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Celebrating Pre-Code Hollywood 1930-34, when movies were sexy, smart, complex and a hell of a lot of fun. he/him #precode #TCMParty
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PRE-CODE ESSENTIALS by myself and Kim Luperi releases October 28th! Covers 50 of the wildest and sexiest movies of 1930-34, with over 200 pictures and tons of trivia.

- Amazon - amzn.to/4hNVqQO
- Barnes & Noble - www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pre-code-e...
- Bookshop - bookshop.org/a/111647/979...
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Minna Gombell thinks Joan Marsh may have a pre-Code plan in mind in Bachelor’s Affairs (1932).
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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So much fun talking to Kim Luperi and @pre-code.com about their new book from @tcmtv.bsky.social, Pre-Code Essentials!

www.watchingclassicmovies.com/2025/11/ther...
Pre-Code Essentials with Kim Luperi and Danny Reid
YouTube video by Watching Classic Movies
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November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Leila Hyams on the cover of The New Movie Magazine, August 1930
November 14, 2025 at 4:10 AM
New TCMFF merch dropped! Looks grape. store.fandango.com/collections/...
November 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Images from films shot by cinematographer Sal Polito - BOTD in 1892

Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)
42nd Street (1933)
The Mind Reader (1933)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
On the flight back to Germany. Thanks again to everyone who came to our events in Maryland and NYC! It was a pip!
November 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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The Homes For Our Troops Veterans Day eBay auction has launched!! 🇺🇸 🏠 🫡

www.ebay.com/HFOT

BID on amazing once-in-a-lifetime experiences, VIP experiences at NFL and NHL games, or concerts!

Set visits or lunches/zooms with your favorite celebrities!

Visit 👇
Homes For Our Troops | eBay. Annual Charity Auction
Annual Charity Auction
www.ebay.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Louise gets her ankle checked out by Norman Foster in It Pays to Advertise (1931).
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Pittsburgh! Kim will be introducing RED HEADED WOMAN on Saturday! Check it out!! trustarts.org/production/1...
trustarts.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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My favorite opening credits come from the 1931 Frankenstein because they're so intent on creating a mystery around the monster that they credit him with "?" as if to say "Ooooh, who could it be? We don't knooowwwww... Is it even an actor?? Oooooh"
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Okay, New Yorkers, I need to know if somewhere on this street is Charlie McCarthy Square.
November 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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a year later a giant part of the US economy is built on this notion most people don't care to know how to do basic things, want to be lazy, unprepared and incapable, phoning it all in. part of my doubt about a future for mainstream AI is I reject that premise. most people really are better than that
Apple's brand marketing history, Our Users Are
-Revolutionary visionaries (80s)
-Like Picasso, Einstein "think different" (late 90s)
-Cool creatives (iMac/iPod)
-Successful, high status (iPhone to iWatch)
-Unprepared bad workers, office loser, can't read/write one line emails (Apple Intelligence/AI)
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Clara Bow by Otto Dyar, 1929.
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Film critic Kristen Lopez @kristenklopez.bsky.social discusses her new book “Popcorn Disabilities: The Highs and Lows of Disabled Representation in the Movies” with Tessa Swehla @thebiparadox.bsky.social.
Interview: Kristen Lopez, film critic and author of POPCORN DISABILITIES — Moviejawn
by Tessa Swehla, Staff Writer Kristen Lopez’s new book Popcorn Disabilities: The Highs and Lows of Disabled Representation in the Movies , out November 27, acts as an introductory guide to and hi...
www.moviejawn.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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#CineHistorians Podcast co-host @raquelstecher.bsky.social discusses the history of the English language version of the title Bicycle Thieves and how for a time it went by the singular The Bicycle Thief. #filmsky
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Visited MOMA this afternoon. They have a whole exhibit on classic celebrity press photography, and I saw a lot of old friends there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Honoring and remembering all of the sacrifices made by our military veterans. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. His military achievements include being the "Father of the Beach Jumpers", a unit that performed deception operations.
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Tonight in Brooklyn-- NIGHT NURSE in 35mm! Kim and I will introduce and sign books afterward. Hope to see you there! -- nitehawkcinema.com/prospectpark...
Night Nurse – Nitehawk Cinema – Prospect Park
nitehawkcinema.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
My second highest-rated Letterboxd review. - letterboxd.com/Mr_Sheldrake/
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Very excited to report that PRE-CODE ESSENTIALS is currently beating out a bunch of deceivingly-misnamed books and Wiki-slop in the Move Guides & Reviews category. amzn.to/4nSHLdM
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Tonight at Film Forum— see you at 6:00!! filmforum.org/events/event...
Film Forum · MADAM SATAN Introduced by Authors Kim Luperi and Danny Reid
MADAM SATAN Introduced by authors Kim Luperi and Danny Reid Monday, November 10 at 6:00
filmforum.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Now playing (12:00 AM PST):
"The Most Dangerous Game" (1932)
By Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Schoedsack
Runtime: 63 min.
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Just a late night reminder that if you’re getting into the films of Mira Nair, she’s one of the interview subjects of my book CINEMA HER WAY, which is still in stores now and would make a great Christmas gift.

🎁 www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847...
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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THE MUMMY (1932) w/ Boris Karloff airs on TCM tonight at 9:15pm ET — part of a night celebrating Zita Johann.

None of tonight's Pre-Code films are on any subscription or free streaming service, so watch live or set your DVR. #FilmSky #TCMParty
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM