Movietone
Britishnoun
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But the U.K. branch of the polyglot style sometimes called post-rock included Bristol groups such as Movietone and Crescent, who mixed and matched dub rhythms, folk instrumentation, and electronics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Wadia initially cast her in small roles in films produced by his studio Wadia Movietone, which he ran with his brother Homi.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2024
In 1948, N-B-C T-V began airing its first nightly newscast, “The Camel Newsreel Theatre,” which consisted of Fox Movietone newsreels.
From Washington Times • Feb. 16, 2021
He moved to New York and took a low-level job with United Press Movietone News, which produced newsreels for theaters around the country.
From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2020
People accustomed to reading comparatively dry rehashes of events were now enthralled by vivid scenes rolling across the new Movietone newsreels.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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