Like a lot of people, Black and White cinema didn't do much for me growing up. My access point was through the Universal Monster movies, leading in to Hitchcock and as I got older, I found myself able ...

2014 gave rise to a surge in discussion around feminism; media coverage of the topic increased as countless celebrities publicly addressed prevailing gender inequalities, while over on twitter ...

If you’re like a lot of other movie buffs, and you’re a little intimidated by old movies, especially a “pre-Code” movie—mostly because you’re not entirely sure what “pre-Code” means—you should get ...

As more people got their hands on early film cameras, movies quickly went from snapshots of someone sneezing to workers clocking out to full-blown narratives exploring life, love, and the human ...

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...

Despite only lasting four short years from 1930 to 1934, the pre-code era of Hollywood’s Golden Age produced films that pushed the boundaries of cinema and storytelling, even by today’s standards.

In this second episode Barry celebrates the wonders of early pre-code cinema. This was the era before the introduction of the Motion Picture Production Code, which subsequently became The Hays Code, ...

The most exciting time in Hollywood was arguably the ephemeral period before the stingy rules implemented by the industry. Before the adoption of the Hays Code, the guideline that major studios ...