Newsfront

1978
PG
1h 50m

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In post-war Australia the men and women of Cinetone struggle to produce the weekly news reels for the movie-going public.In post-war Australia the men and women of Cinetone struggle to produce the weekly news reels for the movie-going public.In post-war Australia the men and women of Cinetone struggle to produce the weekly news reels for the movie-going public.

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6.9/10

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- 11 wins & 7 nominations total

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One of Harrison Ford's favorite films. When Phillip Noyce was chosen to direct Jeux de guerre (1992), Ford asked the producers who was the director because he had never heard of him before (and he had the power to veto the director if he didn't like or know). He was told that Noyce directed Calme blanc (1989), which was a big hit but Ford wasn't familiar with the movie. But when he asked about other films directed by Noyce and Newsfront (1978) was mentioned, he said he loved that movie and trusted the studio with their choice of director.

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A finely crafted little film

This finely crafted little film from Australia has a freshness and spontaneity lacking in most major productions, and because it is so fresh and spontaneous, and because the actors are not known in the States (except for Bryan Brown, who has since made a name for himself) nothing is predictable. The backdrop of the newsreel industry, and the men and women dedicated to their careers is slightly reminiscent of some of those Warner Brothers pictures of the early 30's where everything happened in the pressroom or the police station or the hospital, the job itself structuring the plot and moving the characters' development forward. A thoroughly different and enjoyable film.