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Tag Archives: Mary Poppins
Special Anniversary Lookback: The Best of the Obscure
I admit it. I write about many famous stories on this blog. But one of my favorite things about it is drawing attention to works of art or entertainment about which many people haven’t heard. It gives me joy to … Continue reading
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Tagged 101 Dalmatians, 18th century novels, 19th century novels, As You Like It, Caging Skies, Charles Dickens, Coriolanus, Disney Anim-Anthology Movies, fairy tales, Fantasia, Freaky Friday, Hand-Drawn Dreamworks, Jane Austen, Little Dorrit, Little Women, Love and Friendship, Mary Poppins, musicals, Nicholas Nickleby, Peanuts, Peter Pan, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Storyteller, William Shakespeare
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The First Ever Adaptees Award Ceremony
Today is the two-year anniversary of The Adaptation Station.com! I wanted to do something special to commemorate it. My first idea was a post about my top ten adaptations about which I’ve blogged. My second was a post that was … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th century novels, 19th century novels, Aladdin, As You Like It, Bleak House, Charles Dickens, Cinderella, Emma, fairy tales, Freaky Friday, Hand-Drawn Dreamworks, Jane Austen, Les Misérables, Little Dorrit, Little Women, Love and Friendship, Mary Poppins, musicals, Nicholas Nickleby, Peter Pan, remakes, William Shakespeare
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Mary Poppins Returns: My Third Favorite Disney Nostalgia Bait Movie
I have a bit of a strange attitude towards sequel gaps. When a sequel is made to a popular movie that came out, say, ten or fifteen years ago, I’m skeptical that it can recapture its predecessor’s magic. But when … Continue reading
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Tagged Defending Disney Nostalgia Bait, Mary Poppins, musicals
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A Mild Defense of Disney’s Recent Line of Nostalgia Bait
It’s no secret that the Walt Disney company has been relying on remakes of their more popular older movies a lot lately. 2019 saw not one, not two, but four of them! (Aladdin, The Lion King, Dumbo and Lady and … Continue reading
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Tagged Aladdin, Cinderella, Defending Disney Nostalgia Bait, fairy tales, Mary Poppins, musicals, remakes
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