Mary Poppins Celebrates 50 Years With an Anniversary Edition #MaryPoppinsMagic
December 10, 2013
Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down! Oh how I love watching Mary Poppins. The songs, the dancing, the antics. It’s hard to believe that the film is 50 years old! In honor of the half-century mark, the Mary Poppins 50th Anniversary Edition is coming to Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital HD on December 10, 2013.
Join the “practically perfect” Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews) for a “Jolly Holiday” as she magically turns every chore into a game and every day into a whimsical adventure. Along the way, you’ll be enchanted by unforgettable characters such as the multi-talented chimney sweep Bert (Dick Van Dyke).
Bonus features include:
- Mary-OKE’s – New piece highlights popular music from the film, specifically “Spoon Full of Sugar,” “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” Step In Time,” “Chim Chim Cher-ee” and allows viewer to sing-along to animated words that display onscreen in unique ways.
- Becoming Mr. Sherman: Join actor Jason Schwartzman as he sits down for a fun and musical-filled afternoon with Richard Sherman. In the new film, SAVING MR BANKS, Schwartzman portrays the Disney Legend… half of the famous composing team, the Sherman Brothers who wrote all the classic songs from MARY POPPINS, as well as many other favorites. Hear heartwarming, revealing stories about the making of this beloved musical, get more insight on working with Walt Disney, and get a unique sneak peek into SAVING MR BANKS, starring Tom Hanks, and Emma Thompson.
Experience the extraordinary animation, dazzling special effects and award-winning music of Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins in this restored and remastered 2-Disc 50th Anniversary Edition, for the first time on Blu-Ray combo pack and digital HD.
We’ll be celebrating the DVD/Blu-ray combo pack release with a fun Twitter party on December 10th! We hope you can join us! In the meantime you can learn more about Mary Poppins on their website, Facebook, and Twitter!
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