Mary Poppins is a 1964 American musical comedy directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney himself. Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi wrote the screenplay, adapting P. L. Travers’ book series for the screen. The film blends live-action with animation and marks Julie Andrews’ feature film debut in the title role of a magical…
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Things I Like: Toy Story (1995 Film)
Back in 1995, I was one of countless kids buzzing with excitement for Toy Story, which at the time wasn’t owned by Disney but by Pixar itself, before the buyout happened. While the 3D animation might look a bit primitive by today’s standards, it was completely mind-blowing back then, even on par with how PlayStation…
Things I Like: X-Men ’97 (TV Series) Season 2
I remember catching the X-Men cartoon as a kid in the 1990s, though it always seemed to air at inconvenient times. It was my first real introduction to the team, and when X-Men ’97 arrived and picked up the old series as though it had never stopped, I was genuinely excited. Season 1 delivered on…
Things I Like: King of the Hill (TV Series) Season 15
Last year Disney rebooted King of the Hill on Hulu, and I went into it with high expectations that were fully met. The reception was clearly strong enough to justify another season, which got greenlit fairly quickly. Thankfully, Mike Judge and his team do not operate on the same two-year-per-season timeline that has become standard…
Fun Facts and Trivia About The Parent Trap (1961 Film)
The Parent Trap from 1961 is a classic Disney romantic comedy in which Hayley Mills impressively plays two roles at once, portraying identical twins who were separated at birth and meet by chance at a summer camp. The film’s story centers on the twins’ clever plan to switch places in order to reunite their divorced…