Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn this post I update the earlier synopsis of the fame for 90 (as opposed to 78 in the earlier post) actresses and actors. Their fame levels ranged from 0.8 famons, for Emma Stone, to 60 famons for Bob Dylan (figure 1). Figure 1. Fame of 90 actresses Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteContinuing our quest for the most famous actress/actor (see, e.g., here), in this post I explore the fame of four iconic actors: Harvey Keitel Jet Li Telly Savalas Chuck Norris. And the most famous is… The use of Ngram shows that Chuck Norris, the protagonist of Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCarry-on is an action movie directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. The protagonists include Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman and Sofia Carson. Jaume is known from directing Liam Neeson in many action movies. The story reminds somehow Die Hard 2. Jason Bateman, the bad guy, blackmails Taron Egerton, an airport security agent. He Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a previous post I maintained that the action thriller Die Hard, which appeared in the cinemas 36 years ago, in 1988 (by Twentieth Century Fox, Gordon Company, Silver Pictures), is one of the best action movies. The dialogues of the movie are also excellent, with Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesHTPC and sound Sound is an essential component of a home cinema setup. Its new surround formats, such as Atmos or Auro-3D, add dramatically to the overall experience. The main feature of Atmos is the addition of height channels. Auro 3D consists of three distinct layers (base Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a previous post, I explored the fame of six actresses and compared it with that of other 72 actors/actresses. Here I explore the fame of eight more actresses, six of which have won an Oscar: Sandra Bullock Rachel Weisz Emily Blunt Demi Moore Kate Winslet Natalie Portman Gwyneth Paltrow Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutesMovies and media files A good HTPC system can handle all types of media you throw at it. If we already have many movies or intend to build up a library of movies, we need a storage medium to store media files, i.e., build a digital library. Nowadays nobody uses Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn earlier posts, I explored the fame of various actresses and actors. Most of them have fame levels between 0 and 10 famons. The following actors/actresses are the the top of fame list with fame ranging between 50 and 60 famons: Bob Dylan Elvis Presley Marylin Monroe John Wayne. Here I Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe big screen In previous posts we examined what we need to set up a PC-based home theater (or cinema, HTPC). Now we need a screen, on which we will project the HT part of the HTPC, and the sound system. With respect to the screen, there are two different Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSo far I used Ngram to evaluate the fame of 72 actresses and actors. Their fame levels ranged from 0.8 famons, for George Macready, to 60 famons for Bob Dylan (figure 1). Most actresses/actors have fame levels between 0 and 10 famons and between 10 and 20 famons. Read more