@El Loro posted:

The outage was mainly during my lunch time so not too much inconvenience. I had been composing an email to a client and realised there was a problem when I came to send it - so the outage started at some point between me going in to the email browser and trying to send the email. I copied my email into a word document and saved it so as not to lose my wotk. Since sent off to client.

Much of my work is spreadsheet based with files saved on my own external hard drive. So the outage would not have any effect on my spreadsheet work. Would have been a problem if I was saving files on the cloud.

Well I'm pleased that it didn't disrupt your working day too much

@slimfern posted:

Well I'm pleased that it didn't disrupt your working day too much

Thanks

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night EL slim moonsieee

Good morning everyone

A fairly sunny day here

I hope everyone has a good day

Watched "The Strange Woman" (1946) yesterday. Melodramatic film set in the 1820s about a manipulative woman (Hedy Lamarr) who marries a rich old man (Gene Lockhart), moves on to his son (Louis Hayward) and then on to the foreman (George Sanders).
Lamarr was very attractive but not an outstanding actress.
The scene near the end when a visiting revivalist preacher (Ian Keith) is quite something

I noticed a rather unusual name in the credits. The music was composed by Carmen Dragon. That was his name though one thinks of Carmen as a feminine name as in Bizet's opera and there was the singer/actress Carmen Miranda.

Good morning Buddies

A bright sunny but breezy start to the day. Turning cloudy later

Have a great day one and all

Slimfern, a couple of films on the Talking Pictures tv channel today which I'm recording but I don't think would  have much appeal to you.
At 3/40 pm "The Street with No Name" (1948) which is a semi-documentary crime thriller. Richard Widmark is the main villain  and it was his second film (first being "Kiss of Death" with him as a psychopathic killer). Nothing to do with that U2 song "Where the streets have no name"
At 9.05 pm "Thieves' Highway" (1949) which is a tough revenge film noir. It's an American film directed by Jules Dassin who was American even if his name sounds French and he made "Rififi" (1955) which is a French film and is regarded as the first major heist film.
Neither film can be regarded as fun or light hearted

Although "Rififi" was the first major heist film it's very serious so not the same as those well known ones from the 1960s. Those include "Topkapi" which was also made by Jules Dassin but far more light-hearted then "Rififi".

@El Loro posted:

Watched "The Strange Woman" (1946) yesterday. Melodramatic film set in the 1820s about a manipulative woman (Hedy Lamarr) who marries a rich old man (Gene Lockhart), moves on to his son (Louis Hayward) and then on to the foreman (George Sanders).
Lamarr was very attractive but not an outstanding actress.
The scene near the end when a visiting revivalist preacher (Ian Keith) is quite something

I noticed a rather unusual name in the credits. The music was composed by Carmen Dragon. That was his name though one thinks of Carmen as a feminine name as in Bizet's opera and there was the singer/actress Carmen Miranda.

She sounds a bit of a predator El
She doesn't try it on with the preacher at the end does she

I remember Carmen Miranda ...with the fruit on her head....a strange fashion

They've both got a good write up El, but as you say, probably not for me with both being a bit on the aggressive side.

Am not a U2 fan either

@El Loro posted:

Although "Rififi" was the first major heist film it's very serious so not the same as those well known ones from the 1960s. Those include "Topkapi" which was also made by Jules Dassin but far more light-hearted then "Rififi".

A little bird told me I've seen this one before El

@slimfern posted:

She sounds a bit of a predator El
She doesn't try it on with the preacher at the end does she

I remember Carmen Miranda ...with the fruit on her head....a strange fashion

No, she doesn't try it on with the preacher - he was one of the hell and brimstone type bringing woe and desolation to the congregation.

Yes, Carmen Miranda was famous for that hat

@slimfern posted:

They've both got a good write up El, but as you say, probably not for me with both being a bit on the aggressive side.

Am not a U2 fan either

I doubt if you would like those films though your father might

@slimfern posted:

A little bird told me I've seen this one before El

I've seen "Topkapi" a couple of times over the years, it's not one of my favourites

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night EL slim Moonsieee

Good morning everyone

Some sunny intervals here today.

I hope everyone has a good day

Slimfern, nothing outstanding on the Talking Pictures tv channel in the next week.

Thursday 11.05 am "The Smallest Show on Earth" (1957)  Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers inherit a small cinema which they discover is run down and is run by three eccentric old people - Margaret Rutherford, Bernard Miles and Peter Sellers. A pleasant comedy.

Friday 12.05 "The Yellow Balloon" (1953), A minor British crime drama about a young boy who blames himself for the accidental death of a friend and falls under the influence of a street criminal. Noted as being the second British film to get an "X" certificate though was released with cuts as an "A". It's been re-rated as a PG for years. I've never seen the film.

By the way, the first British film to get an "X" certificate was "Women of Twilight" (1952) which was about a boarding house for unmarried mothers with the owner selling the babies for adoption. Hasn't been officially reclassified since but if shown on tv is thought to be shown as a "12". Not a film I've ever seen and don't want to.

Good morning Buddies

A cool, overcast but dry start to day. We could get some sunshine later

Have a super day everyone

@El Loro posted:

Slimfern, nothing outstanding on the Talking Pictures tv channel in the next week.

