P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson)—the irascible author of Mary Poppins—frets and complains bitterly throughout Saving Mr. Banks that her beloved story will lose its realistic edge in the hands of Walt ...

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 stars Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke rolled back the years as they attended the premiere of Saving Mr Banks. The movie tells the behind the scenes story of what it took Disney to bring ...

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 ...

Emma Thompson has taken on some difficult roles during her career, winning Oscars and numerous other awards for her performances in works based on classic literature and historical events. But, says ...