Almost every film lover knows about the infamous Hays Code. Known officially as the Motion Picture Production Code, the Hays Code was a set of guidelines meant to censor inappropriate or morally ...
Three screening rooms showing comedies, silent movies, pre-code films and animation, a celebration of the Golden Age of Radio and the popular feature “In the Zone with Rod Serling” are part of the ...
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 ...
Last weekend, the Department of Italian Studies hosted “Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour,” an Italian film festival showcasing a selection of rare and restored films from the world-renowned Cineteca ...