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Disney Legend Richard M. Sherman, half of the Academy Award-winning songwriting team of the Sherman Brothers with his late brother, fellow Legend Robert B. Sherman, died today at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills at 95 from age-related illness.

Sherman was a key member of Walt Disney’s inner circle of creative talents. He garnered nine Academy Award nominations (winning two Oscars for his work on the 1964 Mary Poppins), won three Grammy Awards, and received 24 gold and platinum albums over the course of his 65-year career.

Richard and his brother were inducted as Disney Legends in 1990.

The Sherman brothers were perhaps best known for their work on Mary Poppins, for which they won Oscars for Best Score – Substantially Original, and Best Original Song for Chim Chim Cher-ee.

Another cherished song from the film, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, became a pop hit, entering the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965, while the lullaby Feed the Birds became one of Walt’s favorite songs.

With the long weekend upon us, there’s a good chance you’ll be looking for some new shows or movies to watch, especially if you’ll be sheltering-in-place. Thankfully, there’s a lot of fresh content coming to all your favorite streaming platforms, so we thought we’d provide a bit of a rundown on what you can watch this Memorial Day weekend.

Over on Netflix, the biggest addition comes in the form of The Lovebirds, a new comedy starring Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae as a couple who have been wrongfully accused of committing a murder. While it released to somewhat mixed reception, it’s certainly scoring much higher than The Wrong Missy, while also proving to be equally as popular with Netflix subscribers.

For those who like raunchier content, the second season of Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series debuted, while reality TV fans will want to check out Selling Sunset,...

Disney+ is out with its list of everything new coming to the streaming service in May.

Highlights include “Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian,” a docuseries on the making of the beloved series, premiering on “Star Wars” Day, May 4. Plus, the final episodes of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and Season 1 of Nat Geo Wild’s “Heartland Docs, Dvm,” which was recently renewed for Season 2.

Get the full list below.

May 1

Awesome Animals (S1)

Birth of Europe (S1)

Bride of Boogedy

Buried Secrets of the Bible with Albert Lin (S1)

Car Sos (S1 – S7)

Disney Kirby Buckets (S1-S3)

George of the Jungle

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

How to Play Baseball

In Beaver Valley

Lost Treasures of Egypt (S1)

Love & Vets (S1)

Nature’s Half Acre

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Prairie Dog Manor (S1)

Primal Survivor (S1-S4)

Prowlers of the...

April is a little over halfway gone now, so it’s time to start looking forward to what’s coming up next month on your favorite streaming services. Speaking of which, the Mouse House has been knocking it out of the park with substantial monthly additions to their new Disney+ platform and May is looking to carry on that tradition quite nicely.

See below for the full list of content coming next month:

May 1st:

Awesome Animals (Season 1)

Be Our Chef (Episode 1-06)

Birth of Europe (Season 1)

Bride of Boogedy

Buried Secrets of the Bible with Albert Lin (Season 1)

Car Sos (Seasons 1-7)

Disney Family Sundays (Episode 1-26)

Disney Kirby Buckets (Seasons 1-3)

George of the Jungle

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

How to Play Baseball

In Beaver Valley

Lost Treasures of Egypt (Season 1)

Love & Vets (Season 1)

Nature’s Half Acre

One Day At Disney...

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment presents the DVD debut of three of their critically-acclaimed documentaries. "Walt & El Grupo: The Untold Adventures," "The Boys; The Sherman Brothers' Story," and Buena Vista Home Entertainment release "Waking Sleeping Beauty" hit stores November 30.

In "Walt & El Grupo," the film chronicles a 1941 South American expedition led by Walt Disney himself and a team of animators dubbed as "El Grupo." It features rare candid accounts from the studio's main man and his artists, illustrating the impact the trip had on American and global culture that brought new perspective to the beloved Disney heritage that continues to inspire the world.

The film is directed by Theodore Thomas, whose father Frank Thomas as one of the "El Grupo" animators on the trip.

In "The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story," the docu-film features Richard and Robert Sherman, brothers who nabbed Oscar trophies for Best Original Song and Best...

A look at what's new on DVD today:

"The Fantasia Collection"

Released by Disney Home Entertainment

While the headliner of Disney's incredible group of releases on November 30th will be the four-disc Blu-ray double feature of "Fantasia" and "Fantasia 2000," it's what's less publicized that should be exciting to both Disneyphiles and film fans in general. Starting with the hi-def debut of the two "Fantasias," Disney will finally include amongst the films' copious special features (many ported over from the out-of-print DVD set) the 1946 Salvador Dali-Walt Disney collaboration "Destino," along with an 82-minute making-of documentary. And incidentally, Disney is also releasing three standalone documentaries that shouldn't be overlooked in "The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story" about the songsmiths behind the studio's most famous musicals like "Mary Poppins," "Walt & El Grupo," which details the company-shifting trip Walt Disney took with his animators to Latin America as part of the Good...

