Daily entertainment news covering Mary Poppins en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/10/01/celebrity_birthdays_october_93 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 139077@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to:

Actor Randy Quaid (1950)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/08/film_recasts_remakes_and_a_whole_lotta_s Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:40:54 EST Entertainment News 125255@http://www.starpulse.com/news In the wake of the current brain-draining drive to remake just about everything Hollywood has ever had to offer, there are some films that are so sacred they should never be touched.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/18/this_week_s_movie_buzz_see_it_rent_it_or_12 Mon, 18 May 2009 09:25:50 EST Entertainment News 122936@http://www.starpulse.com/news The first three weeks of the summer movie season started out a bit slow, but from here the momentum really starts to build. There's a spike in the number of movies premiering

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/06/the_unborn_is_in_theaters_friday_check_o Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:00:16 EST Entertainment News 107331@http://www.starpulse.com/news Writer/director David Goyer (Blade: Trinity, The Invisible, Batman Begins) gives a terrifying glimpse into the life of the undead in The Unborn and follows a young woman pulled into a world of nightmares when a demonic spirit

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/01/celebrity_birthdays_october_61 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 97668@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to British DJ and rapper Dizzee Rascal (1985), baseball slugger Mark McGwire (1963), Puerto Rican actor Esai Morales (1962), comedic actor Randy Quaid (1950), Mary Poppins star Julie Andrews (1935),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/28/spotlight_on_movies_that_became_musicals Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:30:00 EST Entertainment News 96705@http://www.starpulse.com/news Fans of movie musicals know that most of their favorites, like "Grease," "West Side Story," "The Sound of Music," and "Oklahoma!" were adapted from popular Broadway plays.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/23/spotlight_on_talented_oscar_winning_movi Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:45:21 EST Entertainment News 90455@http://www.starpulse.com/news There are many talented people in Hollywood who have won a coveted Oscar, and there are so many talented winners that it's difficult to just name a few.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/14/star_crossed_lovers_create_road_to_ruin_ Wed, 14 May 2008 16:25:07 EST Entertainment News 87455@http://www.starpulse.com/news (Hollywoodchicago) By its very nature, colonialism is bad karma waiting to happen. You are a sovereign nation with weaponry and a desire for treasure. While you invade and take over a country with that treasure, it also comes with a society you don’t understand.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/17/mariah_carey_i_m_a_prude_ Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:26:14 EST Entertainment News 81366@http://www.starpulse.com/news Pop diva Mariah Carey denies she has loose sexual morals - instead likening herself to wholesome nanny Mary Poppins. The Hero star knows she is portrayed as a "ditzy moron" by the media but insists she has high morals when it comes to dating.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/15/terminator_2_skeleton_brings_in_nearly_5 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:00:23 EST Entertainment News 71389@http://www.starpulse.com/news CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) - A cyborg skeleton from ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' brought in nearly $500,000 on Friday in an auction of Hollywood memorabilia dominated by props and costumes from Arnold Schwarzenegger's shoot-em-up sci-fi franchise.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/01/celebrity_birthdays_october_32 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 61573@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to British DJ and rapper Dizzee Rascal (1985), baseball slugger Mark McGwire (1963), Puerto Rican actor Esai Morales (1962), comedic actor Randy Quaid (1950), Panamanian baseball star Rod Carew (1945), Mary Poppins star Julie Andrews (1935), Harry Potter's first "Dumbledore" Sir Richard Harris (1930),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/21/scarlett_johansson_aamp_donna_murphy_cam Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:07:46 EST Entertainment News 56691@http://www.starpulse.com/news Scarlett Johansson and her The Nanny Diaries co-star Donna Murphy are campaigning to take the movie to the stage - as a new musical. The actresses bonded during the making of the Mary Poppins-esque film, about a struggling New York babysitter, and now they want to turn the project into a sing-along stage spectacular.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/20/movie_review_nanny_diaries_has_its_momen Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:38:28 EST Entertainment News 56549@http://www.starpulse.com/news Having set the standard for contemporary chick-lit adaptations, ''The Devil Wears Prada'' is a tough act to follow. The clothes, the attitude, the scene-stealing, Oscar-nominated work from Meryl Streep - anything would pale by comparison.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/30/lucy_davis_american_accents_are_impossib Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:40:22 EST Entertainment News 53578@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Office star Lucy Davis finds it impossible to master an American accent - and insists she's missed out on acting roles because of her speech impediment. The actress, who plays Dawn in the British version of the Ricky Gervais series, has appeared in U.S. TV series Ugly Betty and Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip - but admits she's hopeless when it comes to imitating her co-stars.