“It’s like Harold Lloyd without his glasses—no one would recognize Elvira in a turtleneck.” I woke up hungover. Hell, I still am hungover and it’s six something in the evening. It’s my own damn fault, but the consequence was that I missed the History of Vitaphone presentation that had been Read more
“I mean, I don’t want to throw around the phrase Nazi sympathizer…” “Hey now, let’s stick with collaborator.” The second true day of the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival was a humbling experience in some ways, utterly nutty in others. I saw Angela Lansbury blow kisses to the masses, I Read more
“That’s Gene Kelly’s widow! I see her here every year. I just like that I can say that.” I slept in on Thursday. Are you surprised? No. I slept in and got a free Snickers bar from the Magic Castle. Life isn’t too bad, I guess. I stumbled my way Read more
“You’re a dad and shit and doing stuff.” It was harder to leave my kid than I thought it would be. The last month or so she’s started smiling a lot in the morning, and she has a gloriously beautiful smile. I miss my wife, too, though all of our Read more
Pre-Code.Com Site News for May 2016 Hey! This is late. Between my semester wrapping up and a host of other preparation for the TCM Film Fest– which you’ll see coverage of starting here on late Wednesday– I’ve been swamped. So pardon if some of the descriptions below are glib or Read more
“It’s here, it’s here!” proclaimed Raquel when I opened up Twitter Tuesday morning. Within a few minutes, Angela had sent me a half dozen Snapchats, half shaking fists, half drenched in excitement. Yes, Monday afternoon stateside, Turner Classic Movies released the full line up for the 2016 TCM Film Festival, Read more
Pre-Code.Com Site News for April 2016 Exciting times here at this website you are currently browsing! Yes, it’s April, and April means that spring is in the air, the cherry blossoms are in bloom, all of the flowers I planted in mid-March are dead, and it’s time for me to Read more
Released by Warner Bros. | Directed by Lee H. Katzin The Phynx: It’s Got Moxie “Gentlemen, the United States government is pleased to announce an orgy.” For those not in the know, The Phynx is a legend to people who love bad movies. Barely released in 1970 after a management Read more
Pre-Code.Com Site News for March 2016 Happy March, everyone! Things are certainly interesting here at Casa de Reid as we juggle our newborn baby and very quickly learn that their oblong shape does not lend well to juggling. Luckily, thanks to very kind family and friends, I remain too well Read more
Karin Greta Garbo Larry Melvyn Douglas Griselda Constance Bennett Released by MGM | Directed by George Cukor Two-Faced Woman: The Two Farces of Eve “You’ve made me lose my poise; for that I shall never forgive you.” Two Faced Woman is kind of a disaster. Wresting mediocrity from the jaws Read more