Film Festivals and Screenings
The Pre-Code Essentials Book Tour
Kim and I hit the road with film screenings and book signings galore in November!
Film Festivals and Screenings
May Movie Magic with The Toronto Film Society!
Good news, everyone! If you are in or around Toronto, Canada, (as assume most of us should be), the Toronto Film Society has announced a startling line-up of pre-Code rarities to be screened May 12th – 14th! You can see the full line-up here. This weekend is focused on the Read more…
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My Talk at UNKNOWN HOLLYWOOD, 2/8/15
As mentioned last week, I gave a talk about the history of pre-Code Hollywood at a screening of Night Nurse outside Sendagaya on February 8th. The screening is run by a group of Tokyo cinephiles hoping to expand knowledge of Hollywood cinema inside the country past the usual suspects– you Read more…
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Last Reminder – I’m Talking In Tokyo Tonight! (as opposed to my usual awkward silence)
Taking a brief break from shorts reviews just to remind you guys that there’s a screening of Night Nurse tonight in Sendagaya, and I will be talking afterward. You can read the original post about it here. Doors open at 5:00, movie starts at 6:00, followed by some shorts and Read more…
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The British Film Institute Shows Off A Pre-Code Selection in May 2014!
The British have decided to go a bit pre-Code crazy this month. Anyone with a subscription to well-regarded “Sight & Sound” magazine has probably picked up on this as its cover story for May 2014 goes into the history of pre-Code movies and its taboo-breaking habits. I haven’t read the Read more…
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Sons of the Desert Convention in July!
I love promoting classic movie showings and conventions when they have a connection to pre-Code, and this one is no different. The 19th International Sons of the Desert Convention is in Hollywood this year from July 4th though the 6th. The convention involves touring a lot of old stomping grounds Read more…
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Barbara Stanwyck at the Film Forum in December 2013!
Good news for anyone in the New York City area: this month the Film Forum is dedicating itself to showing 42 films of the magnificent Barbara Stanwyck. This includes a lot of her pre-Code work, like a double feature of The Miracle Woman and The Bitter Tea of General Yen Read more…
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Tough Dames in Satin Slips in D.C.!
Attention all readers in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area! At the Hill Center in Abraham Lincoln Hall for the next three weeks, there’s a series of showings of classic pre-Code movies called Tough Dames in Satin Slips. The showings include a discussion led by Neil Minow of Movie Mom and independent Read more…
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Toronto Film Society Pre-Code Weekend, May 10th Through May 12th, 2013
Hey! If you visit this site and live in the city of Toronto, you’ll be probably be interested to know that the Toronto Film Society is doing a series on Pre-Code films May 10th to the 12th at the Carlton Cinema (map). The Toronto Film Society Pre-Code Festival looks like Read more…