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Family dynasties are a grand tradition in Hollywood. Below are a list of clans of famous actors, directors, writers, and producers who were related to each other. The criteria for this list is how much talent the combined members of the family had and how many generations the dynasty spanned. 10. The Reitman Dynasty Members: Ivan, [...]
Posted by Orrin Konheim on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 12:01 am
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After winning an Oscar, an actor’s career is usually marked by the question: Did they live up to the award or not? Here are 10 Oscar-winning actors who have gone in completely different directions. 10. Donna Reed-Riding the Highs and Lows of Television Best Supporting Actress for From Here to Eternity (1953) Reed’s career after [...]
Posted by Orrin Konheim on Monday, July 25, 2011 at 12:01 am
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There are exactly two reasons to be obsessed with Johnny Depp: his acting and his sex appeal, both of which have a tendency to defy rigid gender norms (that is to say, he played a transsexual in Before Night Falls, and boys and girls alike will unabashedly admit to their unhealthy Johnny crushes). As a [...]
Posted by Ryan Thomas on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 12:01 am
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