Actors & Legends

Home \ Actors & Legends \ Jane Fonda JANE FONDA Jane Fonda has had at least three careers, and each one would have been enough. Jane Fonda has had at least three careers, and each one would have been enough. First she was a movie star of the 1960s and 1970s, winning two Academy Awards. … Read more

Home \ Actors & Legends \ Meryl Streep Meryl Streep Meryl Streep is often praised for her accents, and the praise misses the point. Meryl Streep is often praised for her accents, and the praise misses the point. The accents are real — she has done Polish, Danish, Australian, British, and Italian with unnerving precision … Read more

Home \ Actors & Legends \ Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman did not look like a movie star, and that was his revolution. Dustin Hoffman did not look like a movie star, and that was his revolution. When he arrived in the late 1960s, leading men were tall, handsome, and certain. Hoffman was short, … Read more

Home \ Actors & Legends \ Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson’s smile is one of the most famous in film, and one of the least trustworthy. Jack Nicholson’s smile is one of the most famous in film, and one of the least trustworthy. It can mean charm, menace, madness, or all three at once, … Read more

Home \ Actors & Legends \ Al Pacino Al Pacino Al Pacino: Intensity in a Whisper Al Pacino never needed to raise his voice to dominate a scene. Al Pacino never needed to raise his voice to dominate a scene. Some of his most famous moments are played almost quietly — a son at a … Read more

Home \ Actors & Legends \ Robert De Niro Robert De Niro Robert De Niro is the rare movie star who became famous by making you forget him. Robert De Niro is the rare movie star who became famous by making you forget him. Where other leading men built a persona and protected it, De … Read more