Turner Classic Movies Film Festival (#TCMFF) Tips & Tricks
So you’ve decided to go to TCMFF! Or you’re just considering it. The annual Turner Classic Movies Film Festival can seem quite intimidating from the outside. There are so many things to plan, and...
View ArticlePre-TCMFF 2018: “Preservation without access is pointless.”
Ah, Hollywood. No matter how many times I make my pilgrimage to the film capital of the world, I’m always surprised how filthy it is. But that’s okay! Besides the rather copious amount of garbage that...
View ArticleTCMFF 2018 Day 1: “And in my opinion, Ginny, you should do whatever you jolly...
The first official day of the 2018 Turner Classic Film Festival kicked off with… uh, I went book shopping. But that’s okay! The festival starts in the afternoon (unless you’re a first timer), so I got...
View ArticleTCMFF 2018 Day 2: “There’s nothing wrong with Ellen. It’s just that she loves...
Day 2 of the TCM Film Festival was a blast, plain and simple. Lots of unique screenings and experiences for me, and even a couple of lousy films couldn’t ruin it for me. Plus I got Hawaiian pizza. Yum!...
View ArticleTCMFF 2018 Day 3: “Frank, we must all compromise.”“Bullshit.”
I’m running out of fuel We’re hitting the home stretch for the 2018 version of TCMFF, and opinions are running pretty high. Everything, from the design of the badges to the festival’s look and movies...
View ArticleTCMFF 2018 Day 4: “You’re a sick man, Rico.”
The last day of the TCM Film Festival is always a bittersweet experience. You’re exhausted, barely alive— and yet you’re kind of hoping that they announce that they’re going to add a fifth day, just...
View ArticleTCMFF 2018 Wrap-Up: “It’s like putting a saddle on a pekingese but here it is.”
The 2018 Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) has come to a crashing close. There were tears, there was laughter, there was a whole lot more Barry Fitzgerald than I would have suspected....
View ArticlePre-Code Movies on TCM and Filmstruck in May 2018
Sigh. I’m back in the real world now, still coming off the high of TCMFF. I have all of my coverage for this year (and previous years) over at this page, in case you wanted to catch up. This month I...
View ArticleLaughing Sinners (1931) Review, with Joan Crawford, Neil Hamilton and Clark...
Ivy/Bunny Joan Crawford Howard Neil Hamilton Carl Clark Gable Fred Roscoe Karns Cass Guy Kibbee Mike Cliff Edwards Released by MGM | Directed by Harry Beaumont Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a...
View ArticleTarzan, the Ape Man (1932) Review, with Johnny Weissmuller & Maureen O’Sullivan
Tarzan Johnny Weissmuller Jane Maureen O’Sullivan Harry Neil Hamilton Released by MGM Directed by W.S. Van Dyke Run time: 108 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Jane razzes on her father (while...
View ArticlePre-Code Movies on TCM and Filmstruck in June 2018
Hey everyone! So I’m sorry for the slow pace around here. I had another vacation in May (am I complaining about that? I hope not), it’s summer reading kick-off time which means I’m doing fifty things...
View ArticlePossessed (1931) Review, with Joan Crawford and Clark Gable
Marian Joan Crawford Mark Whitney Clark Gable Al Manning Wallace Ford Released by MGM Directed by Clarence Brown Run time: 76 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Joan Crawford plays a fallen, kept...
View ArticleNever the Twain Shall Meet (1931) Review, with Leslie Howard and Karen Morley
Dan Pritchard Leslie Howard Tamea Conchita Montenegro Maisie Karen Morley Released by MGM Directed by W.S. Van Dyke Run time: 79 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “You make one big mistake in not...
View ArticleThe Animal Kingdom (1932) Review, with Ann Harding, Leslie Howard and Myrna Loy
Tom Leslie Howard Daisy Ann Harding Cecilia Myrna Loy Released by RKO Directed by Edward H. Griffith and George Cukor Run time: 85 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Tom, our lead, has been...
View ArticlePre-Code Movies on TCM and Filmstruck in July 2018
And it’s July! Wow, 2018 sometimes goes fast, sometimes it goes slow, and sometimes I often wish I were dead. But I have movies in the meantime, and that’s good enough for me. The most important,...
View ArticleThe Champ (1931) Review, with Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper
Champ Wallace Beery Dink Jackie Cooper Linda Irene Rich Released by MGM Directed by King Vidor Run time: 83 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Champ has a helluva drinking problem. “Oh, this is...
View ArticleCaptured! (1933) Review, with Leslie Howard and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Capt. Fred Allison Leslie Howard Lt. Jack ‘Dig’ Digby Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Col. Carl Ehlrich Paul Lukas Released by Warner Bros. Directed by Roy Del Ruth Run time: 69 minutes Proof That It’s a...
View ArticleThe Great Meadow (1930) Review, with John Mack Brown and Eleanor Boardman
Berk Jarvis John Mack Brown Diony Hall Eleanor Boardman Evan Muir Gavin Gordon Released by MGM Directed by Charles Brabin Run time: 78 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Berk Jarvis’ mother gets...
View ArticleA Notorious Affair (1930), with Billie Dove, Basil Rathbone, and Kay Francis
Patricia Hanley Billie Dove Paul Gherardi Basil Rathbone Olga Balakireff Kay Francis Released by First National/Warner Bros. Directed by Lloyd Bacon Run time: 67 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film...
View ArticlePre-Code Movies on TCM and Filmstruck in August 2018
Welcome to the dog days of August. The good news is, of course, TCM’s annual Summer Under the Stars is back. (This also coincides exactly with the end of summer reading at my library– woo hoo, days...
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