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old newsreels from World War II
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And there’s different footage of that night — there were newsreels there and stuff.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Dec. 2024
Pogroms and slavery, the Holocaust and the Red Summer that found Tulsa’s black community decimated, are reflected in familiar, still-wrenching photos and newsreel footage.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
Since then, candidates have forged a tradition of publicly acknowledging defeat and celebrating democracy in radio addresses, a recorded newsreel or on live television.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Instead, the film’s 79-minute running time is padded with newsreel footage from the Nuremberg trials and other stock footage.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Dec. 2024
Pogroms and slavery, the Holocaust and the Red Summer that found Tulsa’s black community decimated, are reflected in familiar, still-wrenching photos and newsreel footage.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
Since then, candidates have forged a tradition of publicly acknowledging defeat and celebrating democracy in radio addresses, a recorded newsreel or on live television.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Instead, the film’s 79-minute running time is padded with newsreel footage from the Nuremberg trials and other stock footage.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Newsreel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsreel. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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newsreel
noun
news·reel
-ˌrēl 
: a short motion picture dealing with current events
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