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
Happy New Year, everyone! Fun fact: when I started this website, I set all of my templates to publish on January 1st, 2020, because that was like 7 years in the future, that was never going to happen. Anyway, I have to fix that or you’ll all be really confused Read more
Wow. We survived 2019. Well, I mean this is premature, but it’s sure looking like we’re making it through at this point. Our reward for it appears to be The Story of Temple Drake on blu-ray (finally) and Joan Blondell month on TCM. There are ton of excellent Blondell pre-Codes Read more
Oh man! Who here spent October pouring through the Godzilla films that TCM was showing? … anyone? Just me? No one else building tiny towns and stomping through them? Forcing their unsuspecting daughters to dress up as Mothra?? Just me? Wow, okay, awkward. Anyway, while October on TCM had a Read more
Happy spooky Halloween, everyone! Lots of personal issues over on my end, but, haha, I can’t talk about it. But thank you for continuing to visit this site for my very sporadic reviews that I love to do. TCM in October has some really amazing pre-Code content, including October 2nd Read more
Ah, the fall. Time for me to watch my wife ritually drown herself in pumpkin spice while I engage in my annual cardigan-centered shopping spree. We are very basic. TCM this month has a day dedicated to Ruth Chatterton (always good!) on the 13th and a lot of really nice Read more
It’s August, so TCM is filled with your favorite stars and good chunks of their filmography to peruse! This means A) there’s some really great days of pre-Codes and B) there are no pre-Codes on the network until August 16th (!). That’s Irene Dunne’s day, with Buster Keaton’s talkies on Read more