From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 5pm Saturday in NZ, 3pm in Sydney and 4am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies Mary Poppins from 1964 and Planes, Trains and Automobiles from 1987.
Mary Poppins is a 1964 American musical fantasy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney, with songs written and composed by the Sherman Brothers.
The screenplay is by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, based on P. L. Travers's book series Mary Poppins.
The film, which combines live-action and animation, stars Julie Andrews in her feature film debut as Mary Poppins, who visits a dysfunctional family in London and employs her unique brand of lifestyle to improve the family's dynamic.
Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, and Glynis Johns are featured in supporting roles.
The film was shot entirely at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, using painted London background scenes.
Mary Poppins was released on 27 August, 1964, to critical acclaim and commercial success.
It became the highest-grossing film of 1964 and, at the time of its release, was Disney's highest-grossing film ever.
It received a total of 13 Academy Awards nominations, including Best Picture – a record for any film released by Walt Disney Studios – and won five: Best Actress for Andrews, Best Film Editing, Best Original Music Score, Best Visual Effects, and Best Original Song for " Chim Chim Cher-ee".
Mary Poppins is considered Walt Disney's crowning live-action achievement, and is the only one of his films which earned a Best Picture nomination during his lifetime.
In 2013, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
A biographical drama on the making of the film, Saving Mr. Banks, was released on 20 October, 2013.
A sequel, Mary Poppins Returns, was released on December 19, 2018.
Directed by: Robert Stevenson.
Screenplay by: Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi.
Based on: Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers.
Produced by: Walt Disney.
Starring: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber, Elsa Lanchester, Arthur Treacher, Reginald Owen and Ed Wynn.
Cinematography: Edward Colman.
Edited by: Cotton Warburton.
Music by: Irwin Kostal.
Production company: Walt Disney Productions.
Distributed by: Buena Vista Distribution Company, Inc.
Release date: 27 August , 1964 (LA) and 24 September , 1964 (NY)
File length: 139 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $4.4–6 million.
Box office: $103.1 million.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a 1987 American comedy film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes.
It stars Steve Martin as Neal Page, a high-strung marketing executive, and John Candy as Del Griffith, a goodhearted but annoying shower curtain ring salesman.
They share a three-day odyssey of misadventures trying to get Neal home to Chicago in time for Thanksgiving with his family.
The film received critical acclaim, with many critics praising it for Hughes branching out from teen comedies, and for the performances of Candy and Martin.
Directed by: John Hughes.
Written by: John Hughes.
Produced by: John Hughes.
Starring: Steve Martin and John Candy.
Cinematography: Donald Peterman.
Edited by: Paul Hirsch.
Music by: Ira Newborn.
Production Company: Hughes Entertainment.
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures.
Release date: 25 November , 1987.
File length: 92 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $30 million.
Box office: $49.5 million.
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