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/13/rockers_gather_to_pay_tribute_to_disney Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:25:12 EST Entertainment News 46813@http://www.starpulse.com/news A host of rockers including Shane MacGowan, Nick Cave, Bryan Ferry, Beth Orton and Pete Doherty are teaming up to pay tribute to the Disney songbook this weekend. Sunday's one-off event, Forest Of No Return - Hal Willner Presents The Vintage Disney Songbook, at London's South Bank Center will see the left-field stars playing their favorite songs from Disney movies.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/15/queen_julie_andrews_returns_as_matronly_ Tue, 15 May 2007 13:34:51 EST Entertainment News 42639@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Julie Andrews has been Hollywood royalty for decades. Lately, she's had the parts to prove it with queenly roles in ''The Princess Diaries'' and ''Shrek'' films. Andrews - who reprises her voice role in ''Shrek the Third'' as Queen Lillian, mother-in-law to Mike Myers' ogre and mom to Cameron Diaz's ogre princess - is a pragmatic monarch.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/14/shrek_films_crack_mirror_of_fairy_tale_t Mon, 14 May 2007 14:52:58 EST Entertainment News 42492@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ogres as romantic heroes and princess brides. Cinderella as a neurotic clean freak. Snow White as a bossy know-it-all. Puss in Boots hacking up hairballs. Pinocchio with a leaf still growing off his wooden lie-detector nose.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/07/cameron_diaz_fights_for_an_even_greener__4 Mon, 07 May 2007 11:06:38 EST Entertainment News 41198@http://www.starpulse.com/news Environmental crusader Cameron Diaz is hoping to turn the next Shrek movie all green - by asking producers to consider a film with an eco-friendly message. The actress, who plays ogre Princess Fiona in the Shrek films, has started campaigning to make the fourth film all about the environment.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/24/mary_poppins_scores_11_nominations_at_ou Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:18:37 EST Entertainment News 39441@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hit musical Mary Poppins has netted 11 nominations for next month's Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Broadway Musical. The production, based on the 1964 movie of the same name, is also nominated for Best New Score, Best Director Of A Musical and Best New Score while its stars Gavin Lee and Ashley Brown picked up Best Actor and Best Actress nods respectively.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/19/west_side_story_tops_best_movie_musical_ Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:00:54 EST Entertainment News 30572@http://www.starpulse.com/news Screen classic West Side Story has topped a poll naming the greatest screen musicals of all time, beating out competition from such favorites as Singin' In The Rain and Mary Poppins. The 1961 movie, which starred Natalie Wood, was scored by Leonard Bernstein. Second place in British newspaper The Observer's poll is Gold Diggers Of 1933.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/28/notable_quotes_2 Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:30:00 EST Entertainment News 27355@http://www.starpulse.com/news "I've got this reputation for actors and all of that, but you're allowed to have male friends." Sienna Miller insists her reputation for dating her co-stars and other actors is unfounded. "I had a very religious approach to developing the character. It's not like the director said, `Cut!' and everyone was able to laugh and go get a drink and talk about something extraneous." Jared Leto on portraying John Lennon's killer Mark David Chapman in Chapter 27.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/24/lindsay_lohan_practices_british_accent Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:41:34 EST Entertainment News 19533@http://www.starpulse.com/news Lindsay Lohan is worried about an upcoming role in which she has to talk with a British accent because she dreads her efforts being compared to Dick Van Dyke. Van Dyke's performance in 1960s movie Mary Poppins features a notoriously unconvincing London cockney accent, and Lohan is keen to avoid any comparisons with her turn in "A Woman Of No Importance."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/01/celebrity_birthdays_october_1 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 15605@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to British DJ and rapper Dizzee Rascal (1985), baseball slugger Mark McGwire (1963), Puerto Rican actor Esai Morales (1962), comedic actor Randy Quaid (1950), Panamanian baseball star Rod Carew (1945), Mary Poppins star Julie Andrews (1935), Harry Potter's first "Dumbledore" Sir Richard Harris (1930), "Hannibal Smith" from The A-Team George Peppard (1928), Happy Days actor Tom Bosley (1927), 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter (1924), comedic actor Walter Matthau (1920), and Russian pianist Vladimir Horowitz (1903).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/12/27/et_shrek_top_list_of_britain_s_favorite_ Tue, 27 Dec 2005 09:18:53 EST Entertainment News 1441@http://www.starpulse.com/news Steven Spielberg's 1982 blockbuster ET: The Extra-Terrestrial has been named the best family film of all time by British TV network Channel 4. Animated hit Shrek came second in the top 100 countdown. Disney classic Mary Poppins claimed the third spot.

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