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Hello again everybody! I apologize for the missing months there– my move from Germany to Colorado has been tumultuous, from having to re-purchase every appliance in my house to helping my kids weather this transition. Read more
Spoiler alert: I'll be watching the pre-Codes.
Apologies up front — this post is possibly a little more unhinged than what you usually get around here. (Unless you’ve been around here long enough, I suppose.) When the call came out for anyone Read more
Not a lot of pre-Codes on this month, but TCMFF is coming!
TCM Programmers: What America needs right now is, like, 50 fucking George Brent movies in a two-week period.
It's a chilly February, but there's pre-Codes galore to watch! Woo-hoo!
Charles "Buddy" Rogers and Frances Dee star in Youth Came Along. And it certainly did.
I have an exciting announcement! In just a few days, it will be January 2026, which means the films of 1930 will be in the public domain in the United States. There are some exceptions Read more
Well, I’m back! Back in my house, at least, in gorgeous, cold Germany. And this year my furnace actually works, which is a splendid change of pace from the prior two years. What does this Read more
