Austin's grandest screen

"...beloved classics including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Mary Poppins, The Little Mermaid, The Princess Bride, and The..."

May 15, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tully

Modern motherhood unraveled and rebuilt by the Young Adult team.

"...That's when Mary Poppins flies into her life. Or, rather, Tully (Davis),..."

May 4, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Viewing: A Christmas Carol

In this season of giving, who is the best Scrooge?

"...in terrible fake Cockney accents, tin-eared enough to make Mary Poppins-era Dick Van Dyke flinch, you'd be surly too...."

Dec. 24, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Zach Theatre's Singin' in the Rain

This stage take on the silver-screen musical really comes alive when it breaks free of the familiar film's grip

"...– that Elvis will sound just like Elvis, that Mary Poppins will fly just like Julie Andrews, that Don..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Pleasure of the Paynes 2016

Annual theatre awards think Terminus is the living end

"...Sarah Marie Curry, The Last Five Years Jill Blackwood, Mary Poppins..."

Oct. 27, 2016 Arts Post

Zach Theatre's Mary Poppins

Great singing and dancing make Dave Steakley's staging soar, but a spoonful of calm would help the spectacle go down

"...Seeing Mary Poppins is one of the more disjointed theatrical experiences..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

2016 SXSW Film Venue Guide

Where to go, how to get there, and what that line’s going to be like

"...regional theatres. Major musicals are Zach's bread and butter (Mary Poppins, Sophisticated Ladies, Ragtime), though it also stages notable..."

March 7, 2016 Screens Post

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Best Thing In It Director: Ron Nyswaner Broadway legend Mary Louise Wilson teaches her first acting class, smashing her..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The AggreGAYtor: July 28

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Mary Poppins Quits with Kristen Bell from Funny Or Die..."

July 28, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Saving Mr. Banks

Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson star in this story about how Walt Disney convinced the prickly author of Mary Poppins to sell her creation to Hollywood.

"...Walt Disney (Hanks) to sanitize her beloved literary creation, Mary Poppins, on film with the same conviction as the..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Cinema Club Deconstructs 'The Royal Tenenbaums'

Matt Zoller Seitz hosts at the Alamo Ritz

"...all perfectly arranged at the bottom of the stuffed-to-the-brim Mary Poppins bag...."

Nov. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

The Alamo's Action Man

Programmer Greg MacLennan on the world's most ridiculous job

"...painful process, trying to find shots that will connect Mary Poppins and I Spit on Your Grave into a..."

Oct. 13, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

After a Fashion: The Main Event

Your Style Avatar would look great sporting these parasols

"...Scarlett O'Hara, widows in mourning, turn-of-the-century bathing beauties, and Mary Poppins, parasols have returned, thanks to the rigorous resourcing..."

June 28, 2013 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

'How to Dress for Success' by Edith Head with Joe Hyams

This how-to classic offers more than clothing advice

"...as Ms. Andrews was called upon to do for Mary Poppins, and again for Torn Curtain, as they are..."

Aug. 6, 2012 Design Post by Anne Harris

Off the Record

A curated survival guide to the Austin City Limits Music Festival

"...• "Mary Poppins travels light: sample-size sunscreen, mini Sharpie, Burt's Bees..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Long Center/Texas Performing Arts

Austin's biggest concert halls team up to present touring Broadway musicals

"...have not yet played Austin: Billy Elliot the Musical, Mary Poppins, Young Frankenstein, Xanadu, Jersey Boys, Rock of Ages,..."

March 5, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tooth Fairy

Due to a misdeed, a tough hockey player, played by Dwayne Johnson, must serve as a tooth fairy for a week, tutu and all.

"...surprise – one wonders if long ago the eternal Mary Poppins made some Faustian bargain with Uncle Walt that..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Splurch in the Kisser: The Movies of Blake Edwards

The Edwards gestalt is a sublime combination of the "low art" of physical comedy and the "high art" of intellectual wit

"...the time was trying to break out of her Mary Poppins/The Sound of Music goody-two-shoes image...."

Sept. 25, 2009 Screens Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin on Broadway: More Shooting Stars Than Ever

There have never been as many Austinites in Broadway shows as there are now

"...production of The Music Man, joined the cast of Mary Poppins and 13-year-old Andy Richardson, who charmed audiences as..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and Irish whores, exfoliate before application, and more

"...The word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" predated the movie Mary Poppins and was, in fact, a term used by..."

June 6, 2008 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Naked City

"...oblige! – Attorney Bill Aleshire, quoting Mr. Banks of Mary Poppins ("The Life I Lead") on City Manager Toby..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature

The Nanny Diaries

An awful lot of good talent was squandered on this by-the-numbers film version of the bestselling tell-all about the child-rearing habits of the rich.

"...Splendor. With all these spoons full of sugar, where's Mary Poppins when you need her?..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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