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: 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 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 Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn 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 Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesNow, one might wonder what is the relation between elections and home cinema. Movies involve actors and actresses who together with other celebrities support, kiss and hug presidential candidates in public. As Rachel Chang recently wrote, in a post entitled Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSmart plugs and switches are important elements of the smart home cinema. Sonoff wall switches are cheap and versatile smart switches that can be operated through Alexa, Google Home, Smartthings, Home Assistant as well as the good EwELink app. All Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe movie The movie Some Like it Hot (1959) is a crime comedy. It was directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. The cast includes Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft and Joe E. Brown. Wilder shot Some Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe movie Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film directed by Orson Welles. The cast includes Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, William Alland, Dorothy Comingore and Agnes Moorehead. Citizen Kane was Welle’s first feature film. It Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe movie Purple Noon is a 1960 French crime thriller movie directed by Rene Clement. The original French title is Plein Soleil. The cast includes Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet and Marie Laforet. Handsome young American Tom Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn 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 Read more