The Avengers End Game - Highest Grossing Worldwide
The Avengers: Endgame is the culmination of everything that has happened in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since Iron Man came out back in 2008. The movie had to resolve all the loose ends from 21 different movies, and it did so successfully. The…
581Lauren Bacall Film Noir Movie Star
Lauren Bacall was a movie star even before she was a movie star—which is to say, from the moment she arrived in Hollywood in 1944. This New York City-raised blonde had all the makings of a successful actress: She could sing, dance, and act.…
556Audrey Hepburn was more than Just a Beautiful Movie Star
Audrey Hepburn was a movie star but you probably wouldn’t know it from looking at her. The famous and beloved actress was known for appearing on screen without any of the glitz and glam that usually comes with the job. She didn’t wear much…
618Marlena Dietrich was a Real Movie Star
Marlena Dietrich was a German actress and dancer who appeared in several Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s. She got her to start dancing in music halls throughout Europe before moving to New York City to pursue acting. Her first film…
584The Hollywood Great Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart captured the imagination of moviegoers in the 1940s and ’50s with his performances in film noir. He created some of the most memorable characters in film history, including a down-on-his-luck detective named Sam Spade who was…
612The Golden Age of Hollywood
The 1930s and ’40s were a time of great upheaval in the film industry. After the stock market crash of 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression, Hollywood studios cut back on production and laid off workers. Production costs also soared, thanks…
626Glenn Close is a Hollywood Legend
Glenn Close is an American actress who has had one of the most illustrious careers in Hollywood. Best known for her roles in Fatal Attraction and The Natural, she’s also been nominated for a Tony award on multiple occasions. A true Hollywood…
548Scarlett Johansson has the Biggest Box Office Takings
The best actors can disappear into a role and become someone new. Scarlett Johansson has been able to do that her entire career, playing a variety of characters that audiences wouldn’t expect her to play. Some of her most recent roles have…
618Buster Keaton a Silent Film Star
Buster Keaton’s final silent film is an absurdist comedy that touches on philosophy, the meaning of life, and the value of friendship. The movie features weird characters (such as a hand-shaped person), visual gags, and slapstick comedy as Mr.…
631Douglas Fairbanks and Silent Film
The advent of sound film in the late 1920s marked the end of an era for Hollywood actors. Talking pictures meant that stage actors with weak voices, regional accents, or thick foreign accents were no longer suitable for film roles. Stage actors…
541The Biggest Silent Film Star was Charlie Chaplin
As the 1910s came to a close, so did the era of silent films. Now that people understood how movies could tell stories without words, they no longer felt silence was necessary for the film. Instead, they preferred characters who spoke. And yet,…
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Titanic wins the most Academy Awards
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