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Monday, August 4^th^ 1899 Source: Library Of Congress "No better example of the popularity of cinema in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a tool to promote and sell, is the heavyweight title prizefight between Jim Jeffries and Tom Sharkey. Boxing matches had long been filmed by now, but nothing on this scale had been seen by the live eye, let alone on the screen. The fight took place on the evening of November 3rd, and The American Mutoscope and Biograph Company had been chosen by promoter William Brady to film the event for the world. Long gone were the days of watching people leaving work. Cinematography and sports would never be the same again." Source: http://www.precinemahistory.net/1895.htm

Tonight I was rewarded with a long over-due showing of this film on TCM. I have been waiting for TCM to show it again for quite awhile. I hope others made time for this simple pleasure too. If one wants to read the original Mark Twain short story that was the basis of *The Man With A Million* on Sunday night, I found it here - http://www.americanliterature.com/Twain/SS/The1000000BankNote.html Kyle In Hollywood

Sunday, August 3^rd^ circa 1896 "The age of inventions culminated in the event that traditionally signals the birth of the cinema: the first demonstration to a paying audience of the Lumi?res’ Cinematographe in the Salon Indien, a basement room of the Grand Caf? in Paris, on December 28, 1895. In essence, August (1862-1954) and Louis (1864-1948) simply won the race to find a workable method of combining the Kinetoscope with the magic lantern. Many contemporaries had competed, and others had given public demonstrations of their projectors before December 28, 1895, but it is this date that historians hold sacred. The Lumi?res merit eleva?tion above their peers. Their portable, handcranked cameras (invented by Louis in a single night when unable to sleep), capable of shooting, printing and projecting moving pictures, were soon filming around the world to produce a catalogue of general, military, comic and scenic views, as well as living portraits. The limitations of Dickson's studio-bound shorts were soon exposed alongside the Lumi?res more spontaneous 15-20 second slices of life. Reflecting the composed look of contemporary photography rather than the theatrical tableau, their “pictures in motion” had a depth of scene that contributed to the realism of the train pulling into the Garc de la Ciotat and a basic narrative pattern of beginning, middle, and end that informed even the Workers Leaving the Factory. The naturalism and bustle of many of their actualities (actuality films) foreshadowed the style of the Soviet Kino-Eye and the Italian Neo-Realists, while Baby's Lunch has a distinct home-movie feel. Also on the Lumi?res' opening bill was L’Arrosure Arros? (The Sprinkler Sprinkled), the first screen gag and the earliest narrative film." Text Source - http://course1.winona.edu/pjohnson/h140/early%20film.htm Real Video of Four Lumiere films can be found above - including "The Sprinkler Sprinkled".

It was simply a demonstration to answer your query - *"I don't know if there is a size limit on this board or not."* There certainly doesn't seem to be a "size limit" in here. Kyle In Hollywood

Hello 'kcor' - If you haven't found it yet, try the TCM start page - http://www.tcm.com/index/ or try here - http://www.tcm.com/redirects/link/?cid=207734 Kyle In Hollywood

Saturday, August 2^nd^ "Advertisement for the Vitascope motion picture projector, marketed by the Edison Manufacturing Company even thought it was invented by Thomas Armat and C. Francis Jenkins. Image Source: Library Of Congress circa: 1896 "The Vitascope's first theatrical exhibition was on April 23, 1896, at Koster and Bial's Music Hall in New York City. Other competitors soon displayed their own projection systems in American theaters, including the re-engineered Eidoloscope, which copied Vitascope innovations; the Lumi?re Cin?matographe, which had already debuted in Europe in 1895; Birt Acres' Kineopticon; and the Biograph which was marketed by the American Mutoscope Company. The Vitascope, along with many of the competing projectors, became a popular attraction in variety and vaudeville theaters in major cities across the United States. Motion pictures soon became starring attractions on the vaudeville bill. Exhibitors could choose the films they wanted from the Edison inventory and sequence them in whatever order they wished." The Edison Company developed its own projector known as the Projectoscope or Projecting Kinetoscope in November 1896, and abandoned marketing the Vitascope." Text Source: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edshift.html#T

Friday, August 1^st^ circa 1896 Travelling Stereopticon shows (aka "Magic Lantern Shows") involved slide presentations, narration and live music. The stereopticon projectors allowed for the super-imposition of two slide projections into one image and the manipulation of one slide - or both - to simulate movement. Hence the description as "moving pictures". See also http://www.victoriana.com/MagicLantern/magiclanternshows.htm circa 1896 "The world was just now beginning to experience what would soon become one of the most exciting and lucrative new industries known of. As the motion picture projectors were surpassing the nickelodeons and peepshow machines, group screenings became the norm with audiences watching 'movies' in town halls, smaller vaudeville houses, arcades, county fairs, amusement parks, churches, circuses, schools and in playhouses. A study of the earliest films shows us that the scenario, or storytelling had not truly arrived by 1896. The earliest audiences saw presentations billed by the name of the projector, not the main actor or title of the story. Billings such as 'Vitascope Show', 'Evening Biograph Program', 'Panoramic Exhibition', or 'Edison Moving Picture Show' were typical. The popularity of this new form of entertainment became lucrative enough for owners of any sized indoor establishment to convert a building or room into makeshift movie theatres. Renovations of these new movie houses were a simple enough task. A sheet for the screen, some rows of chairs or benches and some kind of curtain to keep light out from the front door, and an operator was in business." Text Source: http://www.precinemahistory.net/1895.htm

