In a series of earlier posts, I explored the fame of iconic actresses and actors from Hollywood. The vast majority of them have fame levels smaller than 20 famons. Elvis Presley sits at the top, with 53 famons. He is closely followed by Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne and Frank Sinatra. All four Read more…
In a series of earlier posts, I used Ngram in order to identify the fame of iconic actresses and actors from Hollywood. The vast majority of actresses and actors have fame levels smaller than 20 famons. Elvis Presley is the most famous actor, 53 famons. He is closely followed by Marilyn Read more…
There is a tendency, not to say regularity, for action actors like e.g.: Mark Wahlberg Dwayne Johnson John Cena Dave Bautista Ryan Reynolds and others to be the protagonists in comedies with some action elements or in superhero movies. I don’t know whether such comedy movies Read more…
The new Sonos headphones, the Ace, are out. They are certainly very expensive, especially when compared to other headphones out there that are cheaper. However, the Ace is an excellent companion of the smart home cinema setup when this is based on the Sonos Atmos Read more…
A smart remote control that can work with a smart home platform, such as Alexa and Google Home, is an essential part of a smart home cinema. Logitech, which produced the best universal smart remotes, discontinued its product line. Thus the options are very scarce now. One of the best Read more…
In a series of previous posts that started in January 2024, I have searched Ngram for the names of 54 iconic actors and actresses from the Hollywood era. Among them Elvis Presley has the highest fame, 53 famons. He is closely followed by Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne and Frank Sinatra. Read more…
The new foldable smartphone Samsung Z Fold 6 has been announced. Although it is very expensive it is a very good home cinema driver. The reason is that it has a lot of screen estate for displaying smart home devices in various platforms. Read more…
So far in a series of previous posts that started in January 2024, I have searched Ngram for the names of 54 iconic actors and actresses from the Hollywood era. They are shown in the figure that follows, in which the vertical axis shows fame in famon. Read more…
Searching for actresses and actors more famous than Monroe and Wayne In this post I present the results of the Ngram analysis for six more classic Hollywood icons some of which have been listed in the AFI greatest actors and actresses: Elvis Presley Bruce Lee Tom Hanks Michael Caine Jack Read more…
Music videos, YouTube videos as well as other personal videos are more enjoyable on the home cinema large screen. For instance it is always more fun to watch Miley Cyrus’ Flowers on the large screen than on your phone. And naturally one enjoys Eleni Fureira’s concert better on Read more…