They Shall Not Grow Old

To mark the centenary of the First World War’s end, and convey the story of its human toll, director Peter Jackson took surviving black-and-white footage of British troops taken at the Western Front, and utilized cutting-edge remastering, colorization, and sound synchronization--combined with vocal performances based on the observations of veterans--to give 100-year-old moving images a stunning immediacy. The end result is an absorbing technological triumph that’s not to be missed. 99 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.