Oh Those City Lights

The Lumiere Brothers received their first paying audience to a moving picture show 110 years ago today. This audience saw a number of short films, including The Arrival of a Train at la Ciotat Station. It scared the pants off them. Whoever heard of a train bashing right through the wall of a building?

Well, of course, the movies have seen much worse things since that time, but I'm told that December 28, 1895 is widely considered the birth of the cinema.


Just think, if it weren't for the cultural revolution we commemorate today, I personally would have at least 300 extra hours each year for productive work!

Benshlomo says, Thanks a lot, Lumieres!