A progressive era in Hollywood film-making in the early 1930's and a lax code of censorship allowed sin to rule the movies. Violence, actresses with dresses open (and no panties), two men kissing, ...

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.

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 ...

Diogenes: The Rebellious Life and Revolutionary Philosophy of the Original Cynic New York magazine writer Dickson debuts with a smart and funny exploration of what it means to be a “bad mom.” In a ...

It’s only seven little letters, with a hyphen thrown in just for the heck of it, but to people in the know, the phrase “pre-Code” signifies cinematic buried treasure of the most satisfying kind.

About 20 years ago I was in a kind of partnership with another film historian who told me that, no, there wasn’t a market for a book on pre-code movies. I can only wonder what he thinks today after ...