“Just tweet something about ‘Beef Mankiewicz’.” The last day of the 2015 Turner Classic Movie Film Festival was a bittersweet one. The days had run together, creating a world where no sleep was the norm, weird social interactions were common, and I began to feel that echo of solitude that Read more
Welcome back to the third day of the pre-Code blogathon! Listed below are all of the entries for today. And then tomorrow head on over to Satin & Shadows to catch the last day! A great cast deserves another mention… BLOG TOPIC The Wonderful World of Cinema Murder! Silver Screenings Read more
“I mean, I was within spitting distance of Leonard Maltin.” “Danny… did you spit on Leonard Maltin?” The amount of writing I’m doing (or trying to do) at the festival fascinates several people. My impression is that most of the other members of the media are using their social media Read more
Welcome to the first day of the pre-Code blogathon! Listed below are all of the entries for today. And then tomorrow head on over to Satin & Shadows to catch more entries! And, lastly, a great piece on Murder at the Vanities from Random Pictures.
“Like maybe they had a blind date and they both showed up wearing official Space Jam jackets and they’ve been together ever since.” – Marya I had that moment. That first moment of realizing I was in Hollywood, where the normal and everyday to the natives was still something amazing Read more
“Uh, so do you have pierced ears?” I looked at Angela. We’d been waiting in the courtyard of the Chinese Theatre, kept waiting for about 20 minutes and had exhausted all forms of conversations our already sleep-deprived brains needed. I was really, obviously still jet legged. I hope that came Read more
“Actually, I think the problem is the theme. They’re too devoted to it. They’re approaching it from an intellectual connection, when the festival is about the emotional connection.” There are two types of people at the 6th Annual Turner Classic Movies Film Festival. Those who are happy to be here Read more
Pre-Code.Com Site News for April 2015 Are you excited? I’m excited. Later this week I’ll make my way to the TCM Film Festival, as outlined here and here, where I will be posting daily updates. (Or I plan to, at least.) We’ll see how things go between sleeping on the Read more
We take color for granted nowadays. That was my main takeaway of The Dawn of Technicolor, a look a the growing pains of the Technicolor company as they begin the drive to put color into motion pictures. The ability to get feasible, realistic color to be produced consistently and delivered Read more
Year after year, I’ve looked at other bloggers with a mix of admiration and jealousy as they’ve intricately planned out their schedules at the annual Turner Classic Movies Film Festival. Every spring it’s the same thing, seeing other bloggers post like debauched emperors, “Should I perchance suckle upon a new Read more