Thanks for being with us this week, Mr. Server. I have two questions for you: One of the most interesting films that you described in your biography of Ava Gardner was Bhowani Junction (1956), a film that allowed the actress to show some depth. Do you think that it's possible that George Cukor's &qu...

Thanks for visiting with us, Mr. Rode. In light of some of the issues raised by archivist David Shepard's information here in the last week, could you tell us about your affiliation with and the film preservation efforts of the organization, the Film Noir Foundation? Are film noirs made during the p...

Good Afternoon, Mr. Shepard and welcome. I have two questions:

1.) How did you begin being interested in film, and silent film in particular?

2.) What training would you recommend to those who are interested in a career as a film preservationist?

Thank you.

I've read a couple of director Edward Dmytryk 's comments that implied that directors and screenwriters in the studio era may have been forced to film their stories in an economical and more imaginative way because of budgetary as well as censorship issues under the Code. Do you think that was true?...

Good afternoon, Mick. Could you please discuss some of the most intriguing directors during the Pre-Code period? I'm particularly interested in the work of Frank Capra , John Cromwell and Gregory La Cava . Do you think that their somewhat racy movies such as Platinum Blonde , Forbidden , Ann Vickers...

Hi Mick, Thanks for coming back for more today of this experience of being peppered with questions by us! Could you please talk about the persistence of local censorship boards in the U.S. after 1934? Where were they concentrated? Were there any venues where films that were not given the Production ...

Thanks for visiting Mr. LaSalle. I haven't had much time to post, but when I saw the notice of your appearance here, I had to set aside some time to visit this site again. As a bit of a novice when it comes to Pre-Code movies, could you recommend seeking out "The Trial of Temple Drake"? Wh...

Thanks so much for visiting this site, Mr. Birchard. You mentioned earlier in this thread that you knew the pioneering photographer-cinematographer Karl Struss . Could you please write a bit about his remarkable career, and especially his work as the cinematographer of F.W. Murnau's Sunrise (1926)? ...

Thanks so much for making time to be with us. Three more questions, please: When is TCM going to hire you as a Guest Programmer, or better yet, as the co-host for The Essentials? Your expertise, humor and perspective would be most welcome among their viewers :!: Do you have any new books coming out ...

Hi Mr. Eyman. I have several questions, if that's okay: Now that so many of the primary sources for your books have passed away, do you find that interviews on film or tape or in transcripts have affected your choice of future projects? ************** Have you met any obscure individuals in your res...