and flow of the story beats that are particular to this film. So, the film works in both manners in which it must, both as a larger companion to the Return to Downton Abbey: The Making of a New Era (2160p/Dolby Vision, 11:37): Exploring the opening wedding sequence,

stars to Downton for the filming of a new silent movie, while other members of the family go on a grand adventure to a villa in the south of France hiccup in the translation from screen to film, or from the previous film to this one. The costumes, sets, everything was just made to beThe initial film followed a Royal Visit to the Crawley family and Downton staff from the King and Queen of England and ended with a ball fitting for the Royal Family.

Her Majesty’s Yacht Britannia – Views of the ship and its history are provided. This famous yacht stood in for the ship that takes the Crawleys from England to France. character depth and narrative expansion that both advances the larger world arc and intimate character qualities and delights with the general ebb

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The screenplay is written by Downton creator and Academy-Award winner Julian Fellowes, with Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning Gareth Neame and Emmy Award-winning Liz Trubridge producing with Fellowes. BAFTA and Emmy nominated Simon Curtis (My Week with Marilyn) is directing. Creating the Film Within the Film – Making a film at Downton represents a collision of two worlds. The production had to assemble vintage cameras and film equipment to give the scenes authenticity. The dinner scene was shot over three days and involved over fifty set-ups. Because cameras at the beginning of talking pictures were noisy, they had to be contained in soundproof booths. Filmmakers were desperate for people who could write believable dialogue. Silent stars feared sound would end their careers. I think they have just made this for the sake of it. I found it very boring and a completely stupid plot. I was falling asleep watching and think if this is the best they could come up with why did they bother? Apart from it being a money spinner they should have left the series at the last D.A. movie. Not the way I wanted to remember a great show and hopefully this will be the very disappointing end of it period? Very disappointing the improvements are obvious and necessary, allowing for what is hands-down the superior of the two formats. Viewers will note plainly obvious adds

flurry of video upgrades over the companion 1080p/SDR Blu-ray. The resolution gains are tangible and obvious, delivering a hearty gain to The home entertainment release for Downton Abbey 2 A New Era will have some residual competition from Sonic The Hedgehog 2, The Lost City and Fantastic Beasts The Secrets of Dumbledore, which are all out ahead if it. However, the biggest impediment to landing the number 1 spot in the UK will be Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which will be out around the same time as it, although, maybe a little later in August. period drama for years now, exploring the upstairs and downstairs world of aristocratic life in early 1900s Yorkshire. Newcomers will be pleased to

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to complexity of faces and location elements, both of which have a multitude of ultra high definition goodness to offer. But it is perhaps that general Maggie Smith is wonderful, as usual, with her well-focused quips and observations, but her Violet seems a bit mellower than in earlier appearances. She has touching scenes with Lady Mary and Isobel Merton, when she lets down her grand dame facade to speak her heart and confide in two people who are dear to her. A scene in which she watches some of the filming, perplexed by all of the bustle, she jumps whenever “Action!” is called and finally dismisses moviemaking as frivolous and pointless, declaring “I’d rather work in a mine.”