Shades of Gray

I loved Duran Duran's music as a kid. I loved them as recently as 1993 with "The Wedding Album"... and then I lost touch. I re...

"Nightmarish" might be overused when it comes to describing art and films, but I can't think of a better work to describe the...

Legendary singer Tony Bennett passed in July of 2023. August 3rd would have been his 97th birthday. We're marking both of those today wi...

Today it's Selena Gomez's birthday. She's now spent some 25 years in the public eye--first as a child actress for PBS and Disne...

The Little Knight (aka "The Adventures of Prince Coraguous: The Litte Knight") (1923) Starring: Bessie Love, Arthur Trimble, Monte...

Guest performer on "A Fairytale of New York" Kristy McColl has described it as " a Christmas song for those who hate Christma...

White Zombie (1932) Starring: Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, Robert Frazer, John Harron, and Joseph Cawthorn Director: Victor Halperin Rati...

Edgar Allen Poe (aka "Edgar Allan Poe") (1909) Starring: Herbert Yost, Linda Arvidson, Arthur V. Johnson, David Miles, and Anita H...

The Vampire (2021) Starring: Lucy Rose and Jennifer Forristal Director: Brian Elliot Rating: Seven of Ten Stars A woman (Rose) is bitten by ...

We're starting the work-week with some amazing guitar playing, a great tune, and an engaging video in which we need YOU to tell us what...

About a month ago, Depeche Mode released a new album. We're fans here at Shades of Gray, but we had no idea that they were still togethe...

The Good Bad-Man (1916/1923) Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Bessie Love, Sam de Grasse, and Pomeroy Cannon Director: Allan Dwan Rating: Eight ...

In my opinion, Mike Oldfield is one of greatest composers and musicians of the late 20th Century. He has yet to get the full credit and rec...

The Hitch-Hiker (1954) Starring: Frank Lovejoy, Edmund O'Brien, William Talman, and Jose Torvay Director: Ida Lupino Rating: Eight of Ni...

Meet/Kiss/Kill (2012) Starring: Anonymous Director: "Temporal Jessica" Rating: Eight of Ten Stars The title sums up what happens i...

  Here's another neat student film that has been recovered from the distant, abandoned corners of YouTube! Made by Indonesian college st...

Rubber Tires (1927) Starring: Bessie Love, Harrison Ford, Erwin Connelly, May Robson, Junior Coghlan, and John Patrick Director: Alan Hale A...

The band may be named after a male demon who preys upon the sexual urges of mortals, but none such creature is anywhere to seen in the video...

The Evidence of the Film (1913) Starring: Florence La Badie, Marie Eline, and William Garwood Directors: Lawrence Marston and Edwin Thanhous...

While doing a web-search for something completely unrelated, I discovered the existence of Desperate Journalist, a four-member band performi...