A Shroud of Thoughts

When many think of Barbara Stanwyck and the holidays, they may well think of Christmas in Connecticut (1945), but it was not the only Chris...

The first ever Christmas card was commissioned by Sir Heny Cole commissioned that first Christmas card on May 1, 1843, with its illustration...

No one does end-of-the-year memorials as well as Turner Classic Movies. Quite simply, TCM Remembers is the gold standard with regards to in ...

I have written regularly on this blog about vintage Christmas commercials, and they are generally decades old. Despite this, there are still...

A very good argument could be made that the 1940s were the Golden Age of Christmas Movies. Indeed, in a space of only two years It's a W...

I have always been of the mind that pets are family. It was certainly true of our cat Socks. He spent his entire life with us, from his birt...

On December 14, 2025, actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle were found dead in their home in the Brentwood neighbourhood of Lo...