SUMMER OF STARS #1: Cary Grant
by Jaime Davis, Staff Writer
It’s hard for me to think of another actor of any generation whose star shines as bright as Cary Grant’s.
SUMMER OF STARS #4: Meryl Streep
by Ryan Smillie, Staff Writer
It seems close to impossible to dispute Meryl Streep’s status as one of the best actors of all time.
SUMMER OF STARS #5: Paul Newman
by Fiona Underhill, Contributor
Newman on Heat – The Long, Hot Summer (Ritt, 1958) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Brooks, 1958)
SUMMER OF STARS #7: Audrey Hepburn
by Jaime Davis, Staff Writer
Audrey is well-known for her beauty, gamine features, and poise, thanks to her dance background.
SUMMER OF STARS #8: HARRISON FORD
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Both Witness and The Mosquito Coast play on Ford’s “everyman” persona in service of director Peter Weir’s fascination with culture clash.
SUMMER OF STARS #9: Bette Davis
by Ryan Smillie, Staff Writer
There’s no star I associate with Grammy more than Bette Davis. I called her to chat about one of her favorite actresses…
SUMMER OF STARS #10: Robert De Niro
by Liz Locke, Staff Writer
1984 gem Falling in Love was a recent discovery for me, and it’s officially upended any ideas I once had about the actor.
SUMMER OF STARS #11: Philip Seymour Hoffman
by Ian Hrabe, Staff Writer
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s rise from supporting character actor to award winning lead is one of the great success stories in modern cinema.
SUMMER OF STARS #12: Nicolas Cage
by Alex Rudolph, Staff Writer
What does it mean to star in a thousand movies? Does it dilute the brand, does it spread you too thin?
SUMMER OF STARS #13: Elizabeth Taylor
by Matthew Crump, Staff Writer
The Earth Mother of Hollywood
SUMMER OF STARS #14: James Stewart
by Kevin Bresnahan, Contributor
The first thing to know about Jimmy Stewart is he didn’t like to be called Jimmy.
SUMMER OF STARS #15: Cate Blanchett
by Benjamin Leonard, Best Boy, Managing Zine Editor
Cate Blanchett is a modern star that has all that appeal from the classic era and manages to keep a low enough profile that we don’t see her when the world’s got her down.
SUMMER OF STARS #16: Frances McDormand
by Ian Hrabe, Staff Writer
I don’t know if there’s another actor working who can nail it every time the way Frances McDormand nails it.
SUMMER OF STARS #17: Arnold Schwarzenegger
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
Arnold Schwarzenegger built himself up from nothing into one of the most successful movie stars of all time.
SUMMER OF STARS #18: Katharine Hepburn
by Rosalie Kicks, Editor in Chief and Old Sport
Kate is great.
SUMMER OF STARS #19: Shirley MacLaine
by Matthew Crump, Staff Writer
With a career highly decorated with over a dozen award wins and dozens of more nominations, it’s no wonder that MacLaine is regarded as one of Hollywood’s most prominent leading ladies.
SUMMER OF STARS #20: Tilda Swinton
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
“I don’t have a career, I have a life.”
SUMMER OF STARS #21: Jodie Foster
by Ashley Jane Davis, Staff Writer
I will never forget the day Britt H. brought a VHS tape of Candleshoe into Ms. Mueller’s grade one class in 1991.
SUMMER OF STARS: #22 Michelle Yeoh
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
She is able to play the quiet confidence of a literal martial arts master along with the warm effervescence of a movie star and then layer in a longing sadness underneath it.
SUMMER OF STARS #24: Robert Mitchum
by Alex Rudolph, Staff Writer
When I watch a Robert Mitchum performance, I'm watching a human being.