Review of Newsfront (1978) by Allan C — 14 Jun 2014
A very specific of topic for a film, covering the history of Australian newsreel cameramen and reporters from their inception through their eventual decline, largely due to the advent of television. Not at all being familiar with Australian newsreel history, I didn't have any kind of nostalgia for this topic, which the filmmakers clearly did, but the film is absolutely engrossing.
Directed by the underrated Phillip Noyce before he hit it big with "Dead Calm" and then moving over to the US to direct Hollywood pictures, he seamlessly incorporates vintage newsreel footage with the fictional lives of the newsreel reporters, brilliantly editing together color and black & white footage of the reporters' lives.
The film is an absolute love letter to this period, and although I have not experience with this particular bit of OZ history, it was fascinating none-the-less.
This review of Newsfront (1978) was written by Allan C on 14 Jun 2014.
Newsfront has generally received mixed reviews.
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