Wow. So, uh, it’s September, huh? Really snuck up on me. I ended up getting way too into Summer Under the Stars this year and logging around 90 movies just from watching TCM. There was some really fun new-to-me discoveries– Revelee with Beverly, Gypsy, This Land is Mine, You and Read more…
How’s everyone’s 2020 going? I have decided to have amnesia and pretend that this is January 1st now. Everything is terrible, but at least I’m sure it can’t get any worse. Anyway, August on TCM is one of my favorite times of the year with Summer Under the Stars, entire Read more…
I went to visit my parents the other day, and my mother smiled and asked, “So, do you still like pre-Code movies?” It hadn’t occurred to me that my last ‘Like’ review was This is the Night 2 1/2 months ago. Of course I still like pre-Code films, though, uh, Read more…
Fuck everything. If you need a good laugh, check out the number of pre-Code movies on Warner-owned HBO Max. I counted 11. Anyway, here’s some movies. Pre-Code Movies on TCM in June Please note: All times listed here are Eastern Standard. This schedule is subject to change (like if someone Read more…
Yes, somehow, inexplicably, it really is May. The good news: May 2020 sees none other than Eddie G. Robinson as the TCM Star of the Month, with many of his best pre-Code roles making an apperance on the network. There’s also a showing of 1933’s The Silver Cord, a fun Read more…
So Thursday night I wanted to catch the beginning of the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival: Special Home Edition, the 2020 virtual version of the annual TCM festival. (The 2020 festival had been cancelled because all of this (waves hand emphatically) and prevented the usual mass trek to Hollywood.) Of Read more…
Ah, TCMFF! How much I’ve missed you! And… how I still miss you. The 2020 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival was supposed to be my first long-term vacation since a wedding I attended last June. Now, thanks to The Great Lockdown, I am at home, working two part time jobs Read more…
Happy (?) April, everyone. The good news– Uh Anyway, there are some pre-Code movies playing on our favorite cable network this month, lots of good picks for you to enjoy in between bouts of standing at your window and gazing longingly at the outside world. With the cancellation of the Read more…
So yesterday I sat down and took a deep breath and said, “Wow, thank goodness, 31 Days of Oscar is almost over.” And then I thought, “That means February is almost over.” And then I remembered I had to do this post. Good on me! For those of you who Read more…
It’s February! Is anyone ever excited for February? No. I don’t think so. I mean, there’s discount chocolate. And a few good pre-Codes cropping up on TCM, too. Anyway, watch some good movies this month, that’s my suggestion. A friendly reminder: if you want to support my site, you can Read more…