Good news, everyone! The full schedule for the 9th Annual Turner Classic Movies Film Festival (TCMFF) has finally been announced. You can even download a full .pdf of it here. Like many of my peers and in years past, heartbreaking decisions on what to see, who to see it with, Read more…
Site News for April 2018 Ah, April. It has finally stopped raining here in California (not that I’m complaining), and the birds are chirping eagerly that the annual Turner Classic Movies Film Festival (TCMFF) will soon be knocking at our door once more. The good news? I got media credentials Read more…
Well, this has been an interesting month to say the least. And I don’t mean because it’s been 31 Days of Oscar on TCM and I thus have had to entertain myself in other ways. No, TCM has (finally) connected with Filmstruck to connect a not-insignificant chunk of their vault Read more…
Site News for February 2018 Hey everyone. Rough month– extended houseguests, travel, programs at work, etc. But I think February will be different, so stick around. As with most Februarys, the showings on TCM are pretty predictable. There are a lot of great movies here, don’t get me wrong, and Read more…
Pre-Code.Com Site News for January 2018 Boy howdy, hello 2018. Sorry I’m running behind on this– my daughter got very sick over Christmas, then I had in-laws visit for New Years, and, honestly, it’s winter, so I’m just damned sleepy all of the time. Meanwhile, I’m on the hunt for Read more…
Pre-Code.Com Site News for December 2017 Oh thank you sweet merciful god this year is almost over. In November, besides having my car need a new engine, I also got bit by a spider. I’m sick and miserable. And happy holidays to you! I’ll be taking a few weeks off Read more…
Pre-Code.Com Site News for November 2017 So the good news is that I got a promotion at the library. So you’re now reading the blog of a Reference Librarian, which you would think meant my sentences would be more grammatically right. The bad news is that I now have a Read more…
Pre-Code.Com Site News for October 2017 It’s time to bust out the pumpkins and plastic ghosts! TCM this month has a line-up of almost all the great pre-Code horror films. (Sadly, no Murders in the Zoo or Murders in the Rue Morgue — it’s just a bad month for murders Read more…
Pre-Code.Com Site News for September 2017 In some odd turn of events, our internet had to be reinstalled, and now I have free cable for a few months. So, yes, I’m somehow watching even more TCM than usual. That’s good in some ways– September has some excellent stuff showing. This Read more…
Pre-Code.Com Site News for August 2017 Welcome to August, folks. It’s time for TCM’s annual Summer Under the Stars, with 30 days dedicated to 30 different stars. You can check out the SUTS site here, though I’ll be honest with you guys: not the best month for pre-Code films. There Read more…