Filmmakers have been using books and novels for inspiration for decades. Over the years, there have been several masterpieces to hit the shelves first and movie theaters second. Nicholas Sparks’ The ...

Julie Andrews enchanted viewers in her feature film debut alongside Dick Van Dyke. Walt Disney surprised moviegoers by injecting animation into a live-action movie. The story focuses on the Banks ...

The Sherman Brothers, Walt Disney, and the Creation of a Classic Film, is the extraordinary true story behind the creation of ...

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P. L. Travers’s nanny is always ready with a pert word and charming tale. ‘Spoonful of Sugar.” Bert, the chimney sweep. “Let’s Go Fly a Kite.” Admiral Boom. Votes for Women! These names, songs, and ...

For more than 60 years, audiences have been revelling in a spoonful of sugar, dancing penguins and Dick Van Dyke’s highly ...

It's been 60 years since the Disney classic "Mary Poppins" first floated into our lives. For a while, making the film seemed like an impossibility for Walt Disney. He pursued the film rights from the ...

As Dick Van Dyke turns 100, Variety looks back at how 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' was almost canceled and how 'Mary Poppins' was considered a big risk.

1. Walt Disney’s daughter inspired him to make the movie. Before it was immortalized on the silver screen, Mary Poppins was ...