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United Press Movietone The agreement between United Press and Fox-Movietone to shoot newsfilm for television stations was announced on July 13, 1948. United Press Movietone, or UPMT, was pioneering in...
The entire newsreel archive of British Movietonews has been published on a Movietone YouTube channel by AP Archive who manage the collection. What does this mean? The publication of thousands of news...
Our books and special collections are available for consultation by researchers from BUFVC members. Find out here if your institution is in BUFVC membership, or consider taking out membership of the...
[caption id="attachment_1166" align="alignright" width="200"] News Theatre, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne c.1937[/caption] In the early 1930s people went to the cinema to watch the newsreels, to see...
British newsreels Newsreels were a regular feature of British cinema programmes between 1910 and 1979. For the first twenty years of their existence they were silent, with titles to introduce and describe...
There is very little material on early sound newsreels and even less on this period of David Lean's career. Kevin Brownlow's book provides the most detail, the rest are glimpses and context. BUFVC pdf on...
At the Oscars this year THE KING'S SPEECH was awarded the prize for best film, best director, best actor and best screenplay. Details of the night's awards can be accessed here. Director Tom Hooper’s film...
Today we can watch the news at any time, from any place. 'News on demand' is one of many aspects of the digital revolution that is changing news production and distribution as we speak. In the late 1920s...
Bert Baker book collection The late Bert Baker, who wrote for The Morning Star and Variety (as Stuart Lane), amassed a notable collection of books relating to television and media studies. The collection of...
Below is a list of newsreel and cinemagazine videotapes and DVDs currently available, with links to online video stores where applicable. Historical Time Travel - Wartime Newsreels Features...