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Also, Brief is a relatively gore-free thriller, with most of the violence effectively conveyed offscreen." [11] Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote: "The Pelican Brief is best watched as a celebration of liquid brown eyes and serious star quality, thanks to the casting of Ms. Roberts and Denzel Washington in its leading roles. Neither of ...
Mary Poppins was made into a film based on the first four books in the series by Walt Disney Productions in 1964. According to the 40th anniversary DVD release of the film in 2004, Walt Disney first attempted to purchase the film rights to Mary Poppins from P. L. Travers as early as 1938, but was rebuffed because Travers did not believe a film version of her books would do justice to her ...
The Pelican Brief is a legal-suspense thriller by John Grisham, published in 1992 by Doubleday. [1] It is his third novel after A Time to Kill and The Firm. Two paperback editions were published, both by Dell Publishing in 1993. A namesake film adaptation was released in 1993 starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington.
Alan Jay Pakula (/ p ə ˈ k uː l ə /; April 7, 1928 – November 19, 1998) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.Associated with the New Hollywood movement, [1] his best-known works include his critically-acclaimed "paranoia trilogy": the neo-noir mystery Klute (1971), the conspiracy thriller The Parallax View (1974), and the Watergate scandal drama All the President's ...
Mary Poppins is a fictional character and the eponymous protagonist of P. L. Travers' books of the same name along with all of their adaptations. A magical English nanny, she blows in on the east wind and arrives at the Banks home at Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane, London, where she is given charge of the Banks children and teaches them valuable lessons with a magical touch. [1]
Because Mary Poppins was a period piece set in 1910, songs that sounded similar to songs of the period were wanted. [2] The movie version finished at #36 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.
Loosely based on the book series Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers, [1] the film is a sequel to the 1964 film Mary Poppins, and stars Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins, with supporting roles from Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, and David Warner in his final film ...
Karen Dotrice (/ d oʊ ˈ t r iː s / doh-TREESS; [1] born 9 November 1955) is a British actress. She is known primarily for her role as Jane Banks in Walt Disney's Mary Poppins, the feature film adaptation of the Mary Poppins book series.