@El Loro posted:I'm using a computer and it's just a case of clicking on the play button on one of the video clips and then striaghtaway do the same on the other clip.
That was lovely El, sad, but lovely ...Thank you 
Moonie, are you intending to watch the World Cup football matches or avoiding them 
Needless to say there will be much weeping and moaning when England and Wales don't progress with Iran and USA getting the better of them 
That's not being pessimistic, Iran in particular has a huge advantage as they'll be used to playing in hot conditions.
@El Loro posted:Moonie, are you intending to watch the World Cup football matches or avoiding them
Needless to say there will be much weeping and moaning when England and Wales don't progress with Iran and USA getting the better of them
El, itâs not my intention to watch any World Cup matches. To me England always seem to flatter to deceived. I hope England and Wales do well. Hopefully if England do get into a penalty shootout they actually manage to win it, for a change 
RenÃĐ Clair would go on to make some notable films in France and also the USA. He made the1945 film "And then there were none", probably the best Agatha Christie non-Poirot film.
That piece of music by Erik Satie (Gnossienne 1) was used in "Five Little Pigs" which I consider to be the best of all the Poirot tv adaptations. That's the one with Rachel Stirling.
@El Loro posted:A short extract from a 1924 film which was directed by RenÃĐ Clair. It's a meaningless film. Starts off with a canon and two men.
The man with a beard, hat and umbrella is Erik Satie better known as a composer of music such as this:
Meaningless...you can say that again 
Beautiful piece on the piano though El
@El Loro posted:RenÃĐ Clair would go on to make some notable films in France and also the USA. He made the1945 film "And then there were none", probably the best Agatha Christie non-Poirot film.
That piece of music by Erik Satie (Gnossienne 1) was used in "Five Little Pigs" which I consider to be the best of all the Poirot tv adaptations. That's the one with Rachel Stirling.
Believe it or not El, I've never watched any of the Poirot series, well none with David Suchet 
I think I've seen Peter Ustinov play the character...
I do like Agatha Christie's Stories though
There's a Lucy Worsley 3 part dcumentary series starting next Friday about Ms Christie 
and of course you know she was a local lass 
night EL slim moonsiee
@slimfern posted:Believe it or not El, I've never watched any of the Poirot series, well none with David Suchet
I think I've seen Peter Ustinov play the character...
I do like Agatha Christie's Stories though
There's a Lucy Worsley 3 part dcumentary series starting next Friday about Ms Christie
and of course you know she was a local lass
I had spotted that documentary series
The David Suchet Poirot series developed over the years. Originally they were 1 hour episodes based on the short stories and generally had Hastings and Miss Lemon as the main regular characters, Then it changed to 2 hour episodes which tended to have higher production values and, of course, included adpatations of the novels. By then David Suchet had developed his portrayal of Poirot and became recognised as the definitive portrayal.
"Five Little Pigs" was the standout episode for me. One of the most tragic of all of them, and had a high calibre of acting particularly from Rachel Stirling. Some have considered the novel to be the best one by Agatha Christie.
@Moonie posted:Will you be watching the World Cup El?
Not particularly interested in it. So much news about various human rights issues making it questionable as to whether one should watch it at all. And then today, on the radio news, there was an item about the event being a far higher contibutor to global warning than had been thought in terms of construction of the stadiums with everything having to be imported and those going to watch having to fly in and out for each match they attend.
@El Loro posted:Not particularly interested in it. So much news about various human rights issues making it questionable as to whether one should watch it at all. And then today, on the radio news, there was an item about the event being a far higher contibutor to global warning than had been thought in terms of construction of the stadiums with everything having to be imported and those going to watch having to fly in and out for each match they attend.
Yes, I heard that item too and I agree wholeheartedly with your comments
And now another film poser. Which character from literature (not tha main character) has been portrayed by:
Leo G. Carroll (Mr Waverley in The Man from Unclie tv series) (film)
Michael Hordern (the film in which he played the character is the best known film adaptation)
Basil Rathbone (TV episode in the USA)
and Alec Guinness (film)
@El Loro posted:And now another film poser. Which character from literature (not tha main character) has been portrayed by:
Leo G. Carroll (Mr Waverley in The Man from Unclie tv series) (film)
Michael Hordern (the film in which he played the character is the best known film adaptation)
Basil Rathbone (TV episode in the USA)
and Alec Guinness (film)
I was thinking 'A Christmas Carol', however, Alec Guiness was in'Scrooge' and not 'A Christmas Carol'
Am I close?
@slimfern films on the Talking Pictures tv channel for the coming week. There's some Laurel & Hardy films but the only one I haven't mentioned to you before is the feature film "Swiaa Miss" (1938) next Saturday at 7.30 in the morning. It's one of their weakest films.
The highlight of the week is also next Saturday at 22.45 - "It Happened Tomorrow" (1944). starring Dick Powell and Linda Darnell. It's a fantasy set in the 1890s about a newspaper man who finds he can get next day's paper. I think it's a film you will really enjoy so it's worth recording. Don't read too much about it to avoid spoilers. It's diretced by none other than RenÃĐ Clair and is well regarded - there's none of that wierdness of that clip I posted recently. (And no, I did not know then that this film was to get shown). Frank Capra had bought the rights to the story but he was unable to make it as he had joined the US Army so sold the rights.
