NEWRead Jean Constant informal film, stream, and TV reviews on LetterboxdThis week update: Fly me to the moon (2024)⭐⭐⭐⭐, Last Knights (2015)⭐⭐⭐, The quick and the Dead (1995)⭐ * Wikipedia defines letterboxing as the practice of transferring film shot in a widescreen aspect ratio to standard-width video formats while preserving the original aspect ratio. Generally this is accomplished by adding mattes (or ‘black bars’) above and below the picture area. Letterboxd - the site is a global social network for grass-roots film discussion and discovery. |
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While Europe has always lured Hollywood filmmakers, there are more opportunities today for transatlantic collaborations due to a number of factors, according to leading European industry reps. U.S. studios are becoming “more and more conservative,” he pointed out, adding that for creators today who feel frustrated or are looking for more freedom and more creativity, it’s easier to travel and work elsewhere. It’s also becoming increasingly expensive to shoot Stateside, he noted. “It means a lot of independent producers from Hollywood are traveling and trying to find solutions for their films.”...