In which I dive into how Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, and The Sound of Music came to the big screen, audience and critical reactions, their legacies, and how they all were released within a year. I also dive into how the films tie into the respective career legacies of producer Walt Disney, director George Cukor, and composer Oscar Hammerstein II. Spoiler alert for all three films discussed!
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
1:35 Mary Poppins and Walt Disney
9:45 My Fair Lady and George Cukor
19:47 The Sound of Music and Oscar Hammerstein II
30:24 How Did These Three Films All Happen At the Same Time?
39:07 Conclusion
Music by Eric Godlow Beats, LuKremBo, and Zeeky Beats
FURTHER VIEWING:
"Mary Poppins, Eliza Doolittle, and Julie Andrews' Oscar" by Be Kind Rewind: kzitem.info/news/bejne/1qSnt4Fpp6eAYKQ
twitter.com/ZackPaslay
instagram.com/ZackPaslay
letterboxd.com/ZackPaslay
CITATIONS:
Kantor, M. (Director). (2004). Broadway: The American Musical [Documentary]. PBS.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of Mary Poppins [2004 DVD bonus feature]. Walt Disney Home Entertainment.
Galler, S. (Director). (1995). The Making of 'My Fair Lady' [DVD bonus feature]. CBS.
Matessino, M. (Director). (1994). The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon [DVD bonus feature]. CBS.
Crowther, B. (1964, September 25). Screen: 'Mary Poppins':Julie Andrews stars as Famous Nanny. Retrieved March 30, 2021, from www.nytimes.com/1964/09/25/archives/screen-mary-poppinsjulie-andrews-stars-as-famous-nanny.html.
Donaldson, K. (2018, December 07). How Disney made Mary Poppins an icon by ignoring her creator. Retrieved March 30, 2021, from www.syfy.com/syfywire/how-disney-made-mary-poppins-an-icon-by-ignoring-her-creator.
Corliss, R. (2015, March 02). The sound of music at 50: Why the movie got bad reviews (at first). Retrieved March 30, 2021, from time.com/3717463/sound-of-music-50-review/
Atkinson, B. (1956, March 16). Theatre: 'My Fair Lady'. Retrieved from www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/theater/86548580.pdf
Alter, C. (2014, October 21). My Fair Lady (1964): Why it's much less sexist than you think. Retrieved March 30, 2021, from time.com/3525216/my-fair-lady-1964/
Powers, J. (1964, October 21). 'My Fair Lady': THR's 1964 Review. Retrieved March 30, 2021, from www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/my-fair-lady-1964-film-939823
Smith, J. (2019, June 19). Joan Didion vs Pauline Kael vs The Sound of Music. Retrieved March 30, 2021, from lwlies.com/articles/joan-didion-pauline-kael-the-sound-of-music/
Crowther, B. (1965, March 03). 'The Sound of Music' Opens at Rivoli. Retrieved March 30, 2021, from www.nytimes.com/1965/03/03/archives/the-sound-of-music-opens-at-rivoli.html
Guadagnino, K. (2017, January 20). So Long, Farewell. Retrieved March 30, 2021, from www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/01/20/so-long-farewell/
Barthel, J. (1966, November 20). Biggest Money-Making Movie of All Time - How Come? Retrieved March 30, 2021, from archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/packages/html/movies/bestpictures/music-ar.html?scp=3&sq=Oh%2520Julie&st=cse
Raven, R. (2018, December 21). What the mary poppins author really thought of the original movie. Retrieved March 30, 2021, from www.rd.com/article/mary-poppins-p-l-travers/
Garber, M. (2015, November 23). 'Edelweiss': An American song for an American Dystopia. Retrieved March 30, 2021, from www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/11/edelweiss-an-american-song-for-an-american-dystopia/417285/
Efron, E. (1965, July 17) Still Attacking His Ancient Enemy-Conformity, from TV Guide via Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler
Негізгі бет How Three Movie Musicals From the Mid-60s Became All-Time Classics
Пікірлер: 20