Thursday 11.05 am "The Smallest Show on Earth" (1957)  Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers inherit a small cinema which they discover is run down and is run by three eccentric old people - Margaret Rutherford, Bernard Miles and Peter Sellers. A pleasant comedy.

Friday 12.05 "The Yellow Balloon" (1953), A minor British crime drama about a young boy who blames himself for the accidental death of a friend and falls under the influence of a street criminal. Noted as being the second British film to get an "X" certificate though was released with cuts as an "A". It's been re-rated as a PG for years. I've never seen the film.

Yes I've seen this one El ...a lovely film
And at a decent hour to watch again too

Don't know that I fancy watching the second film you've mentioned, it doesn't sound very nice.

@El Loro posted:

By the way, the first British film to get an "X" certificate was "Women of Twilight" (1952) which was about a boarding house for unmarried mothers with the owner selling the babies for adoption. Hasn't been officially reclassified since but if shown on tv is thought to be shown as a "12". Not a film I've ever seen and don't want to.

No! not a film I want to watch either El, it sounds rather harrowing

I've noted that tonight on BBC4 they're showing 'Jazz All Stars: Cheltenham at 25' a gala celebrating 25yrs of the Cheltenham Jazz Festival........Have you ever been to one?

@slimfern posted:

No! not a film I want to watch either El, it sounds rather harrowing

I've noted that tonight on BBC4 they're showing 'Jazz All Stars: Cheltenham at 25' a gala celebrating 25yrs of the Cheltenham Jazz Festival........Have you ever been to one?

No, I haven't been to any of the Cheltenham jazz festivals.
Singers tonight: Gregory Porter, Paloma Faith, Joe Stilgoe, Vanessa Haynes and Tommy Blaize alongside new artists Adi Oasis and Georgia Cécile.
Joe Stilgoe is the son of Richard,

@El Loro posted:

No, I haven't been to any of the Cheltenham jazz festivals.
Singers tonight: Gregory Porter, Paloma Faith, Joe Stilgoe, Vanessa Haynes and Tommy Blaize alongside new artists Adi Oasis and Georgia Cécile.
Joe Stilgoe is the son of Richard,

I remember Richard Stilgoe from 'That's Life' ...a clever songwriter

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night EL slim moonsieeee

Good morning everyone

Hazy sunshine here at present.

I hope everyone has a good day

@slimfern posted:

I remember Richard Stilgoe from 'That's Life' ...a clever songwriter

and previously in Nationwide in it's early years.
Went on to write the lyrics for Cats and Starlight Express and a co-lyricist for The Phantom of the Opera.

Goodnight morning Buddies

Like you El, a hazy start to the day here. Sunny intervals with a gentle breeze. A high of 19 degrees possible

Have a great day everyone

A for Squiggle

The only surviving footage of "Gold Diggers of Broadway" (1929) which may be the first American musical made in colour.
It's the last 10 minutes. The last minute is audio only as the visual part of the film is lost. During that minute the male singers lift Mabel into the air, whereupon she strikes a pose resembling the Statue of Liberty,
The production number is unusual.
You won't have heard of hardly any of the people in the film. The lead woman Jerry was played by Nancy Welford.
The only one you might have heard of is Noah Beery jr seen very briefly near the beginning. He's the one listening at the door and accidentally sits on the radiator. Best remembered as Jim Rockford's (James Garner) father in the series "The Rockford Files".

@El Loro posted:

The only surviving footage of "Gold Diggers of Broadway" (1929) which may be the first American musical made in colour.
It's the last 10 minutes. The last minute is audio only as the visual part of the film is lost. During that minute the male singers lift Mabel into the air, whereupon she strikes a pose resembling the Statue of Liberty,
The production number is unusual.
You won't have heard of hardly any of the people in the film. The lead woman Jerry was played by Nancy Welford.
The only one you might have heard of is Noah Beery jr seen very briefly near the beginning. He's the one listening at the door and accidentally sits on the radiator. Best remembered as Jim Rockford's (James Garner) father in the series "The Rockford Files".

and she did forget her lines at the end

There were a lot of people on quite a small stage weren't there, but some excellent dancing.

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night EL slim  moonsieee

Good morning everyone

Cloudy here, may stay dry. Tomorrow is forecast to be a wet day.

A for Squiggle.

I hope everyone has a good day

@slimfern posted:

and she did forget her lines at the end

There were a lot of people on quite a small stage weren't there, but some excellent dancing.

I think that her forgetting her lines was intended and a running joke during the film

There's one other surviving clip which has Nick Lucas singing "Tiptoe through the tulips" - it was him who made this song popular. Just before that there's a bit of another character trying to do the Statue of Liberty bit and is forgetting the lines and another right at the end,

Although the film was made in Technicolor, that changed over the decades. This film was in the two colour version - red and green,

Good morning Buddies

A cold breezy but sunny start to the day here. A high of 18 degrees expected

We may get the odd shower. We’ll see

Have a great day everyone

@Moonie posted:

Good morning Buddies

A cold breezy but sunny start to the day here. A high of 18 degrees expected

We may get the odd shower. We’ll see

Have a great day everyone

High of 19 degrees forecast here,

Just been cutting the grass as tomorrow's forecast is wet most of the day (and a high of 14).

@El Loro posted:

High of 19 degrees forecast here,

Just been cutting the grass as tomorrow's forecast is wet most of the day (and a high of 14).

Just about the same here tomorrow El