Reading Time: < 1 minuteFew days ago I watched the movie Witness for the Prosecution. What a masterpiece. It is a 1956 movie. Billy Wilder is the director. Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich and Charles Laughton are the main protagonists. The plot of the movie is based on an Agatha Christie story. A barrister (Laughton) Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGene Hackman, one of the best Hollywood actors, died at the age of 95 years in February 18, 2025. Hackman was a two-time Oscar-winning actor. He participated to 101 movies and shined in all of them. He was always an added value to all movies he participated, irrespectively of whether Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlain Delon, who died recently, is considered the European Marlon Brando. His photo was under the pillow of many girls in the 1960s and 1970s. We all know the movies in which him and other French actors were protagonists. For instance, The Sicilian Clan, was a Read more
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 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: < 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: < 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