Robert B Sherman, who has died aged 86, was part of one of the most unusual songwriting teams of all time. He and his younger brother Richard may not be as well known as other pairs of composers and lyricists, but they will for ever be remembered as the writers of Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book and a swath of other productions from Walt Disney Studios.
Their score for Mary Poppins (1964), the movie that introduced Julie Andrews to filmgoers, secured them a place in popular musical history and made them multimillionaires. Featuring songs including Jolly Holiday, Let's Go Fly a Kite and Feed the Birds, it won them two Oscars. It also included the classic A Spoonful of Sugar and the song with the one-word title that they used when they accepted the Academy awards: "All we can say is 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'.
Their score for Mary Poppins (1964), the movie that introduced Julie Andrews to filmgoers, secured them a place in popular musical history and made them multimillionaires. Featuring songs including Jolly Holiday, Let's Go Fly a Kite and Feed the Birds, it won them two Oscars. It also included the classic A Spoonful of Sugar and the song with the one-word title that they used when they accepted the Academy awards: "All we can say is 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'.
- 3/6/2012
- by Michael Freedland
- The Guardian - Film News
Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 2, Episode 23 of ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars," entitled "Eye of the Beholder."
Apparently, we missed a pivotal couple hours of "Pretty Little Liars" life. I get it, it's a TV show. But still, it's kind of frustrating where this week's episode picks up after last week's cliffhanger: Aria's friends had their backs turned in Brookhaven when some dude mistook her for "Vivian" (i.e. Allison in a brunette wig) thanks to her red trench coat.
Now, the quartet is sitting at Lucky Leon's and going over the Brookhaven events. "When we noticed you didn't come back, he was gone," Emily explains. Or doesn't. What does that even mean? "They're like trying to solve a murder! Were they not worried that she could have been abducted?" my mom questions.
Aria explains that his name is Duncan Albert (Spencer Hastings...
Apparently, we missed a pivotal couple hours of "Pretty Little Liars" life. I get it, it's a TV show. But still, it's kind of frustrating where this week's episode picks up after last week's cliffhanger: Aria's friends had their backs turned in Brookhaven when some dude mistook her for "Vivian" (i.e. Allison in a brunette wig) thanks to her red trench coat.
Now, the quartet is sitting at Lucky Leon's and going over the Brookhaven events. "When we noticed you didn't come back, he was gone," Emily explains. Or doesn't. What does that even mean? "They're like trying to solve a murder! Were they not worried that she could have been abducted?" my mom questions.
Aria explains that his name is Duncan Albert (Spencer Hastings...
- 3/6/2012
- by Jaimie Etkin
- Aol TV.
Janet McTeer has been able to straddle the blurred lines of femininity and masculinity better than most throughout her career. She's donned riding pants and romanced women as bisexual writer Vita Sackville-West in Portrait of a Marriage, but she's also strolled around in gothic gowns in the 1992 film version of Wuthering Heights. She's won awards for her work on both the stage and screen, including a Golden Globe for Best Actress in Tumbleweeds and a Tony for A Doll's House.
Attention: Spoilers ahead.
There seems to be no role McTeer can't play — or hasn't played — up until Albert Nobbs. In the new film, opening in theaters January 27, McTeer plays Hubert, a woman who lives her life as a male painter and is married to a woman, Kathleen. It was announced today that McTeer is up for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for the role.
If you haven't seen the film or read much about it,...
Attention: Spoilers ahead.
There seems to be no role McTeer can't play — or hasn't played — up until Albert Nobbs. In the new film, opening in theaters January 27, McTeer plays Hubert, a woman who lives her life as a male painter and is married to a woman, Kathleen. It was announced today that McTeer is up for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for the role.
If you haven't seen the film or read much about it,...
- 1/24/2012
- by Trish Bendix
- AfterEllen.com
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