<p>The story of the curmudgeonly Australian-born author of Mary Poppins, P.L. Travers and the two-decade struggle by Walt Disney to secure the rights to her story.</p>
<h3>Show notes:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2140373/" class="link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Saving Mr. Banks (2013) - IMDb</a></li><li><a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-did-pl-travers-the-prickly-author-of-mary-poppins-really-fare-against-walt-disney-180949052/" class="link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Did P.L. Travers, the Prickly Author of Mary Poppins, Really Fare Against Walt Disney? | At the Smithsonian | Smithsonian</a></li><li><a href="http://www.theargus.co.uk/yourargus/society_magazine/features/9817145.In_a_most_delightful_way/" class="link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In a most delightful way (From The Argus)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/saving-mr-banks-review-turmoil-in-the-nanny-state-20140109-30ij3.html" class="link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Saving Mr Banks review: Turmoil in the nanny state</a></li><li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/movies/songwriter-recalls-p-l-travers-mary-poppins-author.html" class="link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Songwriter Recalls P. L. Travers, 'Mary Poppins' Author - NYTimes.com</a></li><li><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/the-truth-behind-mary-poppins-creator-pl-travers-20140104-30akz.html" class="link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The truth behind Mary Poppins creator P.L. Travers</a></li><li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/05/movies/awardsseason/tom-hanks-and-emma-thompson-discuss-saving-mr-banks.html" class="link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson Discuss 'Saving Mr. Banks' - NYTimes.com</a></li><li><a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/12/11/saving_mr_banks_how_the_mouse_captured_mary_poppins/" class="link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">'Saving Mr. Banks': How the Mouse captured Mary Poppins - Salon.com</a></li></ul><div class="rss-only"><p>We love hearing from listeners! <a href="https://twitter.com/screen_queens">Tweet us @screen_queens</a>, <a href="https://facebook.com/SilverScreenQueens">like us on Facebook</a> or hang out with us on <a href="http://tumblr.silverscreenqueens.com">Tumblr</a>!</p>
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35: 12 Years a Slave

Melissa Savage and Katie Molloy met in film class, and haven’t been able to stop talking movies ever since. Each week they watch a movie and review it, stopping to make plenty of nerdy references along the way.