(no connection to the 1994 film "It Could Happen to You")
@El Loro posted:@slimfern films on the Talking Pictures tv channel for the coming week. There's some Laurel & Hardy films but the only one I haven't mentioned to you before is the feature film "Swiaa Miss" (1938) next Saturday at 7.30 in the morning. It's one of their weakest films.
The highlight of the week is also next Saturday at 22.45 - "It Happened Tomorrow" (1944). starring Dick Powell and Linda Darnell. It's a fantasy set in the 1890s about a newspaper man who finds he can get next day's paper. I think it's a film you will really enjoy so it's worth recording. Don't read too much about it to avoid spoilers. It's diretced by none other than RenÃĐ Clair and is well regarded - there's none of that wierdness of that clip I posted recently. (And no, I did not know then that this film was to get shown). Frank Capra had bought the rights to the story but he was unable to make it as he had joined the US Army so sold the rights.
(no connection to the 1994 film "It Could Happen to You")
Are you sure about that El 
Thank you for the recommendation.
I'll maybe watch 'It Happened Tomorrow' at the time it's shown as it's not too unreasonable a time of the day
@slimfern posted:Are you sure about that El
Thank you for the recommendation.
I'll maybe watch 'It Happened Tomorrow' at the time it's shown as it's not too unreasonable a time of the day
Thanks Slim
It really is just a coincidence
"It Happened Tomorrow" is rarely shown on television. I;ve only seen it once and that was when I was very young. Thanks to BBC Genome I can track to Sunday 25th November 1962 in the afternoon.
@El Loro posted:Thanks Slim
It really is just a coincidence
"It Happened Tomorrow" is rarely shown on television. I;ve only seen it once and that was when I was very young. Thanks to BBC Genome I can track to Sunday 25th November 1962 in the afternoon.
3months before I was born is that
Needless to say I didn't watch it
@slimfern posted:3months before I was born is that
Needless to say I didn't watch it
My father would have wanted to see that film. When he was a young man he belonged to the local film society which would show films from around the world. RenÃĐ Clair was a directot he would have heard of. He came to international attention for his 1931 French film "Ã Nous la LibertÃĐ". It's quite likely that it was one of the films my father saw at that society.
Chaplic's film "Modern Times" has some similar scenes in it. The producers of "Ã Nous la LibertÃĐ" sued United Artists and Chaplin for plagiarism though Clair refused to be part of the claim. Case went on for years, Chaplin eventuallly settled the case but never admitted guilt. He and Clair, whom Chaplin admired, remained friends throughout.
@slimfern The Sky Arts tv channel is starting a season of film noir films on Sundays from tonight. It's "Double Indemnity" tonight which you have seen. It may be worth your while seeing what else gets shown if you are interested. Next week it's "The Glass Key" (1942) which has Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in it
They are also showing a 3 part documentary from next Sunday about film noirs, That may be of interest though my experience of Sky Art film documentaries is that they are intended for people who have a casual interest in films,
@El Loro posted:
My father would have wanted to see that film. When he was a young man he belonged to the local film society which would show films from around the world. RenÃĐ Clair was a directot he would have heard of. He came to international attention for his 1931 French film "Ã Nous la LibertÃĐ". It's quite likely that it was one of the films my father saw at that society.
Chaplic's film "Modern Times" has some similar scenes in it. The producers of "Ã Nous la LibertÃĐ" sued United Artists and Chaplin for plagiarism though Clair refused to be part of the claim. Case went on for years, Chaplin eventuallly settled the case but never admitted guilt. He and Clair, whom Chaplin admired, remained friends throughout.
You've obviously inherited your father's interest of films
Would he be so keen on today's offerings do you think?
@El Loro posted:@slimfern The Sky Arts tv channel is starting a season of film noir films on Sundays from tonight. It's "Double Indemnity" tonight which you have seen. It may be worth your while seeing what else gets shown if you are interested. Next week it's "The Glass Key" (1942) which has Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in it
They are also showing a 3 part documentary from next Sunday about film noirs, That may be of interest though my experience of Sky Art film documentaries is that they are intended for people who have a casual interest in films,
Thanks El
Yes I have seen 'Double Indemnity'
Don't think I've seen 'The Glass Key' though....you may have to remind me next week El
@slimfern posted:You've obviously inherited your father's interest of films
Would he be so keen on today's offerings do you think?
Although my father had an interest in films when he was young, I think it had lessened over the years. His major interest during my lifetime was classical music. I don't think he would have been keen on modern films though with the move to special effects being more important than story telling
If you have ever seen the James Bond film "From Russia with Love" you'll probably remember the character Rosa Klebb played by Lotte Lenya.
She made very few films, the first was back in 1931. That was in G W Pabst's film of "The Threepenny Opera" with the music by Kurt Weill (he was married to LotteLenya) and written by Bertold Brecht, I have seen the film. It's a unique film but not to all tastes. There's a copy of it on Youtube. It's in German of course but there's English subtitles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P32z8Quvfeg
In the film she sings one song, the expression on her face at the end of it is extraordinary.
night EL Slim moonsieee (hope you feel better soon)