New Colorized(!?) Glimpses of World War II
via nytimes.com
The New York Times reports on two new documentaries featuring remarkable, recently rediscovered footage from World War II. A surprising amount of stunning film in these cable television documentaries was shot originally in color. The Smithsonian Channel will feature "Apocalypse" and History will run "WWII in HD."
Oddly, in a desperate-sounding attempt to capture the attention of "younger audiences," the Smithsonian Institution's cable channel "colorized" more than 2/3 of the footage in its program.
I find it interesting that the commercial History program is adhering to higher documentary standards than the public/non-profit Smithsonian "brand."
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