Happy April! Pre-Code Films at TCM Classic Film Festival 2022 While I won’t be attending the annual Turner Classic Movies Film Festival in Hollywood this year, there are a number of great pre-Code showings I’m bummed to miss out on. Cari Beauchamp, Bruce Goldstein and Leonard Maltin always give great Read more…
Plenty of Paramount pre-Codes appear on Criterion while TCM showcases Oscar winners throughout March 2022.
Contance Bennett is a Russian spy and really what else do you need to know
Sailors on shore leave run amok in this lousy comedy.
Sylvia Sidney and Fredric March are in love again. This time it ain’t the booze that is strangling their relationship– it’s fast-talking slang! So much slang! Slang for days!
February on TCM has a plenty of pre-Code Oscar winners and classics to check out.
This week, a man loves a woman whose brother loves his daughter while his wife is chatting with their architect who is also in love with a woman and… why is everyone drooling over that skyscraper?
An independent musical comedy that doesn’t make much merriment.
Kay Francis is star of the month on TCM! What else do you need to know? Pre-Code Movies on TCM in January 2022 All times listed here are Eastern Standard. This schedule is subject to change. Plot descriptions and casts lists below come from TCM. See the full listings for Read more…
I don’t remember how often I talk about my life at home, but I currently have a toddler and, because childcare is tight where I live, I am currently his primary caretaker. And the thing about toddlers is that they are A) exhausting and B) insane. Sure, most days they Read more…