I am glad that today's image was so well received. (I think Mlle. Minya should think about an outfit like this to take to Paris. I wish I could see the original artwork for a Dietrich poster - ala 'visualfeast' and completely agree with 'joefilmone's descriptions of the "Angel" poster.) I thought I better end the month with a bang as the next 31 Days will have no Ford or Lang. No swashbuckling men or vampy dames. Nor a Cooper or a "Johnny" in the bunch. Now that I've probably disappointed you all, here's an idea of what everyone can expect. Kyle In Hollywood Message was edited by: hlywdkjk to fix a typo

Here's a TCM wallpaper - [img=http://i.cdn.turner.com/v5cache/TCM/Images/Dynamic/i68/naziSpy_WP_1024x768_062720080843.jpg] this image is found at this link - http://i.cdn.turner.com/v5cache/TCM/Images/Dynamic/i68/naziSpy_WP_1024x768_062720080843.jpg Personally, I'd rather see someone post a small image like this - and provide the above link to the full-size image. (I acquired the addresses for the images by right clicking on the photo image and choosing "properties". Then I copy the url address and paste it into the Forum message box with a exclamation point at the beginning and end of the address - the image "mark-up" found in the box on the right of any compose message page.)

Thursday, July 31^st^ Source: IMPA

Wednesday, July 30^th^

*"I stumbled upon this site..."* Oh, so it was _you_ that caused the floor to shake today in LA. Next time watch your step. Hello, pal! Welcome to TCM City. Make sure to check out all the neighborhoods. (There are many.) Just wipe your feet when entering. Kyle In Hollywood

*"Was never big on posters. Cards, yes."* - FrankGrimes Why don't ya send some Topps to Mlle. Minya so she can clothespin them to the spokes of her new bike? You don't really want that Roberto Clemente rookie card, do ya? Kyle In Hollywood

*"I've never been big on memorabilia. It just doesn't interest me in the least. I'm not into photos or art or decorative things. I'm too practical for that."* - FrankGrimes Then how do you explain that Farrah Fawcett poster on your walls? And that Willie Stargell poster too? *"Have I told you that I'm boring?"* No. My invitation to that pity party must have gotten lost in the mail. Kyle In Hollywood

Tuesday, July 29^th^ Final Rosalind Russell image on the harddrive. Though not a film poster, I couldn't let tonight's showing of *Auntie Mame* pass without some recognition.

Monday, July 28^th^ *Gilda* (Thanks to "BackAlleyNoir") on TCM overnight tonight/tomorrow. Message was edited by: hlywdkjk

*"just curious, do you have access to any of the Polish posters mentioned in 'movie morlocks' ?"* - mr.6666 Thanks for mentioning that entry at the Morlocks blog. I went and checked it out. I don't have any of those images myself. (I have very few Polish images) But I noticed that the images in the blog entry can be clicked upon. Did you try to "click through" on those images to see if they display a larger version? (I know my images are "clickable" too. I don't like it that way but that is the method 'flickr' prefers for members to use to display images on outside websites.) Kyle In Hollywood

*"C'mon give up some more clues, Kyle. You are promising scintillation, aren't you?"* - CineMaven It will all unfold later in the week. But rest assured, there is no outside viewing involved. Nor is there anything scintillating about what is planned - contrary to the desires of some others. It'll be just like a filmstrip from gradeschool. Kyle ("Beep") In Hollywood

Sunday, July 27^th^ *High Sierra* (Thanks to "BackAlleyNoir")

And who was the "fan" of these two in here? http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=52933&item=260257431676 (Click Above Link For Larger Image) Kyle In Hollywood

Hey Mr. Grimes - Got a few extra bucks lying around? Wanna bid on one of these? _Original Lobby Photos_ http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=52933&item=230267021324 http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=52933&item=330248746476 Maybe if ya sell your Pirates tickets. (Ya can still get a few bucks for those, can't ya?) Haven't looked for any Grace Photos yet. Thought I'd let you have all the fun. Kyle In Hollywood Message was edited by: hlywdkjk

*"Check out the auctions linked in the thread below..."* - MissGoddess Like here - http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=52933&item=330248743353 (Larger Version Available Through The Link) And here - http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=52933&item=260257423931 (Larger Version Available Through The Link) Have fun! Kyle In Hollywood

Saturday, July 26^th^

*"I could be wrong, MovieGal, but I believe "Hands Across The Table" was shown Aug. 17, 2006..."* - VP19 You're correct. I just dragged out the SUTS schedule for 2006 and checked. The day devoted to Carole Lombard that year was notable for having 6 premieres to the TCM schedule. This was the line-up of films for Carole Lombard's Summer Under The Stars event in 2006 - *The Racketeer* (1929) *The Gay Bride* ( 1934) *Swing High, Swing Low* (1937) *My Man Godfrey* (1936) *Nothing Sacred* (1937) *Fools For Scandal* (1938) *Lady By Choice* (1934) *The Princess Comes Across* (1936) *Love Before Breakfast* (1936) *Hands Across The Table* (1935) *We're Not Dressing* (1934) *Mr. And Mrs. Smith* (1941) *To Be Or Not To Be* (1942) *In Name Only* (1939) *Vigil In The Night* (1940) Kyle In Hollywood

*"Kyle, now you must marry me."* - Mlle. Minya Wow. That's the second proposal I've gotten in here this month. *"It's amazing what a little swashbuckling will do for one's outlook on the day."* I hope it lasted all day long. Kyle In Hollywood