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9 Variations on the ‘Nanny Fixes a Family’ Movie Plot
I’ve written about Mary Poppins and Uncle Buck recently, and those films got me thinking about their niche within the wider comedy genre. These are movies that follow what I call the “Nanny fixes a family” plot. A quirky nanny … Continue reading
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Tagged captain ron, children films, comedy, elf, family, films, mary poppins, movie review, movies, mrs. doubtfire, musical, nanny mcphee, relationships, the king and i, the sound of music, uncle buck, what about bob
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Mary Poppins, The Twilight Zone, and the Epidemic of Male Suicide
Mary Poppins and the classic Twilight Zone episode “A Stop at Willoughby” approach the problem of male suicide from two very different angles. Continue reading
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Tagged animated films, disney, drama, films, mary poppins, men and women, movie review, movies, relationships, rod serling, the twilight zone, TV shows
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Movie Matchups: Inception vs. Mary Poppins
Since I first saw Inception in theaters, it has been needling in my mind. Not because it’s a bad film, but because it is so creative and unique that I wanted so badly to come up with an equally creative … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, christopher nolan, disney, family, films, inception, mary poppins, movie review, movies, relationships
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