A Shroud of Thoughts

Joan Leslie and Richard Basehart Repeat Performance  (1947) is unusual among film noirs. First, it blends elements of fantasy (namely time t...

It was sixty years ago on this date that "Paint It, Black" by The Rolling Stones hit no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is certain...

James Handy, who appeared in such films as Arachnophobia (1990) and The Rocketeer (1991), was murdered by the son of his girlfriend on Jun...

The past few years I have found myself complaining more and more about Instagram. Last night I observed something that gives me even more to...

Anthony Head, best known for playing Rupert "Ripper" Giles on the classic TV series  Buffy the Vampire Slayer , died on June 1, 20...

Call Her Savage  (1932) is not particularly well-known among the general public today, but the film is notable for several reasons. It was t...

It was 22 years ago today that I made the "Famous First Post" on  A Shroud of Thoughts . From about 2002 to 2006, blogs were a bit...