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old newsreels from World War II
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One of the most interesting things about the Criterion version is the archival material included: excerpts from interviews with Truffaut from the ‘60s, newsreel footage of a screening of the film, and audition footage of its stars.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Hill said the Globetrotters made Chamberlain feel comfortable, similar to that young boy who used to watch the Globetrotters on newsreels.
—Zach Powell, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Motion-picture cameramen were on hand to record the climb in that day’s version of the newsreel.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
Although the motion picture memory of the war is in newsreel black and white, Technicolor was used to valorize America’s warriors, as if the prestige format should not be reserved exclusively for Hollywood entertainment.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Hill said the Globetrotters made Chamberlain feel comfortable, similar to that young boy who used to watch the Globetrotters on newsreels.
—Zach Powell, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Motion-picture cameramen were on hand to record the climb in that day’s version of the newsreel.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
Although the motion picture memory of the war is in newsreel black and white, Technicolor was used to valorize America’s warriors, as if the prestige format should not be reserved exclusively for Hollywood entertainment.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Newsreel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsreel. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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newsreel
noun
news·reel
-ˌrēl 
: a short motion picture dealing with current events
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