Movies Abroad: The Locationers

Hollywood has hung out a sign: VACANCY. The old local custom of film making has all but disappeared, and a swarm of travelers in MarcoPolaroid sunglasses have gone off to wander the earth seeking low overhead and finding high adventure. Both U.S. and European companies are working on location everywhere from the Middle East to the Greater Antilles. If the final results may often seem dull as Hoboken on the screen, there is plenty of color in the making of the films. Current examples:

ΒΆ Filming One, Two, Three, an East-West satire set...

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