I believe the first time I encountered James Garner on screen was when I saw him in Blake Edwards’s cross-dressing romantic comedy Victor/Victoria (based on the German Viktor Und Viktoria) as a child in the 1980s. It’s a film that certainly made an impression on me as I retain memories…
Tag: Julie Andrews
The musical was written for television, and broadcast live the year Mr. Lester was born and was seen by 100 million viewers: – – I have a very vague memory of this… – This version was choreographed by Rob Marshall (in 1997), who went on to direct Chicago (2002) –…
I am fascinated by an upcoming film project, SAVING MR. BANKS. It promises to illuminate the contentious relationship between Walt Disney and the author of the “Mary Poppins” series, P.L. Travers. Apparently Travers cried through the premiere of what she thought an “appalling” film. I would say there was, perhaps,…