Happy Birthday, Joe Breen!

Joseph Breen, hard at work Ladies and gentlemen, it's been hit and miss on the website recently. If you've been following PEPS's recent activity, you'll know that it's mostly been miss. For the last few months, our monthly blogathons have been our only activity. In September and now October, I just haven't been able to …

The Fredric March Blogathon is Here!

Ladies and gentlemen, The Fredric March Blogathon is here! Fredric March in The Best Years of Our Lives To end our August celebration, #AMonthWithoutTheCode2021, we are hosting our August blogathon, The Fredric March Blogathon! There are so many amazing actors from the Golden Era of Hollywood that one can never run out of stars to …

Announcing The Fredric March Blogathon!

Fredric March in his Academy Award winning performance from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) "Free at last!" Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to announce our next blogathon, The Fredric March Blogathon! Throughout 2021, we have been hosting one blogathon per month. At the beginning of the year, we planned to honor classic actor Fredric …

#AMonthWithoutTheCode2021 is Here!

It is now August, so #AMonthWithoutTheCode2021 is here! As night follows the day, #AMonthWithoutTheCode inevitably follows #CleanMovieMonth. As you might guess after #CleanMovieMonth2021, we are calling this year’s edition #AMonthWithoutTheCode2021. In case you need refreshment on what #AMonthWithoutTheCode is, allow me to remind you or, for our newcomers, inform you for the first time. #CleanMovieMonth …

100+ New Code Films – #57. “Camille” from 1936; A True Code Classic

Today is Saturday, so it's time for this week's first 100+ New Code Films article. Every week this year, I watch and review at least two American Breen Era (1934-1954) films for the first time. This gives me a great outlet for writing about the lovely Code films which are now readily available to be …

The 2nd Code Classics Blogathon is Here!

Ladies and gentlemen, it has arrived! Our July blogathon, The 2nd Code Classics Blogathon, is playing at PEPS this weekend. We don’t expect a big turnout, since I wasn’t able to announce this blogathon until a week ago. However, we are grateful for the participants we do have, and we appreciate the opportunity to discover, …

#CleanMovieMonth2021 Guest Article: Review of “The Long, Long Trailer” (1954) by Wes Sterling

The below article was written by Wes Sterling, one of our devoted readers, as his entry in #CleanMovieMonth2021. Since he has no website, we are proudly publishing it here. Proverbs 17:22 says, “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”  Wise words from King Solomon, and I think we can …

Announcing The 2nd Code Classics Blogathon!

Ladies and gentlemen, I've done it again! Year after year, I promise myself that this year, I will announce #CleanMovieMonth and our July blogathon well in advance. It seems that every year, I fail to do so. Now, the blogathon is a week away, and I'm just announcing it! Oh, well. I hope that I …

#CleanMovieMonth2021 is Here!

July has arrived, so it is now time for #CleanMovieMonth. I wanted to announce this in mid-June, but I just didn't get around to it because of problems designing the poster. Anyway, it is now July 1st, so I had better announce it! In case you aren't familiar with this custom here at PEPS, #CleanMovieMonth …

Review of “Fear in the Night” (1947) by Wes Sterling

The below article was written by Wes Sterling, one of our devoted readers, as his entry in A Midsummer Dream Blogathon. Since he has no website, we are proudly publishing it here. I have been enjoying Code films from the Breen era (1934-1954) for several years now, but only until recently have I begun exploring …