Forget the new Star Trek, I wanna see THIS! Considered by some to be the best film ever made in Australia (Up YOURS, Mad Max!), Newsfront portrays political turmoil, the birth of workplace feminism and a whole bunch of dudes in suspenders and fedoras! What's more, producers made use of a then revolutionary technique: seamlessly editing old black and white newsreel footage into their 1978 feature fill-um. Your chocolate's in my peanut butter! Anyway, I've yet to find a real plot synopsis, but judging from the poster alone it involves a romance, some car chases and enough pleated slacks to fuel a Mens Wearhouse. Best of all, there's no CGI effects, no black-shirted hipsters dripping in sarcasm and not one cursed live truck in sight! Awwww, the good ole days...
UPDATE: Having secured her very own copy, archivist extraordinaire Amanda Emily posts her own review. Should the Lenslinger Institute ever truly materialize, I'm putting Amanda in charge of the library wing...
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Here's the IMDB link to said film,
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077986/
Even better, the cameramen in this film were taught how to setup and use those cameras correctly - no Hollywood-style shooters here.
If they are rolling, you'd better believe that cable hanging off the back of the camera is actually plugged into something.
Maybe someday I should write a book about the photogs from that era...
Perhaps you've found your special purpose.
Maybe someday when I find a new call sign to call home I'll put the words and photos to paper.
You still need to obtain a copy of this film though. The hilarious dripping sarcastic comments is worth every bit of its 110 minute run time.
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