  Debuting in a huge 4,096 venues, the comedic fantasy adventure sequel "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," debuted with a strong Friday to Sunday $53.5 million estimate. Film helmed by Shawn Levy stars Ben Stiller (Larry Daley), Amy Adams (Amelia Earhart), Owen Wilson (Jedediah), Hank Azaria (Kah Mun Rah), Jon Bernthal (Al Capone), Bill Hader (Gen. George Armstrong Custer), Alain Chabat (Napoleon), Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon (The Wright Brothers). The original film opened in top position with a $30.4 million gross before ending off with $250.8 million domestically an d an even bigger $323.6 million overseas. Warner Bros. Pictures' McG-helmed "Terminator Salvation," starring Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Bryce Dallas Howard and Common, finished in second place with around $43 million pocketed. Pic averaged $12,184 per theatre. Holding off strong, "Star Trek" nudged ahead of last weekend's top spot-opening "Angels & Demons" to claim third place in its third weekend at place.

Besides "Terminator Salvation" (watch my review here, and my interviews with cast and director McG here), there's an onslaught of new releases vying for your hard-earned movie money.

First, we have "Dance Flick."

The Wayans family, purveyor of spoof films ("Scary Movie" franchise), returns to deconstruct the dance genre in "Dance Flick."

By now, if you've seen one spoof, you've seen them all, but director Damien Wayans shows flair for directing this genre even though the film is a hit or miss in the comedy department. I did chuckle once or twice though, so "Dance Flick" gets :2k dance baby dance kisses.

We also have "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian."

Ben Stiller returns in the role of security guard Larry Daley in the sequel. Director Shawn Levy also returns and this time, the plot revolves around Jedediah (Owen Wilson) and Octavius (Steve Coogan). The cowboy dude...

An absorbing study in creative tension, Robert B. Sherman and younger brother Richard M. Sherman wrote the songs for "Mary Poppins" and many other classics despite barely getting along personally.

This documentary by their respective sons Gregory and Jeff -- who met only a few years ago because the families have been estranged for decades -- paints a vivid dual portrait of Bob, an introspective World War II veteran, and his ebullient younger brother, Dick.

Their father, also a songwriter, brought the brothers together as a team, and...

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See new images from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' documentary "The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story," helmed by Gregory V. Sherman and Jeff Sherman. The film will see limited areas on May 22nd, in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Palm Springs. See more images from the film produced by David Permut, Jeff Sherman, Ben Stiller and Gregory V. Sherman. The Academy Award®-winning brothers, Richard and Robert Sherman, arguably defined family musical entertainment with unforgettable songs like “Chim Chim Cher-ee” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” from “Mary Poppins”; “I Wanna Be Like You” from ”The Jungle Book”; the score to “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and the most translated song ever written, “It’s a Small World (After All)” from the popular Disneyland attraction. While their songs were cherished by both audiences and Walt Disney himself, outside the public eye, the boys’ personal relationship with each other was far less harmonious.

See new images from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' documentary "The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story," helmed by Gregory V. Sherman and Jeff Sherman. The film will see limited areas on May 22nd, in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Palm Springs. See more images from the film produced by David Permut, Jeff Sherman, Ben Stiller and Gregory V. Sherman. The Academy Award®-winning brothers, Richard and Robert Sherman, arguably defined family musical entertainment with unforgettable songs like “Chim Chim Cher-ee” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” from “Mary Poppins”; “I Wanna Be Like You” from ”The Jungle Book”...

See new images from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' documentary "The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story," helmed by Gregory V. Sherman and Jeff Sherman. The film will see limited areas on May 22nd, in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Palm Springs. See more images from the film produced by David Permut, Jeff Sherman, Ben Stiller and Gregory V. Sherman. The Academy Award®-winning brothers, Richard and Robert Sherman, arguably defined family musical entertainment with unforgettable songs like “Chim Chim Cher-ee” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” from “Mary Poppins”; “I Wanna Be Like You” from ”The Jungle Book”...

Here are the new MPAA ratings from Bulletin No: 2065. Beyond The Epic Run Rated PG For thematic elements, mild language and some smoking. The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story Rated PG For mild thematic elements, smoking images and brief language. Drag Me To Hell Rated PG-13 For sequences of horror violence, terror, disturbing images and language. Release Date: May 29, 2009 Dragon Hunter Rated PG-13 For action violence. Flying By Rated PG-13 For language. The Golden Boys Rated PG For mild language and smoking. I Hate Valentine's Day Rated PG-13 For some sexual content. London To Brighton Rated R For disturbing violent and sexual content, and strong language. The Lost And Found Family Rated PG For drug material and thematic elements. Only The Brave Rated R For some war violence and disturbing images. Resolved Rated PG-13 For some strong language and teen smoking. Satan Rated R For strong violence including a brutal rape,...