When it comes to Disney stories about witchy women and magical nannies, Mary Poppins has brand name recognition ... what you usually see in a kids’ movie). “Beautiful Briny Sea,” by contrast ...

the movie unabashedly walks to the edge of saccharine and then balances there to delightful effect. By refusing to apologise for its exuberance and cheerfulness, Mary Poppins basks in its own ...

Julie Andrews had a number of things working against her before she became an international superstar in her first movie role in “Mary Poppins.” Andrews, who turns 85 on Oct. 1, almost had to ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Flying through the clouds with a black parrot umbrella and holding her signature carpet bag, whimsical British nanny Mary Poppins made her "practically perfect" movie ...