Nighty night, sleep well, sweet dreams Bazzy, Rosss and Darnies 
night EL slim moonsieee
@Moonie posted:Good afternoon Buddies
Rain earlier but dry for now. A lot more rain promised for later
El, I hope your Virgin email is holding up today
Enjoy your day everyone
Thanks Moonie, email is currently working OK 
Some rain here already, but could get some heavy showers this afternoon.
A 6 minute Youtube clip from an episode of "The Colgate Comedy Hour" which was aired on 6 April 1952. It was shown live.
Abbott and Costello with Charles Laughton.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CKLVXNbtTk
@El Loro posted:A 6 minute Youtube clip from an episode of "The Colgate Comedy Hour" which was aired on 6 April 1952. It was shown live.
Abbott and Costello with Charles Laughton.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CKLVXNbtTk
I watched Abbot & Costello's 'Who's on First Base' for the first time not so long ago, after seeing 'Rain Man'...They are very clever in their act 
night EL slim moonsieee
@slimfern posted:
I watched Abbot & Costello's 'Who's on First Base' for the first time not so long ago, after seeing 'Rain Man'...They are very clever in their act
Apparently there are a couple of similar routines in a 1931 comedy film called "Cracked Nuts". Featured a comedy duo who were very popular at the time, Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey (wore glasses). Film is on Youtube but I don't know if it's worth watching. (Boris Karloff has a small role but not at all memorable, he made that before he became famous as the Monster in "Frankenstein")
10 minute extract of a very old film serial from 1919 called "The Lightning Raider" on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xeQoT_YM-U
The serial was about 5 hours long but only parts of it still exist.
Serial starred Pearl White who worked in serials, the only one you may have heard of was the 1914 serial "The Perils of Pauline"
"The Lightning Raider" is notable as being Boris Karloff's film debut. He was an extra in the film. Might be one of the policemen seen in the extract.
Boris Karloff later was in a 1920 film called "The Deadlier Sex". A tiny extract of that on Youtube and he can be seen in that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z131PYoaBm4
@El Loro posted:10 minute extract of a very old film serial from 1919 called "The Lightning Raider" on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xeQoT_YM-U
The serial was about 5 hours long but only parts of it still exist.
Serial starred Pearl White who worked in serials, the only one you may have heard of was the 1914 serial "The Perils of Pauline"
"The Lightning Raider" is notable as being Boris Karloff's film debut. He was an extra in the film. Might be one of the policemen seen in the extract.
She was a bit daring wasn't she...
I didn't spot Boris...
@El Loro posted:Boris Karloff later was in a 1920 film called "The Deadlier Sex". A tiny extract of that on Youtube and he can be seen in that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z131PYoaBm4
No question it's Boris in this one
night EL slim moonsieee
A link to a 1931 film called "Bad Sister" on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znrq43FLJtE
The leads on that film were Conrad Nagel and Sidney Fox as the "bad" sister of the title.
Based on a novel by Booth Tarkington (who also wrote the novel "The Magnificent Ambersons")
It was the film debut of Sidney Fox, but she only made a few films.
Film wouldn't be of much interest other than in the cast was Humphrey Bogart in one of his earliest films. And making her film debut as the good sister was Bette Davis.
@El Loro posted:A link to a 1931 film called "Bad Sister" on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znrq43FLJtE
The leads on that film were Conrad Nagel and Sidney Fox as the "bad" sister of the title.
Based on a novel by Booth Tarkington (who also wrote the novel "The Magnificent Ambersons")
It was the film debut of Sidney Fox, but she only made a few films.Film wouldn't be of much interest other than in the cast was Humphrey Bogart in one of his earliest films. And making her film debut as the good sister was Bette Davis.
Will give this one a watch El...you know I'm a Bette Davis fan
..and enjoyed 'The Magnificent Ambersons'
Looks as if all film and television production in the States will be ceasing for potentially a very long time as the actors are going on strike so joining the writers who have been on strike since 2 May. May well affect production in other countries where there's any involvement of anyone in the unions involved.
@El Loro posted:Looks as if all film and television production in the States will be ceasing for potentially a very long time as the actors are going on strike so joining the writers who have been on strike since 2 May. May well affect production in other countries where there's any involvement of anyone in the unions involved.
What are they striking for El?
@slimfern posted:What are they striking for El?
I think it's to get improved remuneration from films/television programmes which are streamed plus concerns over the impact that AI may well have. Could producers decide to use AI to write material in place of people, could producers decide to use AI to use created images of actors instead of using those actors.
So fundamental issues, and this may go on for a very long time.
Back 10 years ago, Galaxy had that advertisement with "Audrey Hepburn" in a coach with a bar of chocolate in her bag, seeing a young man in a car, smiling at him, getting off the coach into the car, and starts to eat some chocolate, all to "Moon River",
All done with CGI using her image.
night EL slim
@El Loro posted:I think it's to get improved remuneration from films/television programmes which are streamed plus concerns over the impact that AI may well have. Could producers decide to use AI to write material in place of people, could producers decide to use AI to use created images of actors instead of using those actors.
So fundamental issues, and this may go on for a very long time.
That would be difficult wouldn't it....I mean, Yes, AI could create a story taking text from other already created stories, but do they have th e imagination that the human brain has....I don't think so personally.
But then, what do I know about AI...
@slimfern posted:That would be difficult wouldn't it....I mean, Yes, AI could create a story taking text from other already created stories, but do they have th e imagination that the human brain has....I don't think so personally.
But then, what do I know about AI...
I came across this Youtube clip the other day which purports to be AI thoughts as to what Blade Runner would have been if it had been directed by Fritz Lang (who was the director of Metropolis and also the original version of "M" which starred Peter Lorre).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7xWmgUdfOg
Worth looking at the comments as well.
@El Loro posted:I came across this Youtube clip the other day which purports to be AI thoughts as to what Blade Runner would have been if it had been directed by Fritz Lang (who was the director of Metropolis and also the original version of "M" which starred Peter Lorre).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7xWmgUdfOg
Worth looking at the comments as well.
Most of the comments praised it and wanted the film to be made as far as I could see...
I'll reserve judgement until having seen it ...if it did get made
Night EL slim moonsieee
@El Loro posted:Good morning everyone
Sunny here at present but forecast to get many heavy thundery torrential showers much of the time with wind gusts in the low 40s.
I hope everyone has a good day
Weâve just had one of those heavy showers El after a morning of mostly sunshine 