Sunday Afternoon at the Movies

I'm back, after the madness of a few weeks, including insanity at work. This time, we're spending a steamy Sunday afternoon at our favorite theater...

After a filling brunch and good conversation, we head down the block and duck thankfully into the air-conditioned comfort of the theater...

First up is a short film from 1908, Le Spectre Rouge.



And for a bonus, here's a brief bit from the Lumiere Brothers...



Both are examples from that early era of filmmaking when folks were in love with the form and having far too much fun experimenting with the medium and what it could do. That recklessness can be found in so many of the experimental and avant-garde films of the early era, part of which makes them so enjoyable for me to watch.

OK, show's over, and there's some cool drinks waiting for us at the cafe down the street...