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old newsreels from World War II
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Since then, a total of 403 feature films and documentaries, animations and shorts have undergone complete restoration, and 55 volumes of newsreels have been digitized.
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 May 2025
The harrowing incident was famously captured on newsreel and in a number of photographs.
—John Otis, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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.
—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
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 May 2025
The harrowing incident was famously captured on newsreel and in a number of photographs.
—John Otis, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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.
—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
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“Newsreel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsreel. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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newsreel
noun
news·reel
-ˌrēl 
: a short motion picture dealing with current events
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