Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow months before Conran made the movie with his actors, he shot it entirely with stand-ins in Los Angeles and then created the whole movie in animatics so that the actors had an idea of what the film would look like and where to move on the soundstage. To prepare for the film, Conran had his cast watch old movies, such as Lauren Bacall in "To Have and Have Not" (1944) for Paltrow's performance and "The Thin Man" (1934) for the relationship between Nick and Nora that was to be echoed in the one between Joe and Polly. Avnet constantly pushed
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973 film) Art galleries included: Gallery 507: Bedroom from the Palazzo Sagredo of Venice, Gallery 162: Currently Greek and Roman hall (but at time of filming was the restaurant), Gallery 153: Greek and Roman Hall, Gallery 305: Medieval Hall, Gallery 371: Arms and Armor, Gallery 206: Chinese Art, Egyptian Wing, British period rooms, and The Great Hall. "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" was adapted into a 1995 television movie starring Lauren Bacall. According to IMDb, the movie is referenced in the film "The Royal Tenenbaums." This movie was also mentioned in Season 1 Episode 3 of "Mr. Robot".