Good morning everyone it's a cloudy and cold day to come, should be dry though.
Enjoy your day everyone 
Sky admits that 6 million of their routers had a serious security flaw though they say they've sorted that out. Took them 18 months to do that:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59332840
@El Loro posted:Sky admits that 6 million of their routers had a serious security flaw though they say they've sorted that out. Took them 18 months to do that:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59332840
Blimey! that's quite scary to think that one's online identity can be stolen via the router 
@El Loro posted:Sky admits that 6 million of their routers had a serious security flaw though they say they've sorted that out. Took them 18 months to do that:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59332840
Thatâs shocking El
@slimfern posted:Claims to be the oldest known recording of a football match
And this is the above in its original state so black and white and silent,
The colouriser isn't too accurate with the colours 
I've seen elsewhere that it's Glentoran [green shirts black shorts] vs Cliftonville [red shirts white shorts]
@El Loro posted:And this is the above in its original state so black and white and silent,
The colouriser isn't too accurate with the colours
Yes see..I wouldn't have a clue as to what colours they should be in
I'm loving their almost bloomer like shorts 
@El Loro posted:Although there's no definitive answer as to who invented the cinema, Louis and August LumiÃĻre are major contenders making short films from 1895.
The first film released to the general public was this:
It's very clear shot cinematography isn't it 
Home time from the factory?
Can see them all carrying what looks like their lunch pales
Bet they couldn't wait for lunch time.By the way, the first film directed by a woman was in 1896 - Alice Guy (who later married and was known as Alice Guy-BlachÃĐ,
This is it and is quite charming
Title in English "The Cabbage Fairy".
Alice Guy was working as Leon Gaumont's secretary. Gaumont and Guy went to see the LumiÃĐre event on March 22nd 1895 where that film of the workmen leaving for their lunch was shown. They were interested and that's how she started making her films.
Leon Gaumont was one of the founders of Gaumont the major French film production company which still exists so that name may be familiar.
@slimfern posted:Well filmed and a good idea to add the music
But boy was she clumsy at handling those babies
Wonder if this is where the idea for 'Cabbage Patch Kids' came from
Parents faced with the question from their youngster "where do I come from ?" would answer "you were found under a cabbage leaf", similar to "you were brought here by a stork". Those go back to the pre 1600s. That's where the idea for the film and the cabbage patch dolls would have come from
@El Loro posted:Parents faced with the question from their youngster "where do I come from ?" would answer "you were found under a cabbage leaf", similar to "you were brought here by a stork". Those go back to the pre 1600s. That's where the idea for the film and the cabbage patch dolls would have come from
Oh Okay ...I'd not heard of that before....yes I'd heard about storks and gooseberry bushes, but not cabbage patches
@El Loro posted:A trailer for a documentary about Alice Guy which I saw when it was shown on television, it was very interesting:
Would be interested to see the entire documentary
She was very innovative, using hand tinted colouring and close ups...what a shame most of her films were lost and shameful that she is hardly recognised amongst what would be her peers today.
@slimfern posted:Would be interested to see the entire documentary
She was very innovative, using hand tinted colouring and close ups...what a shame most of her films were lost and shameful that she is hardly recognised amongst what would be her peers today.
You can rent or buy it on Youtube, also a DVD from Amazon ÂĢ9.00 or on their Prime video, cheapest being to rent in SD rather than HD at ÂĢ2.49.
night EL moonsieee slim 
Good morning everyone it's a little colder today, still cloudy and dry.
Enjoy your day everyone
Another short film directed by Alice Guy in 1900. Stencils were put on each frame of the film which were then hand painted.
The women in the pink dress was played by Yvonne Serand, the same woman who was in "The Cabbage Fairy". It's thought that the film was based on a music hall routine or possibly a ballet.
@El Loro posted:Another short film directed by Alice Guy in 1900. Stencils were put on each frame of the film which were then hand painted.
The women in the pink dress was played by Yvonne Serand, the same woman who was in "The Cabbage Fairy". It's thought that the film was based on a music hall routine or possibly a ballet.
It resembles a ballet more than a music hall routine to me
@slimfern posted:It resembles a ballet more than a music hall routine to me
Doing some research and it looks as if you are right . It seems to be based on a bit of a ballet which was produced shortly before that film. It's not a ballet that I've heard of - there's a reconstruction of the ballet on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMLA9feb38I
@slimfern posted:Talking Pictures has just done a feature on Orson Welles and 'The Third Man' has just started
Orson was a fascinating chap...dedicated to his passion for film
I had noticed that 
It's Carol Reed, the director, who also narrates the opening of "The Third Man".
In the cast is Bernard Lee (M in some of the Bond films) and Geoffrey Keen (uncredited) who was also in some Bond films. And the assistant director was Guy Hamilton, the director of 4 of the Bond films,
@El Loro posted:Doing some research and it looks as if you are right
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMLA9feb38I
Les millions d'Arlequin - Harlequinade ...is not one I've heard of before either ..
Have to say ...the male dancer (Harlequin) danced more like the musical 'Jack in the box' character played by Dick Van Dyke in 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang