noun
newsreel
A short film presenting current events, commonly shown in cinemas before the main feature, especially before television became widespread.
昔は映画館で本編の前にニュース映画が流れた。
In the old days, a newsreel was shown before the main feature at movie theaters.
ニュース is general news, while ニュース映画 specifically refers to a filmed news report shown in cinemas.
Compound of ニュース (news) and 映画 (film, movie).