Cahiers du Chats du Cinéma
The world’s oldest surviving film — all 2.11 seconds of it — was shot in 1888.
Within five years, Thomas Edison built the world’s first movie studio.
It took only a year after that to film the world’s first cat video.
[via The Atlantic]
Bonus movie fact, one that seems particularly relevant as the major studios continue to insist that everything should bend to protect their “property” – it only took till 1910 for production companies to flee to the west coast to escape Edison’s licensing fees for cameras.
The week after saw the shooting of the first porn: Milady’s Naughty Chauffeur.
@Benedick: beat me to it …
Everyone should go see Hugo.
@Dodgerblue: Really? I found it slightly dull.
@Tommmcatt Be Fat, And That Be That: Well, I knew something of Melies’ work, and had no idea that the movie would go in that direction. I was thrilled.
@Dodgerblue: I was expecting more of a children’s film, I think.
I don’t like this.
NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 @JNOV: Does blockquote no longer work?Huh. Guess not.
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Oh shit. “ Cuban state media reported that 32 Cubans were killed in the U.S. attacks in…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 So…. Does blockquote no longer work? Am I 2026’s only loser? (see blurb)
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Welp Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, President Trump said that “Cuba looks like it is…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 My mood courtesy of Rhiannon Giddens: https://youtu.be/M7PvWw97Cq0
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 A man who has his family and lackeys deeply embedded in every facet of our government is trying to…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 THIS IS NOT OKAY! WE’VE RUN THESE WAR GAMES FOR **YEARS**. SPOILER ALERT: A TON OF PEOPLE DIE.…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK! WHAT. THE FUCK?!!?!
NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 @ManchuCandidate: Summer definitely disappeared.
MANCHUCANDIDATE • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 BTW, has your favorite fundies gone to Ratpure?