I wasn’t a very big fan of “Mary Poppins” growing up. The bird lady scared me. I never really understood how or why they jumped into the chalk drawing, or how Bert knew Mary Poppins for that matter.

BURBANK, California (Reuters) - In the leafy, idyllic setting that is the Disney Studios lot, author P.L. Travers made life hell for writers and composers and Walt Disney himself in a movie that ...

Mary Poppins is a decidedly odd children’s film. You may remember the bubbly songs, Julie Andrews’ relentless cheeriness and Dick Van Dyke’s horrendous Cockney accent, but do you remember how long it ...

“Saving Mr. Banks” screenwriter Kelly Marcel was a “Mary Poppins” pro as a kid compared to the pic’s co-star Colin Farrell. “It was definitely the film we watched every Christmas,” said Marcel at a ...

I recently watched the Oscar-nominated film “Saving Mr. Banks,” which was about the making of the Disney movie “Mary Poppins.” I also watched the 40th anniversary edition of “Mary Poppins,” which my ...