Kirk Douglas Archives - Smart(er) Home Cinema (SHC)

When the Film Noir Meets the Tragedy

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe movie The Strange Love of Martha Ivers is a 1946 American film noir. Lewis Milestone directed it. The main actors are Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott and Kirk Douglas (introducing). The film participated to the 1947 Cannes Film Festival. Sam Masterson (played by Heflin) was a soldier. Now Read more

By Georgios Sourvanos, 3 daysNovember 6, 2025 ago

Movies, actors and directors

Who is more famous: Sinatra, Allen, Streep and others

Reading Time: 3 minutesFame of actors and actresses In previous posts I used the Ngram tool to identify the fame level of several actors and actresses. The unit of fame is the famon (= 1/1 000 000 relative % Ngram frequency). Marylin Monroe and John Wayne are still at the top Previous uses Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, 1 yearMay 27, 2024 ago