The News Magazine of the Screen (1956)

★★★★★ · Extraodrinary · Steve Baldwin · 2004-05-15

1956 wasn't just the scene of "Happy Days". We had a crisis in the "explosive Middle East", the Soviets crushing a rebellion in Hungary, floods, air crashes, and more! A great reel that's remarkable, not just in terms of covering the visuals of an eventful year, but in terms of the intricacy with which news reels were made. Note how each scene is exquisitely orchstrated. The music is a key feature of this newsreel, and the composer is to be congratulated. He or she manages to conjure up a wide range of moods - from ominous to frivolous - that add a dimension to the visuals that is wholly…

★★★★ · Plane crashes in half in Missippi, saved by water matress and microscopic creatures! · Spuzz · 2003-11-28

This excellent compilation includes: Ike is reelected. Was shown some nice election footage here. From the election office right around the corner, to election booths in Chinatown in San Fransisco, heck, even in nursing homes! Everyone is happy to vote for Ike! Next, we see the tensions between Egypt and Israel heat up, Israel invades Egypt, Egypt battles back, then in retaliation they sink some ships in the suez canal, thereby blocking it. Good thing the UN came in and settled everything! Whew! Some rather sad and amazing footage is shown of the Hungarian Revolution. Hungary tries opposing…