The extras include
newsreels about»30s Hollywood and Warner Bros. studio and the short «Harry Warren: America's Foremost Composer.»
The other bonus materials include a one - minute
newsreel about the film's premiere, interviews with actress Ruth Warrick and editor Robert Wise, the theatrical trailer, and two sections with various materials:
We begin with Emily Watson as struggling actress Olive Stanton, awakening from a nap on stage behind a movie screen that's playing
a newsreel about Mussolini and Hitler.
Not exact matches
This darkly funny and eerily relevant 1982 cult classic
about how to stop worrying and love the bomb is pieced together from government - produced educational and training films,
newsreels and... More
Extras include a
newsreel from the 1942 Academy Awards (where Mrs. Miniver walked away with 6 awards, including Best Picture), a cartoon Blitz Wolf, a trailer, and a couple WWII - era shorts, For the Common Defense, and the kind of hilarious Mr. Blabbermouth,
about the dangers of shooting your mouth of with gossip and negative talk on the home front during times of war.
Catrin begins writing scripts for informational reels aimed at women, offering helpful tips
about keeping quiet on military matters, lest the enemy be listening (The ministry has the short scenes play in between the
newsreel and the feature, when they have the audience «trapped» in their seats).
The experience felt like a throwback to when audiences would learn
about the latest developments of World War II from the
newsreels screened before an evening's feature presentation.
The archival goodies include a Movietone
newsreel, covering steelhead trout, the Nazi invasion of Scandinavia, and new women's fashion (featuring «non-crushable linen, crisp and cool for summer»); and the patriotic cartoon «Old Glory,» with Porky Pig in a non-gag short
about the importance in learning the Pledge of Allegiance.