Kathryn Bigelow the most Successful Female Director
Before she directed “The Hurt Locker” and won the Oscar for best director, Kathryn Bigelow was known as a successful movie producer. And long before that, she was an award-winning photojournalist. Her first film gigs were in documentary…
635Katherine Hepburn is a legendary Movie Star
It is a well-known fact that Katherine Hepburn was one of the most iconic actresses of Hollywood’s Golden Age. But beyond just being a talented and memorable actress, she was also a legendary movie star in her own right. In an industry where…
570Rita Hayworth was a Hollywood Goddess
Rita Hayworth was one of the great sex symbols of Hollywood’s Golden Age. She appeared in a string of successful movies from the 1940s onwards and is still known as one of the most beautiful actresses to ever have come out of that era.…
577Swedish Movie Star Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo was a Swedish actress with a unique look. She had pale skin, large blue eyes, and red hair unusual features for an actress at the time. Garbo went on to become one of the most successful movie stars of all time, perhaps in part due…
583A Brief History of Hollywood
Hollywood has been a center of entertainment and celebrity culture since the early 20th century. The city’s name has become synonymous with the film industry, as well as with its excesses and scandals. Whether you know about it or not, if you…
1069The Birth of Hollywood Movies
It’s almost impossible to imagine a time when there weren’t movies. It just seems like such a natural part of the world that it must have been there forever. But it wasn’t, and even its initial creation took place over decades. Hollywood…
647The 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…
627The Hays Code in Hollywood Film
The Hays Code was an informal set of standards for monitoring and regulating film production that was widely adopted by the motion picture industry from 1930 onward. The Hays Code was widely known as “The Movie Production Code” because it…
617Hollywood's 20th Century Fox Studios
The 20th Century Fox film studio is located on the north side of the 2100 block of West Dickson Street in Hollywood. It sits on the same block as the old Lasky Studios (and current site of The Orpheum) and the former New York Hotel, which once…
618Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios in Hollywood
Today, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios occupy a 42-acre lot in the heart of Hollywood. It is known as one of the most famous film studios not only because of its rich history but also for its impressive architecture. In this blog post, we will…
564Universal Movie Studios in Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood is home to some of the most famous movie and television studios in the world, but it’s also home to Universal Studios Hollywood. The outdoor theme park that opened here in 2001 is a smaller, more intimate version of…
537Sophia Loren is a Hollywood Goddess
Did you know that Sophia Loren is the only actress to have won an Academy Award, a New York Film Critics Circle Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe all in one year? That's right! In 1962, Loren won all four of these prestigious awards for…
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Titanic wins the most Academy Awards
West Side Story and The Oscars
Big Movies and Oscar Winners
Ben Hur - the Academy Awards
Lord of the Rings and its Oscars