PRE-CODE ESSENTIALS by myself and @Kimbo3200 releases 10/28! Covers 50 of the wildest and sexiest movies of 1930-34, with over 200 pictures and tons of trivia. - Amazon - https://t.co/yQAje5f2iu - Barnes & Noble - https://t.co/61VvclSZU7 - Bookshop - https://t.co/MEofycYvbO

It's PRE-CODE ESSENTIALS' release day! Tonight on @TCM, you'll see a cadre of great pre-Code movies. Be sure to follow the book's co-author, @KimLuperi32, as she tweets along the first three features, too! #precode #TCMParty

I endorse Karen's recommendations!! Watch the World Series tomorrow but be sure to set your DVR for #TCM 😀 #TCMParty https://t.co/RT9PuiIymt

PRE-CODE ESSENTIALS but make it Busby Berkeley. 👯‍♀️ 🪩 Today’s the day! PRE-CODE ESSENTIALS is officially out in the world. 🥳 @PreCodeDotCom & I have been working on this book for many years. I’m so proud of what we’ve put together & the journey we’ve been on to get here.

From film historians and creators of @PreCodeDotCom, Kim Luperi and Danny Reid, PRE-CODE ESSENTIALS explores cinema's bold era before censorship – as it delves into the uniquely provocative classics that defined a genre and generation. Order today: https://t.co/gG8P2PvA1y

NYC and DC, come check out some sweet pre-Code screenings as part of the Pre-Code Essentials Book Tour! -- https://t.co/MGU0IsGb2f #precode #tcmparty

I'm so incredibly excited about Kim and Danny's book!! Publishing October 28, 2025! https://t.co/B6S7U1Am6l @Kimbo3200 @PreCodeDotCom @Running_Press @TCM #TCM #PreCodes

Pre-Code Movies on TCM in August 2024. https://t.co/TRpfQp3jK1 #precode #tcmparty

Mark your calendars! Every Wednesday on Instagram, David Stenn and I (at the @precodedotcom IG account) will be sharing unseen pre-Code outtakes, preserved by the wonderful @UCLAFTVArchive. Our first one is from HOT PEPPER (‘33) with Lupe Vélez:

We can't decide whether Loretta Young's hat is wonderfully ridiculous or ridiculously wonderful, but we love it! And pipe the matching frill on the sleeve—sheer perfection! @tcm @PreCodeDotCom #TCMParty

Hi friends! I’m running a giveaway on the @PreCodeDotCom Instagram account for a free copy of the upcoming FORBIDDEN COCKTAILS by André Darlington. I’ve reviewed this book, and it’s a fun read! Check it out and enter to win here: https://t.co/UNYWWc6Ken

Danny takes us inside This Reckless Age (1932), over at @PreCodeDotCom. https://t.co/cz84nzCskZ

Pre-Code Movies on TCM, March 2024 - #precode #TCMParty --

Excited & honored to be covering #TCMFF this year! I’ll be posting updates on the ground here & pre-Code related content on the @PreCodeDotCom IG account ( https://t.co/5CrXCvwO1O), as well as publishing previews & recaps on my blog (link in bio). Looking forward to it, as always.

DESIGN FOR LIVING (1933, dir. Ernst Lubitsch)

Actress Norma Shearer

Stylish camerawork, innovative special effects, and plenty of startling pre-Code touches make this the definitive screen adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s gothic classic, directed with typical panache by Rouben Mamoulian. https://t.co/9BJPJp1nCq

Remembering the brilliant comedienne Carole Lombard on her birthday. Gone too soon. She was wonderful as Maria Tura in Ernst Lubitsch's masterpiece To be or not to be. #carolelombard #happybirthday #oldhollywood #tobeornottobe #lubitsch #alejandromogolloart

I wrote this essay to mark the 80th anniversary of Carole Lombard's death, but it's really a celebration of her remarkable life. I'm sharing it here again in honor of her birthday:

WILD BOYS OF THE ROAD (1933) | “Boy and Girl Tramps of America” — Immortal Ephemera #TCMParty PREP for tonight’s @tcm screening of one of the ⁦@PreCodeDotCom⁩ Pre-Code Essential Films