'Saving Mr. Banks' production designer Michael Corenblith on bringing the world of Disney to life

Posted by · 1:17 pm · December 30th, 2013

“Saving Mr. Banks” is currently delighting audiences with its take on Walt Disney, P.L. Travers and the making of “Mary Poppins.” But part of the magic of the movie is the recreation of a time and place, and the individual in charge of the art department that brought that world to life is production designer Michael Corenblith, who recently spoke to HitFix about his task on the film.

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Review: Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson spin a different Disney fairytale in 'Saving Mr. Banks'

Posted by · 2:00 pm · October 20th, 2013

John Lee Hancock’s entertaining film Disneyfies a story of Disneyfication. HitFix’s Guy Lodge reviews out of the London Film Festival.

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Contender Countdown: Will 'Saving Mr. Banks' crash the Best Picture race?

Posted by · 12:19 pm · October 17th, 2013

Could “Saving Mr. Banks” turn the best picture marathon into a three-way race with “Gravity” and “12 Years A Slave”? We’re about to find out.

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The Long Shot: Direct influence

Posted by · 8:00 am · October 16th, 2013

There’s much to celebrate if this race comes down to McQueen vs. CuarĂ³n.

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First trailer for 'Saving Mr. Banks' reveals the struggle to bring 'Mary Poppins' to the screen

Posted by · 9:02 am · July 11th, 2013

Yesterday Walt Disney Pictures gave us our first official look at John Lee Hancock’s “Saving Mr. Banks” with a production still tease. Today, via Moviefone, the studio has dropped the first trailer for the film.

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