#AMonthWithoutTheCode65 Guest Article: “Take 3: Swept from the Sea Review (A Month Without the Code — #8)” by Sally Silverscreen

The below article was published on 18 Cinema Lane by Sally Silverscreen on August 31 as her eighth entry in #AMonthWithoutTheCode65. See the original post here. Out of all the movies that I’ve chosen for the A Month Without the Code Blogathon, this film is the one that I’m the most excited to talk about! I had never heard …

#AMonthWithoutTheCode65 Guest Article: “Take 3: Return to Peyton Place Review (A Month Without the Code — #7)” by Sally Silverscreen

The below article was published on 18 Cinema Lane by Sally Silverscreen on August 29 as her seventh entry in #AMonthWithoutTheCode65. See the original post here. It seems fitting that my last review for the Summer Under the Stars Blogathon would be published at the end of the month. While looking through the marathon roster for Turner Classic Movies’ …

Breening Thursday #37: “The Cat and the Canary” from 1927

Today is the final Thursday in August. Here at PEPS, we have declared this month to be #AMonthWithoutTheCode65. It is all about studying the movies which were made outside of the American Breen Era (1934-1954). Not watching Code films make us appreciate them more. For us, it is very difficult to avoid Code films for …

What the Code Means to Me – August: “What the Code Means to Me” by Michaela

This article was written by Michaela of Love Letters to Old Hollywood. Her analysis of the Code's influence on the Golden Era of Hollywood and the progress of film history is the August entry in our guest series, What the Code Means to Me. It was originally published on her website here. Michaela, thank you for contributing …

52 Code Films – Week #34: “Brigadoon” from 1954; “Van Can Sing, Dance, and Wisecrack!”

Today is Sunday, so it's time for another article in the weekly series which we started at the beginning of this year, 52 Code Films. When I recently told a friend that I mainly watch movies made between 1934 and 1954, he expressed concern that I would soon run out of new movies to watch. …

Breening Thursday #36: “21 Days” from 1940

Today is the fourth Thursday in August, so it is time for another article in our weekly series about how the Code could have effected un-Code movies, Breening Thursdays. Here at PEPS, we have declared this August #AMonthWithoutTheCode65 in recognition of the sixty-fifth anniversary of the end of the Breen Era in 1954. We observe …

#AMonthWithoutTheCode65 Guest Article: “Take 3: I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Review (A Month Without the Code — #6)” by Sally Silverscreen

The below article was published on 18 Cinema Lane by Sally Silverscreen on August 22 as her sixth entry in #AMonthWithoutTheCode65. See the original post here. I was introduced to the book, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, over five years ago. When I heard what it was about, I became intrigued with the premise. Since then, the book …

#AMonthWithoutTheCode65 Guest Article: “Take 3: Summer Magic Review (A Month Without the Code — #5)” by Sally Silverscreen

The below article was published on 18 Cinema Lane by Sally Silverscreen on August 21 as her third entry in #AMonthWithoutTheCode65. See the original post here. For a few years now, I have wanted to watch the film, Summer Magic. It’s a title that I had never heard of until I came across it on Pinterest. Even after I recorded …

52 Code Films – Week #33: “After the Thin Man” from 1936

Today is Sunday, so it's time for another review of a new Code film. In the first week of January, I began a new weekly series here at PEPS, 52 Code Films. In this series, I watch at least one American Breen Era (1934-1954) film which I have never seen before every week and write …

#AMonthWithoutTheCode65 Guest Article: “Take 3: The Nun’s Story Review (A Month Without the Code — #4)” by Sally Silverscreen

The below article was published on 18 Cinema Lane by Sally Silverscreen on August 18 as her fourth entry in #AMonthWithoutTheCode65. See the original post here. When I was choosing films to review for the A Month Without the Code blogathon, one of the movies that I wanted to see was The Nun’s Story. This is a film that I …