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 ...

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 ...

Bob May has 50 years experience in the performing arts and business in Southern California. He has been a stage and film actor and director. He has also been a producer, business consultant, ...

If you want to give youself a pre-dinner blast, go see this dazzling, propulsive pre-Code movie from 1932. You will be amazed at how much outrageousness one movie can pack into a 64-minute running ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — There are nearly two dozen independent theaters in Portland. While national movie theaters have shuttered locations nationwide, Portland's scene continues to shine. We are ...

Frequent Pasatiempo contributor Mark Tiarks is a freelancer, and it’s a good thing, too. Otherwise, we’d have to bust him for sneaking out during the day to work on other projects. But his newest one ...

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 ...